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I recall an interview with E.B White who just, incidentally, as part of a larger answer, mentioned he roomed with, I want to say three, other guys when he first
by killjoywashere 8y ago
I recall an interview with E.B White who just, incidentally, as part of a larger answer, mentioned he roomed with, I want to say three, other guys when he first graduated college and moved west (to SF if I recall). That he had roommates at that agr seemed to be stated with nonchalance that he would use to set the stage, like, to mention he was eating lunch with friends when something interesting happened.
- toomanybeersies 8y agoIs it unusual to have roommates after you graduate university in the USA? In New Zealand it's considered normal to share a house until you have a long term partner who you move in with, then you find your own house. I know people in their 30's who still share a house or apartment. It's a social thing as much as a financial thing, your roommates are like platonic partners.
- edraferi 8y agoThis is common in the US.
- killjoywashere 8y agoI personally spent the following six months with 2 roommates and the next six months on a ship with 6 roommates in a room slightly larger that my parents' closet.
- toomanybeersies 8y agoSince we're comparing stories, I spent 16 months living in backpacker hostels, including 12 months in the same one. People always ask me how I managed to live like that, but they don't realise that you tend to adapt to your living conditions fairly quickly. If you can manage a couple of months, you can manage a year. It's actually weird for me to live in a house with only a couple of other people now. I got so used to having people to hang out with practically on tap. There's always somebody to drink with, or watch a movie with, or snuggle up next to. It's strange for me to come home from work to an empty house.