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Liberal_in_LA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-07-11 10:05 PM Original message |
New Yorker lives in 90 square ft apt. ($700/mo) - video goes viral |
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Hannah Bell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-07-11 10:12 PM Response to Original message |
1. 90 square feet + bathroom = not that small for a single. |
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madaboutharry (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-07-11 10:13 PM Response to Original message |
2. She seems like a very interesting person. |
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okieinpain (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-09-11 07:17 AM Response to Reply #2 |
65. thinking the same thing. I was feeling tingles of love actually. n/t. |
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Ed Suspicious (336 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-07-11 10:16 PM Response to Original message |
3. I love it. |
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aikoaiko (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-07-11 10:19 PM Response to Original message |
4. A fine option for the right person, but even then for only a while I would imagine. |
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David__77 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-07-11 10:22 PM Response to Original message |
5. There are times in my life I would loved that apartment. |
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elias49 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-07-11 10:27 PM Response to Original message |
6. I think this is ridiculous. |
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Rage for Order (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-07-11 10:29 PM Response to Original message |
7. Good for her |
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XemaSab (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-07-11 10:35 PM Response to Original message |
8. I think I would get stabby with anything under 400 |
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Historic NY (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-07-11 10:38 PM Response to Original message |
9. I'd have to wear a helmet if I slept in the loft bed. |
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LynneSin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-07-11 10:59 PM Response to Reply #9 |
13. That's probably the only thing that would keep me from living somewhere that small |
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Liberal_in_LA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-08-11 01:59 PM Response to Reply #9 |
45. me too. I thought of sitting up suddenly and bumping me head...hard! |
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TlalocW (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-07-11 10:47 PM Response to Original message |
10. I'm currently putting a lot of stuff in storage |
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Bryn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-07-11 10:47 PM Response to Original message |
11. Interesting, but not sure if |
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deacon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-08-11 03:53 AM Response to Reply #11 |
23. Lol! That would drive me nuts! n/t |
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Matariki (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-07-11 10:50 PM Response to Original message |
12. "pocket apartment" - more like "coffin apartment" |
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psychopomp (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-08-11 08:07 AM Response to Reply #12 |
29. Many apartments in Japan can be found like this |
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smirkymonkey (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-08-11 09:22 AM Response to Reply #12 |
32. I live here and you are right - I couldn't stand living in such a |
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Trajan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-07-11 11:03 PM Response to Original message |
14. The Tiny House movement is growing ... |
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stevenleser (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-07-11 11:10 PM Response to Reply #14 |
16. That's what I have, also in NYC. And it is a 1 bedroom! n/t |
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Trajan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-08-11 01:08 AM Response to Reply #16 |
18. Dude ? ... I would give my right arm to live in NYC |
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Quist (68 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-08-11 01:22 AM Response to Reply #16 |
19. Do all the apts in NYC--Manhattan--have roaches? |
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OmmmSweetOmmm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-08-11 06:37 AM Response to Reply #19 |
28. Mine was roach and rat free. |
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smirkymonkey (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-08-11 09:24 AM Response to Reply #28 |
33. Same here - I've never seen either one. |
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Trajan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-09-11 12:08 AM Response to Reply #19 |
58. Where did you get the impression that all apts in NYC are infested with pests ? |
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tuckessee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-07-11 11:08 PM Response to Original message |
15. Does she spend a lot of time at home? |
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stevenleser (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-07-11 11:19 PM Response to Reply #15 |
17. We NYC'ers don't spend much time at home, ours or anyone else's |
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Manifestor_of_Light (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-08-11 03:23 AM Response to Original message |
20. I have heard about the bathrooms. |
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KittyWampus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-08-11 09:56 AM Response to Reply #20 |
39. Older NYC apartments still have tubs in the kitchen. Ones I've seen are downtown. |
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Warren DeMontague (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-08-11 03:28 AM Response to Original message |
21. Meh. You couldn't pay ME enough to live in Manhattan. |
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deacon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-08-11 03:49 AM Response to Original message |
22. Rumor has it she's going to adopt a Great Dane. n/t |
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Liberal_in_LA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-08-11 02:01 PM Response to Reply #22 |
46. lol...why not a St. Bernard |
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Donnachaidh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-08-11 04:22 AM Response to Original message |
24. she's living in a HALLWAY converted into a cubby, and paying several hundred dollars a month. |
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Bluenorthwest (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-08-11 02:08 PM Response to Reply #24 |
52. What's that full floor in Brooklyn going for now? |
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cutlassmama (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-08-11 04:46 AM Response to Original message |
25. $700/month is a good price for NY. Does it have A/C? |
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deacon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-09-11 02:54 AM Response to Reply #25 |
63. For AC you leave an ice cube tray on the table. :) |
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HughBeaumont (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-08-11 05:02 AM Response to Original message |
26. Claustrophobia: Part of the New Normal. |
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callous taoboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-08-11 06:23 AM Response to Reply #26 |
27. Heh yeah. |
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Le Taz Hot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-08-11 08:11 AM Response to Original message |
30. No kitchen? |
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Stevenmarc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-08-11 09:38 AM Response to Reply #30 |
35. Put in context |
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Le Taz Hot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-08-11 09:58 AM Response to Reply #35 |
40. Why are food prices so high in New York? |
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Stevenmarc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-08-11 11:21 AM Response to Reply #40 |
44. Why? |
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Liberal_in_LA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-08-11 02:03 PM Response to Reply #30 |
47. on the video it shows a small fridge, a toaster oven and what looks like a plug in crock pot |
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Blue_Tires (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-08-11 08:16 AM Response to Original message |
31. Good for her, but no one is having sex in THAT bed... |
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FLPanhandle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-08-11 09:39 AM Response to Reply #31 |
36. Where there's a will... |
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Xithras (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-08-11 09:51 AM Response to Reply #31 |
37. Oh, I "know people" who have done it in much smaller spaces than that. |
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FLPanhandle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-08-11 09:26 AM Response to Original message |
34. I've lived for a time on a small sailboat and will retire onto a sailboat |
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Liberal_in_LA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-08-11 02:04 PM Response to Reply #34 |
48. but you sail boat will come with some outdoor space, the deck. I'd need a balcony to live in |
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Luminous Animal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-09-11 03:13 AM Response to Reply #48 |
64. And out her front door comes with outdoor space. She can sail out into the city. |
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JackRiddler (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-08-11 09:53 AM Response to Original message |
38. The scandal here is the $700/mo. |
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KittyWampus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-08-11 09:59 AM Response to Reply #38 |
41. Agreed. The near-obsession some have with living in Manhattan. Makes no sense to me. |
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Liberal_in_LA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-08-11 02:05 PM Response to Reply #41 |
50. Me either. Been watching 'Selling New York" on the H GTV channel |
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charlie and algernon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-08-11 10:00 AM Response to Original message |
42. Geez, this is a reminder why I'll never live in NYC. My rent is $610 for a small house. |
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Trajan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-09-11 12:10 AM Response to Reply #42 |
59. NYC is not spacious inside the house ... |
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ellie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-08-11 10:33 AM Response to Original message |
43. That apartment is so small |
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Liberal_in_LA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-08-11 02:06 PM Response to Reply #43 |
51. hee... pretty funny. |
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krispos42 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-09-11 12:16 AM Response to Reply #43 |
60. I had a one-bedroom apartment in Minnesote for $650 a month. |
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okieinpain (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-09-11 07:22 AM Response to Reply #60 |
66. "no one wants to live in Oklahoma", told to me by a bartender in |
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hedgehog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-08-11 02:04 PM Response to Original message |
49. Can I put in a plug here for co-op living? You get to choose who lives with you, |
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Vinee (421 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-08-11 02:10 PM Response to Original message |
53. Fuck. That. eom. |
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Brewman_Jax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-08-11 02:45 PM Response to Original message |
54. There are bigger jail cells |
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WatsonT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-08-11 03:48 PM Response to Reply #54 |
56. If we put prisoners in a space that small |
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highplainsdem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-08-11 03:29 PM Response to Original message |
55. Just looking at the video makes me feel claustrophobic. I have lived in NYC, but the smallest |
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WatsonT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-08-11 03:49 PM Response to Original message |
57. I guess if all you need is a place to crash and hold your stuff |
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kenny blankenship (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-09-11 12:26 AM Response to Original message |
61. Difficult bed for sex, but at least there isn't a rough texture on the ceiling |
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Rex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-09-11 12:31 AM Response to Original message |
62. Reminds me of this. |
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