Re:South Africa's national electricity crisis to worsen
by inglor_cz on Sunday November 20, 2022 @05:45PM
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I lived on 32 sqm until very recently (I moved this Thursday) and now I have 118 sqm.
700 sqm sound like an endless dusting and cleaning chore to me, unless you can afford to have servants.
Entertaining guests, large extended family, having enough space for both a pool table and a ping-pong table indoors, nice to have dedicated study (came in handy during pandemic), bedrooms are very generous so get used for more than sleeping (e.g. MiL's b/room has all her hobbies in it, jigsaw tables, crafts, etc).
People watch TV and kids play games, and they never disturb each other.
Large space is a component of standard of living; when I talk to people who've never lived in a large space, they can't imagine how their life would be improved by a large space.
Asking people "Why do you need a large house?" is like asking people "why do you need an SUV?[1]"
[1] The SUV is, IIRC, the most popular class of car sold in many countries (excluding commercial vehicles). People like nice things. I like nice houses.