Have you heard of the kangaroo tribe in South Korea? Are they some sort of people who have a close relationship with kangaroos and often visit Australia? 😂 In fact, the term refers to adults who live with their parents in their 30s and 40s mainly because of financial reasons. According to NBC, more than 50% of Korean adults in their 30s and 44% in their early 40s are considered members of the tribe. I'm sure Japan has a similar "problem" as well. This topic came up from one of my Kakaotalk group chat rooms and made me wonder how things were in the West. It's because there is a popular belief that most Westerners leave their parents once they are 18 and become financially independent. So, I tried to find how things were in the U.S. Surprisingly, based on the data I found, the number of "young adults" living with their parents in the country was pretty high as well. It shows the percentage of American adults (aged 18-29) living with their parents has constantly been around 45% since 2010 and even reached 52% last July when the pandemic was at its peak. (The number was pretty high in the U.K. as well.) These numbers would’ve most likely gone down if the research had included people in their 30s and 40s. But still, I thought they were way higher than my expectations.  So, in conclusion, I feel like just more and more people are struggling financially around the world. 😂