In countries like Pakistan, my country, it is a moral value that what your elders decide goes no matter how big or personal the matter is that is even about their careers or even worse their weddings. Hey I am not saying that these decisions totally go wrong or something, they are quite experienced people and have seen high and lows of life and some of the decisions are really master strokes and it is helpful when the kids are spoilt for choices that is can't decide or confused or know nothing.