I came to know that the parents expects their child to pay the rent when they are of age in the west much later in my life. In Asia, its unheard of.
In most countries that I've known in Asia, the child stays rent free however old they get. It's like even when your parents gets retired and you are earning, you are not obliged to pay the rent to your parents. And if anyone asks their children to pay the rent, it does mean they are disowning them and not considering them their own. It would lead to them getting a different place to stay. If they need to pay rent, they'd never stay on their own home.
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in most asian countries, the culture differs from the west, which requires children to be independent once they reach adulthood. in most asian countries, children are the responsibility of their parents, no matter what age they reach. even when these children become parents, their parents still consider them their own children. i remember my father once received pocket money from his own mother, even though my parents already had grandchildren. this explains how asian culture differs from the west.
however, i think that children shouldn't be asked to pay rent. children never asked to be born; it was their parents' decision to give birth to them, so it's their responsibility to provide them with a decent life. i understand that in special circumstances where families are struggling, children may be able to help, but it shouldn't be their responsibility. therefore, parents need to manage their finances well so they don't burden their children with things that are already their responsibility.