I’ve started doing chores around the age of eight, and would do things like wash the dishes, sweep the floors, fold the laundry. I think that Japanese peoples ideal of independence is justified, as doing chores at a younger age establishes a routine enabling parents to work overtime if needed without worrying about their house and children. routinely doing chores makes life easier when moving out, doing certain things and certain times every week instead of instead of spontaneously doing them whenever you remember makes life a lot less stressful and more organized. I first started using transit alone around when i was 14. i started going places alone at around the same time. However, i started going to school alone in middle school, though it was because school was one block away.

me at the age of 8