Do you think White 'British' Children are more disrespectful to their parents?

If it's necessary and I would get better care, then yes.

But some people need specialist round the clock care that some families just can't give them for either time or financial reasons.

I'm getting a bit sick and tired of minorities scrutinising behaviour of the indigenous population. I am a minority myself however I embrace the culture here and don't scrutinise but integrate...you should definitely try it instead of gossiping with your family and going of on a tangent

It's not really that simple though, is it? My grandmother has dementia and needs 24hr care, if she was left on her own 9-5 it's very likely she would end up seriously hurting herself. People don't just get a bit forgetful and knit a lot when they get older, many have very serious health issues that need round the clock care that isn't possible to give when you are working full time and have a young family to look after as well. The fact is, the vast majority of people only send a relative to a care home as a last resort, to imply that a family must not love a relative if they put them in a home is completely ignorant.

There are white kids that are hugely disrespectful to their parents, and there are white kids that are hugely respectful to their parents. The same goes for black people, asian people, any other race you fancy naming. Sure, there may be some slight cultural differences that mean some kids are slightly better behaved than others, but I wouldn't say there's such a huge difference that you can legitimately say 'white kids are generally disrespectful'. Their being white doesn't influence their attitude and the way they've been brought up to treat their elders.

Do you want to be sent to a home away from your family when you're old and weak? No, I'm sure you don't. Everyone works, I know plenty of Asian families that look after their parents while working 9-5, it's hard but they do it out of love.

Hi guys... I do not intend to offend anyone here but I really would like an open debate with a lot of people, arguments for and against.

Anyways Im from a Pakistani heritage and me and my family live in a multi-cultural area so lots of different cultures from Africa to Poland to Pakistan to India etc. Me and my aunty were talking about children and she thinks that white British people do not respect/care for their parents as much as apposed to other children in different countries, but I argued saying they do look after their parents a lot and respect them more.

She said that her colleagues (who are white) have children who swear at them, hit them, be rude to them and she knows a lot of children send their parents to nursing homes instead of taking care of their parents. I remember in school that my white friends used to tell me that they always used to swear at their parents and didn't really care about their parents and couldn't wait o move out! I have heard and seen a lot of foreigners talk good about their parents and have never heard them swear or say much bad avoid their parents (apart from the odd few). I do think it all depends on the parenting but I think my aunty might be right? I have also travelled a lot and I have seen in other countries that the children to genuinely do so much more for their parents!

Do you agree/disagree?

N.B: I am not trying to be racist or anything.

my family, my parents are very informal. I swear at my parents and they swear at me. My mum called me a "right knob' the other day for example Neither of us particularly care. My family are very open, and I can talk to them about anything. I'd say this is something Asian cultures lack. I can talk to my mum about sex/relatinships and she doesn't judge me or treat me like a child whereas in Asian cultures that's very frowned upon. Also I'm allowed to be myself and not forced into acting a specific way. My mum is my best friend, we really get on and it's brill

I actually think liberal children respect parents MORE, because I spend time with them it's because I want to and I enjoy it, not because I'm scared of being disowned.

My grandfather had dementia - he lives abroad but when he came to visit us for several months we hired someone to stay with him in the day when my parents worked and looked after him ourselves in the evening. Sure, some people NEED homes, but a lot of the time the family actually could help out more. I think it's a different type of love that perhaps goes alongside different family values and some people are willing to sacrifice a lot more than others.

Helping out in the evenings for a few months isn't really the same thing as caring for someone 24/7 365 days a year. What if a family can't afford to hire out a private carer from 9-5 five days a week? I just think some people are being way too judgemental and don't really fully understand how severe some elderly peoples illnesses can be.

I am sorry, but my grandma has dementia too, and my mum and aunties take care of her. They've even brought in someone to help out during the daytime; because they love her so much that they're willing to sacrifice their daily freedoms for her. My mum also works in a care home, and only about five of the thirty residents are visited regularly. They are most definitely dumping places in my area, at least.


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And some don't, but are still sent to homes as families don't want to take the extra effort to look after them.

And asking whether girls prefer circumcised penises isn't?

Whats your point? I've already been through this with other members. I was referring to those who can't rather than won't look after their relatives.