It's more about logistics. If the firstborn is a girl, the parents might try to have more kids until they have a boy. And if their family registry already says they have a kid, they might run into some bureaucratic…
I see what you're saying. I guess it depends on how people interpret "a lot." To me it would have to be at least 5x the average.
In Chinese weddings, when you invite your friends, you also invite their relatives and families as well. It can definitely add up. And it's not just you inviting people, but your parents and their parents. It's not…
(Can't seem to edit my post so I'll add an additional comment) One of biggest issues with the 1-child policy is that it affected the middle class much more severely than the ultra-wealth and the rural countryfolk, > Min…
It's not too late. China is lucky in that they border a country with the opposite problem [1]: > One feature of the Russian-Chinese relationship seemed especially telling: Cross-border marriages are overwhelmingly…
Not really. If they were really, really frugal, the most I could see that lasting is 2 years.
It's more about logistics. If the firstborn is a girl, the parents might try to have more kids until they have a boy. And if their family registry already says they have a kid, they might run into some bureaucratic…
I see what you're saying. I guess it depends on how people interpret "a lot." To me it would have to be at least 5x the average.
In Chinese weddings, when you invite your friends, you also invite their relatives and families as well. It can definitely add up. And it's not just you inviting people, but your parents and their parents. It's not…
(Can't seem to edit my post so I'll add an additional comment) One of biggest issues with the 1-child policy is that it affected the middle class much more severely than the ultra-wealth and the rural countryfolk, > Min…
It's not too late. China is lucky in that they border a country with the opposite problem [1]: > One feature of the Russian-Chinese relationship seemed especially telling: Cross-border marriages are overwhelmingly…
Not really. If they were really, really frugal, the most I could see that lasting is 2 years.