| ▲ | saghm 2 hours ago | ||||||||||||||||
To me, the most obvious explanation is that people used to be able to buy houses a lot more easily than before. My wife and I were lucky that we were able to afford one, and because of that I have my friends over a couple times a year to hang out and have dinner (I would do it more often, but we're in a remote part of the city that isn't great to drive in). When we were in an apartment, we didn't even have a dining room or enough seats for anyone other than on the couch. | |||||||||||||||||
| ▲ | presentation an hour ago | parent | next [-] | ||||||||||||||||
Surely you could still meet people outside of home while living in a small apartment? At least that’s what everyone here in Japan does. | |||||||||||||||||
| ▲ | LastTrain 2 hours ago | parent | prev [-] | ||||||||||||||||
The percentage of Americans who own their own homes has gone up 1% since 1970 so that isn’t it. | |||||||||||||||||
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