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Re:Nearly 25% of Americans are going into debt to pay for ne... by chrisseaton on Friday May 24, 2019 @02:56PM (#20004318)
When an American says they have roommates, do they literally mean they share a bedroom with another adult they're not romantically involved with? Or does 'room' mean the whole apartment?
Re:Nearly 25% of Americans are going into debt to pay for ne... by povertyworld on Friday May 24, 2019 @03:06PM (#20004412)
Shared kitchen and bathroom. It's not ideal, but it's also not worth paying twice as much in rent for exclusive use of those two rooms that I only need for an hour a day or less.
Re:Nearly 25% of Americans are going into debt to pay for ne... by hacker_123 on Friday May 24, 2019 @03:54PM (#20004774)
In college, everyone used roommate for someone in the same bedroom and apartment-mate or suite-mate for someone in the same unit. For us, a suite lacked a kitchen and living room, but did share a bathroom.

As others have said, roommate generally just means living in the same apartment. It's a weird term though, in that I wouldn't use "room" to refer to an entire apartment.

Re:Nearly 25% of Americans are going into debt to pay for ne... by dgzl on Friday May 24, 2019 @03:07PM (#20004415)
Typically roommates have their own rooms. Sometimes that's not the case.
Re:Nearly 25% of Americans are going into debt to pay for ne... by antisthenes on Friday May 24, 2019 @03:02PM (#20004369)
Neither one. It could be a separate room with a shared kitchen.