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英国年轻人29岁才觉得自己成年

According to research, the nation's 20-somethings are leaving adult responsibilities like moving out of the family home and getting married until their early 30s, later than any previous generation.

调查表明,英国二十几岁的年轻人将搬出父母家、结婚等成年人的责任拖到30岁出头再承担,比以前的任何一代人都要晚。
 
Just 40 years ago teenagers grew up much quicker - and in the Seventies were habitually hitched by 23, had their first child at 26 and got the keys to their own pad by 27.
 
But a study has found today's college and university leavers will be unlikely to have their own property until they reach 36.
 
And the average age of having a child is 30, while the sound of wedding bells will not be heard until they are 31.
 
While 21 is traditionally seen as a coming of age, the survey for insurance firm Beagle Street found the average 20-something does not feel like a grown-up until 29.
 
Its study found signs of delayed adulthood include living at home and relying on parents to do the household chores, not having a nine-to-five job, playing computer games and watching kids movies like Inside Out and Frozen.
 
A fear of responsibility was also a reason for wanting to stay young, along with not learning to drive or setting up a bank account.
 
But true signs of becoming a fully fledged adult were buying a property, doing DIY, paying into a pension scheme and looking forward to a night in.