[Hulwi]

Elderly people living in nursing homes: here in the netherlands it’s an economic and cultural tradition. In our language we have a difference in family (as in father, mother, children (in dutch: gezin)) and family (as in grandparents, aunts, uncles etc (in dutch: familie). The difference is that members of your ‘gezin’live at the same home and ‘familie’ members live on another adress. From the 17th century, a golden age in the netherlands, it was common and affordable to live as a ‘gezin’ instead of a family, that’s why up till today it is common for elderly people not to live with their familie in one house.Parents aren’t seen as a burden here! But was must be said is that in times of economic difficulty in the netherlands it was common for familie (grandparents) to move in with their children and grand children. So i guess in holland it is a question if you can afford to live as a ‘gezin’ or as a ‘familie’.

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Name : Hulwi, Gender : M, Sexual Orientation : Gay, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Atheist, Age : 31, City : Enschede, State : NA, Country : netherlands, Education level : 4 Years of College, Social class : Middle class, 

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