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- Do you personally see your living situation as a problem or lifestyle choice? There are some other comments here that if the price is reasonable, this doesn't

by trevyn 9y ago

- Do you personally see your living situation as a problem or lifestyle choice? There are some other comments here that if the price is reasonable, this doesn't actually seem like a terrible way to live for a minimalist. - Is noise an issue? I see privacy and physical space as competing needs -- I'd rather have a small private space than a large shared space. (open-plan office, anyone? ;) If sound insulation is poor, I could see that negatively affecting the sense of privacy. - What's up with the units built out of metal in the photos? That seems like an unusual choice of residential building material.

ksec 9y ago
For me Definitely it is a problem. If you are taller then 6Ft, good luck finding a place that you dont have to curl up to sleep, or you paid a little bit more to find a larger place with longer then 6 fts leg room. For some reason in 2017 we still dont have mini hot water tank that could auto heat up the water at selected time. We have to wait 20 - 30 min getting the boiler to boil the water before taking a shower. And it is a problem when you have to work 10 to 12 hours+ for 6 days a week. And if you are in cold Winter, your shower will only last 3 to 5 min. But they say having a long hot shower is simply a luxury. At least you dont have to share the bath room. You dont get decent Internet connection either. So definitely no fibre optics despite it is very cheap in HK. You could get a 1Gbps FTTH connection at ~$30USD. Or if you dont need the speed, a 200Mbps for ~$20USD. But if you live in Cublics or Rooms / Flat, you are lucky if you could get ADSL, because some Landlord now dont even wire the telephone line. And the 6Mbps Connection, ( Speed depending on quality of the copper ) cost $30 - $40 or higher depending on location. And because they are old and poorly maintained you get heavy drop connection every time there is heavy rain or typhoon. So if you want a decent / fast Internet connection to have at least ANY form of entertainment, like Youtube, you need to get unlimited LTE connection which cost $50+. But they say fast Internet connection is a luxury, you dont need that. Since those / some Cubics are built in old buildings some with restaurants at ground floor, you are bound to get big fat mouse, insects or more then usual cockroach to visit your home. But they say having a insect free home is luxury. Noise is definitely an issue. You can hear your next's bed room TV if they are loud, and worst is properly your fridge sitting right next to you making a grin noise every once in a while. Small Rooms and Flats are better, but Cubicles, ( those make with wood and metal ) privacy is non existence. No idea on the usage of metal. But It isn't "residential building material", they are just metal cube or separators within a larger concrete room.

by trevyn 9y ago

ksec 9y ago

For me Definitely it is a problem. If you are taller then 6Ft, good luck finding a place that you dont have to curl up to sleep, or you paid a little bit more to find a larger place with longer then 6 fts leg room. For some reason in 2017 we still dont have mini hot water tank that could auto heat up the water at selected time. We have to wait 20 - 30 min getting the boiler to boil the water before taking a shower. And it is a problem when you have to work 10 to 12 hours+ for 6 days a week. And if you are in cold Winter, your shower will only last 3 to 5 min. But they say having a long hot shower is simply a luxury. At least you dont have to share the bath room. You dont get decent Internet connection either. So definitely no fibre optics despite it is very cheap in HK. You could get a 1Gbps FTTH connection at ~$30USD. Or if you dont need the speed, a 200Mbps for ~$20USD. But if you live in Cublics or Rooms / Flat, you are lucky if you could get ADSL, because some Landlord now dont even wire the telephone line. And the 6Mbps Connection, ( Speed depending on quality of the copper ) cost $30 - $40 or higher depending on location. And because they are old and poorly maintained you get heavy drop connection every time there is heavy rain or typhoon. So if you want a decent / fast Internet connection to have at least ANY form of entertainment, like Youtube, you need to get unlimited LTE connection which cost $50+. But they say fast Internet connection is a luxury, you dont need that. Since those / some Cubics are built in old buildings some with restaurants at ground floor, you are bound to get big fat mouse, insects or more then usual cockroach to visit your home. But they say having a insect free home is luxury. Noise is definitely an issue. You can hear your next's bed room TV if they are loud, and worst is properly your fridge sitting right next to you making a grin noise every once in a while. Small Rooms and Flats are better, but Cubicles, ( those make with wood and metal ) privacy is non existence. No idea on the usage of metal. But It isn't "residential building material", they are just metal cube or separators within a larger concrete room.