Editing Twixter (section)

==Parallels in other societies==
The emergence of twixters is not entirely new, as it is similar to social phenomena observed in other industrialized societies. Since the 1980s and 1990s, [[Japan]] has seen the growth of a [[parasite single]] or "[[freeter]]" segment of the youth population who live at home and work at undemanding jobs. The ''Hodo-Hodo [[zoku]]'' are employees who avoid [[Promotion (rank)|promotion]] to minimize stress and maximize free time. Likewise, in Europe since the 1990s, there has been a growing number of ''[[NEET]]'', those "''N''ot engaged in ''E''ducation, ''E''mployment, or ''T''raining".

In October 2007, former [[List of Italian Ministers of Economy and Finance|Minister of Economy and Finance]] of [[Italy]] [[Tommaso Padoa-Schioppa]] called people in their twenties and still living with their families ''bamboccioni'' ("big, dummy boys"),<ref>[http://www.corriere.it/politica/07_ottobre_04/padoa_bamboccioni.shtml «Mandiamo i bamboccioni fuori di casa» . Corriere della Sera<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> stirring controversy within the Italian media. Newspapers received numerous letters from readers personally taking offense and pointing out that he knew little about the situation of a considerable part of twenty-something Italians, who live on approximately €1,000 per month and cannot afford to leave their parents’ house.<ref>[http://www.beppegrillo.it/2007/10/il_bamboccione.html Il bamboccione<!-- Bot generated title -->] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110927181412/http://www.beppegrillo.it/2007/10/il_bamboccione.html |date=2011-09-27 }}</ref> A similar case is also seen in Spain, with the term ''{{ill|mileurista|es}}'' to describe the youth who live with €1,000 salary (''mil euros'').<ref>[http://www.elpais.com/articulo/portada/generacion/mil/euros/elpdompor/20051023elpdmgpor_1/Tes Article in] ''[[El País]]''</ref> In [[Greece]], the minimum salary is €700 and the [[Media_in_Greece#Mass_media|Greek media]] popularized the term the "€700 generation". This generation evolved in circumstances leading to the [[Economy_of_Greece#2010–2018 government debt crisis|Greek debt crisis]] and participated in the [[2010–2011 Greek protests]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,15117098,00.html|title = Γενιά των 600 € και "αγανακτισμένοι" της Μαδρίτης - βίοι παράλληλοι; &#124; DW &#124; 30.05.2011}}</ref>