Leaving Home In Europe

Before I decided to write a post of the map below, I read a few brief analyses by sociologists who talked about the different cultures and financial statuses, and political leanings of the various countries.

I’m sure all this is true.

What I notice is that children in families of Scandinavian countries tend to hit the road earlier than any other region in Europe.  The question, of course, is why.

One answer must be education and general affluence.  Young people in these countries enjoy free education and are actually paid stipends to go to college.   Thus we have huge numbers of folks in their early twenties who are fully ready to leave home and pursue a career of their choice.