This is not a burden. It is insurance . When a member loses a job, they don’t become homeless. They move into the family’s spare room. When a daughter gets divorced, she does not face social exile alone—her brother picks her up from the airport.
Underpinning daily life is a deep sense of community. The concept of "privacy" is often secondary to "belonging." Neighbors aren't just people next door; they are aunties and uncles who will walk into your kitchen without knocking to borrow a cup of sugar or offer a critique of your new curtains. This is not a burden