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I don't know how it is in the US, but for me in the UK part of this is space in the house. I make more money than my parents ever did, and I didn't move into a

I don't know how it is in the US, but for me in the UK part of this is space in the house. I make more money than my parents ever did, and I didn't move into a ridiculously overpriced city, but there's no way I'll ever own a house as large as they did. I remember growing up in a variety of houses that had, get this, a dining room that wasn't just a table in the kitchen, a living room, and another room that was just kept neat and tidy for visitors. A whole room in the house on the ground floor, used only a couple of times a month. It was a big room too. Enough space for a half-dozen people to sit down. The amount of space my parents had in their houses is just amazing in retrospect. Of course, in a number of countries that's still pretty standard. Like having a place to put a washing machine and associated; us suckers in the UK think it's normal to put that lot in the kitchen, jammed in with the tiny cupboards. I mean, my parents had a dryer AND a chest freezer just kept out in another room. Well, my future sure looks a lot more depressing now that I've thought about this :)

aaron695 9y ago
The house I live in now was half the size and had a family with 5 kids living in it originally (Old school neighbours informed me) I share it only with my wife and now it's in a big city with facilities (Back then they were rural) and it's the smallest house of all my friends. Did your parents live in a city the size you currently live in, the same distance out from the entertainment district? Same hospital access, same standard of schooling etc? I have no idea of your case but people often forget how little their parents/grandparents really had compared to what we've come to expect.
- EliRivers 9y ago
  Looked up the last one I could remember the address of; looks like it would go for about 15 to 20 times the median UK full-time salary today. Between them, when they bought it, they probably made about three times the median UK full-time salary of the day (so about 50% more than average - well off but not rich). It's not anywhere special; it's just in a town. Space was cheap when my parents were buying; I don't think there's any doubt abut that.

aaron695 9y ago

The house I live in now was half the size and had a family with 5 kids living in it originally (Old school neighbours informed me) I share it only with my wife and now it's in a big city with facilities (Back then they were rural) and it's the smallest house of all my friends. Did your parents live in a city the size you currently live in, the same distance out from the entertainment district? Same hospital access, same standard of schooling etc? I have no idea of your case but people often forget how little their parents/grandparents really had compared to what we've come to expect.

EliRivers 9y ago
Looked up the last one I could remember the address of; looks like it would go for about 15 to 20 times the median UK full-time salary today. Between them, when they bought it, they probably made about three times the median UK full-time salary of the day (so about 50% more than average - well off but not rich). It's not anywhere special; it's just in a town. Space was cheap when my parents were buying; I don't think there's any doubt abut that.