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Re:Why do developers who could work anywhere flock to the mo... by NikolaeVarius on Tuesday April 04, 2017 @06:50AM (#14031266)
Why do you assume it is a western thing.

Have you ever been to Asia? It's extremely common in China/Korea/Japan

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Re:Why do developers who could work anywhere flock to the mo... by hkmurakami on Tuesday April 04, 2017 @11:43AM (#14033867)
Japanese people almost never have roommates. They instead live in apartments that are very small.

The flat sharing / house sharing movement is very young there and only applies to a very small number of young people.

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