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Can confirm, I've been to many social gatherings hosted in Manhattan studios.

xapata 10y ago
Sometimes it's even more fun and cozy in a tiny apartment. In a big house, the party often naturally squeezes into the kitchen, leaving the handful of introverts to sit quietly in the living room.
- visarga 10y ago
  Haha! those introverts... sitting quietly, are actually talking one-to-one on some random deep subject.
  - xapata 10y ago
    Sure. That's not inconsistent with my observation.
closeparen 10y ago
Having your own studio in Manhattan puts you so far into stratospheric income (or a family heirloom rent controlled lease) that we may as well be talking about the problems of private jet owners. I'm talking about the kind of people who have to choose between part of a shared apartment in a conveniently transit-connected part of SF/Manhattan, or their own studio/1-bedroom somewhere with low density and poor transit. Y'know, software engineers making $100k.
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- lordCarbonFiber 10y ago
  Owning maybe, but you can totally rent a studio in Manhattan on a software engineer's salary. [0]http://streeteasy.com/for-rent/manhattan/price:-2500%7Cbeds%3C1 http://streeteasy.com/for-rent/manhattan/price:-2500%7Cbeds%...
- nommm-nommm 10y ago
  Ehhhhh... What? All my NYC friends are below average in income. None are software engineers and of course they all rent. Their housing costs are probably a very significant part of their income as well, but I've seen a lot of higher income people do the same with McMansions. A few ended up moving to Brooklyn too for cheaper rent. I don't live in the NY metro area but I visit several times a year since I got friends there. I always crash on the couch. I vary rarely socialize with people with high income because, one, I grew up poor so most of my childhood friends are still below average in income but more importantly I find it very difficult to relate to people who grew up well off. Sometimes I hear my co-workers talk and I feel I am living on a different planet. As far as shared housing, yes, 99% of college kids live in shared housing and the vast majority of them still socialize.

Sometimes it's even more fun and cozy in a tiny apartment. In a big house, the party often naturally squeezes into the kitchen, leaving the handful of introverts to sit quietly in the living room.

visarga 10y ago
Haha! those introverts... sitting quietly, are actually talking one-to-one on some random deep subject.
- xapata 10y ago
  Sure. That's not inconsistent with my observation.

closeparen 10y ago

Having your own studio in Manhattan puts you so far into stratospheric income (or a family heirloom rent controlled lease) that we may as well be talking about the problems of private jet owners. I'm talking about the kind of people who have to choose between part of a shared apartment in a conveniently transit-connected part of SF/Manhattan, or their own studio/1-bedroom somewhere with low density and poor transit. Y'know, software engineers making $100k.

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lordCarbonFiber 10y ago
Owning maybe, but you can totally rent a studio in Manhattan on a software engineer's salary. [0]http://streeteasy.com/for-rent/manhattan/price:-2500%7Cbeds%3C1 http://streeteasy.com/for-rent/manhattan/price:-2500%7Cbeds%...
nommm-nommm 10y ago
Ehhhhh... What? All my NYC friends are below average in income. None are software engineers and of course they all rent. Their housing costs are probably a very significant part of their income as well, but I've seen a lot of higher income people do the same with McMansions. A few ended up moving to Brooklyn too for cheaper rent. I don't live in the NY metro area but I visit several times a year since I got friends there. I always crash on the couch. I vary rarely socialize with people with high income because, one, I grew up poor so most of my childhood friends are still below average in income but more importantly I find it very difficult to relate to people who grew up well off. Sometimes I hear my co-workers talk and I feel I am living on a different planet. As far as shared housing, yes, 99% of college kids live in shared housing and the vast majority of them still socialize.