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Re:Kitchens in the World, by Income per Month by ovi256 on Tuesday May 17, 2022 @06:14AM (#31408292)
> Europeans choose urban centers with small or even tiny (Paris) apartments

Some Europeans choose that. However, a bit more than half (56% in France, similar elsewhere) choose single family houses. That percentage is highest in Scandinavia, lowest in Spain (~33%) and Eastern Europe.

Quick googling shows US has ~75% of the pop living in single family houses, similar to Scandinavia. It seems when people have the means, they choose to live in houses.

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Re:Kitchens in the World, by Income per Month by xienze on Tuesday May 17, 2022 @07:26AM (#31408850)
> It seems when people have the means, they choose to live in houses.

I’m not sure why this point escapes so many people. When your country is vast in size and all it takes is a little bit of driving to get where you need to go, most people are going to choose big, cheap houses to tiny, expensive apartments all day long.

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Re:Kitchens in the World, by Income per Month by CrashedSandal on Tuesday May 17, 2022 @07:37AM (#31408967)
As a person living in a tiny,expensive apartment. I dream of medium sized suburban home without HOA.
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