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孩子长大成人的50个标志

　　多大年龄算是成年，各国法律有不同规定。英国一项最新调查总结出50个成年标志，其中既包括每月规划收支、关注利率、有自己的政治观点等智商情商方面的成熟表现，也不乏自己洗衣服、换灯泡、熨烫衣服等生活技能。

　　在理财上自己做主、可以完整地做一顿饭、有储蓄账户、吃完就洗碗……这些都是标志着你长大成人的表现，自己对照看看，你长大了吗？

　　Key signs of adulthood are no longer relying on mum and dadforfinancial decisions, being able to cook an evening mealfromscratch and owning a lawn mower according to the SkiptonBuildingSociety. Here are the 50 things that prove you aregrown-up:

　　1.Having a mortgage

　　2.Mum and dad no longer make your financial decisions

　　3.Paying into a pension

　　4.Conducting a weekly food shop

　　5.Written a Will

　　6.Having children

　　7.Budgeting every month

　　8.Being able to cook an evening meal from scratch

　　9.Getting married

　　10.Having life insurance

　　11.Recycling

　　12.Having a savings account

　　13.Knowing what terms like 'ISA' and 'tracker' mean

　　14.Watching the news

　　15.Owning a lawn mower

　　16.Doing your own washing

　　17.Taking trips to the local tip

　　18.Planting flowers

　　19.Being able to bleed a radiator

　　20.Having a joint bank account

　　21.Having a view on politics

　　22.Keeping track of interest rates

　　23.Finding a messy house annoying

　　24.Being able to change a light bulb

　　25.Owning a vacuum cleaner

　　26.Holding dinner parties

　　27.Listening to Radio 2

　　28.Enjoying gardening

　　29.Spending weekend just 'pottering'

　　30.Mum starts asking you for advice

　　31.Carrying spare shopping bags just in case

　　32.Like going round garden centres

　　33.Wearing coats on a night out

　　34.Going to bed before 11pm

　　35.Making sure mum and dad are phoned at least once a week

　　36.Classing work as a career rather than a job

　　37.Repairing torn clothing rather than throwing it away

　　38.You iron

　　39.You wash up immediately after eating

　　40.Enjoy cooking

　　41.Buying a Sunday paper

　　42.Always going out with a sensible pair of shoes

　　43.You like receiving gift vouchers

　　44.Work keeps you awake at night

　　45.Filing post

　　46.Having a 'best' crockery set

　　47.Being able to change a car tyre

　　48.Being sensible enough to remove make up offbeforebedtime

　　49.Being able to follow a receipt

　　50.Owning 'best towels' as well as 'everyday towels'