> The US has lots of room for lowering expectations and standards without moving to "shanty town" standards. For starters, we tend to expect a really large amou

> The US has lots of room for lowering expectations and standards without moving to "shanty town" standards. For starters, we tend to expect a really large amount of space per person. We tend to expect a bed for nearly every person too! Many people around the world share a single bed in a single room with no complaints.