the Tourist's Individualism: Recreation in Travel
A couple of days ago, I went to the Shanghai Expo for the second, and hopefully, the last time. I wasn't keen to go to begin with and only went there to help my aunt push my 86-year-old grandmother around in a wheelchair. My aunt and the rest of my family calls such act "filial," but seriously, if I was the old person, I would be happiest if left alone in a quiet environment. The Expo, with all its loud people, noise, plus the hot weather, would not only be no enjoyment to an old person, but pose serious health risk from the heat and/or contracting some contagious disease from the crowd. Perhaps thats why I still don't get why Chinese people see "multiple generations under the same roof" as a sign of a happy and fulfilling family. Wouldn't it be much better for the old person to be with other old people with similar interests and lifestyles in a retirement community of some sort? By forcing the younger generations to take care of the elders through