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  • Carl31
    Carl31 Posts: 2,616 Forumite
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    In essence the expression originates from HPC and refers to adult males who refuse to grow a spine, support themselves, and stand on their own two feet. They would rather live under the roof and rules of their mummy and sup the income of others, be that through housing, food, and utility costs. There is NO EXCUSE for a man approaching his 4th decade alive to still be attached to the umbilical cord of his mother.

    The media states in many places that the average age of a first time buyer in the UK is now around 38-40 years old

    According to you, renting is wrong, so these men babies are not allowed to rent, so that means save to buy, which means needing to stay at home for a while, but thats wrong too

    Whats the answer then please?
  • John1993_2
    John1993_2 Posts: 1,090 Forumite
    In essence the expression originates from HPC and refers to adult males who refuse to grow a spine, support themselves, and stand on their own two feet. They would rather live under the roof and rules of their mummy and sup the income of others, be that through housing, food, and utility costs. There is NO EXCUSE for a man approaching his 4th decade alive to still be attached to the umbilical cord of his mother.

    There's more excuse for it than there is for a teenager to sit at their computer trying to get a rise out of others by offensive posts such as the above.

    In the pantheon of people who need to grow up, trolls such as you are pretty close to the bottom.
  • Carl31
    Carl31 Posts: 2,616 Forumite
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    Renting is wrong in that buying is correct. In the social class of stature that means: Owning > Renting > Living with Parents.

    its probably a good thing that no one cares about this funny little hierarchy you have made
  • Did anyone see that programme where men went to women's houses to get their nappies changed and that and spend time in a big playpen? Channel 4 I think. No? Forget everything I just said then.
  • I think there are so many different reasons for adults to still live with thier parents.

    What perhaps is gauling to the rest of us, is the well paid early 20's male, who pays a nominal fee, which barely covers his food, gets all his meals cooked, his washing and ironing done, and yet he spends all of his disposable income on himself, and saves not one penny.

    Most people are not like that. The only person I met like that was a 20 year old who worked in a car assembly plant, and even he knew that sooner or later he'd find a girl, who would want to settle down, and he'd have to change. In the meantime, he had a ball.
  • ILW
    ILW Posts: 18,333 Forumite
    Totally agree and we helped our son too. I still think it's a derogatory term though :), implying that they HAVE got something to be ashamed of.
    Living with my parents at over 30, I would have felt a bit of a failure.
    May not be right but there you go.
    I moved out at 19.
  • Some people just like to do little for themselves and have everything taken care of, like my brother. We are in the SE but he earns a *very good* salary and pays my Mum a pittance. Myself and my OH as students/on lower wages pay her more money than he does. We would physically struggle to move out whilst I am a student, but my brother wouldn't. He chooses to stay at home, and I think its a choice a fair few do make.
  • Tancred
    Tancred Posts: 1,424 Forumite
    I moved out at 21 (other than university terms) and then moved back in from 24 to 26 during the recession of the early 90s when I was unemployed. Sometimes life makes the decision for you.
  • Becky_Boo
    Becky_Boo Posts: 114 Forumite
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    Did anyone see that programme where men went to women's houses to get their nappies changed and that and spend time in a big playpen? Channel 4 I think. No? Forget everything I just said then.

    :rotfl:This is what I immediately thought of when I saw the title of this thread!
  • John1993_2
    John1993_2 Posts: 1,090 Forumite
    Renting is wrong in that buying is correct. In the social class of stature that means: Owning > Renting > Living with Parents.

    Yes, how very right you are. When I took an investment banking job in New York, and rented a penthouse flat looking out over the river for a year, I immediately dropped below you in the social stakes. When I came back and bought a similar flat in London I magically bounced back.

    Jesus...
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