This is a pretty good read about unemployment, Lectures from a prostitute. Do note that 'ang mo's have a different culture in terms of living space. If i told my cousin, "Let's play majong", he'll reply, "your place or my place?" If we were to turn into 'ang mo', the exchange would be like, "Let's play majong" and the reply, "your dad's place or my dad's place?". Notice the difference in the replies, it is not his house, but his dad's house.

It would seem that ang mo culture expects alot more independence from the growing adults. Zoom back into asian culture, if someone were to say he/she wanna move out, then he/she would easily be seen as running away from home than gaining independence. The cultural differences in the family unit is much different.

Oh and read the comments too. Nods and critiques both.

Excerpt:
Case #1. The out of work professional.

This person has experience in the workplace, a set of skills, and a resume that is both impressive, and currently not in demand. The person is indignant that the workforce has no need of him or her and goes into deep debt, bellyaching about said debt online. The person sprinkles his/her account with reports of being unable to pay his/her bills, and then goes on to share with his/her audience how he/she spent money on a completely unnecessary trifle: a new cellphone, a cute dress, golfclubs, etc. Abruptly my sympathy dries up. I have a personal anecdote relating to this type of situation.