1. both the chinese family and the american family are smaller than they used to be. most young chinese parents have only one child while young americans also wish to have fewer children than their parents.
however unlike the chinese family. many american young couples think it not easy to get along with their parents. they will leave their parents and have their own home once they get married. many of them would almost never live with their parents agian. it is a sad thing indeed.
things are different in china. both the young and the old admit the problems between them, but they will try to understand each other. besides, sons and daughters in china still feel that they must take care of their old parents while old people cannot help wanting to do something for their busy children. so, it is still very common in today's china to see married sons or daughters living with their parents. however, china no longer has the so-called" four generations living under the same roof".