i am from latin america where families keep closer contact trough life and that is all i have experienced personally..

I think you would need to experience both to say what is better and even then it will change from person to person..

But i can say that it does come with its share of problems..

Of course there's a bit of tension living with another grown-up who has different rules.

But it was transformative, my wife cried when she went back, and we both miss her.

She'll be back in 3 months for another 3 months.

Of course she will live with us when her health begins to fail. (It will be another 25-30 years.)

And yes, there are different problems. But to discommunicate your parents is not an Asian thing.