Do you think chinese families have changed much in the last 50 years ?
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user
I think families everywhere have changed a lot in the last 5 decades .
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assistant
What do you think is the biggest change ?
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user
Well , in the past , three or four generations would live together under the same roof . Nowadays , living in the same city as one's relatives is becoming rare .
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assistant
That's true . You know , some husbands and wives don't even live in the same city any more .
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user
Would you consider having your parents live with you when they get older ?
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assistant
I guess I'm a bit old-fashioned . I'd rather have my parents live with me than live in a retirement room .
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user
That's very respectable , but I could never live with my parents . I usually only see them at our christmas celebration — and that's enough !
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assistant
How about your other siblings ? Do they spend a lot of time with your parents ?
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user
Two of my sisters still live at home , even though they have already graduated from university and have good jobs . They enjoy spending their free time with my parents . I guess in that respect , I'm the black sheep of the family .
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assistant
I see . Do your parents ever ask you to come home to visit them more often ?
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user
They're always asking me to come home , but I think our relationship is better if we keep a distance from each other . Whenever we see each other , all we do is fight .
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