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While not exactly homeless, employed people not being able to afford their own house is the norm instead of the exception in the majority of the world. In the
by Scapeghost 7y ago
While not exactly homeless, employed people not being able to afford their own house is the norm instead of the exception in the majority of the world.
In the "East" and Middle East, many employed young adults live with their parents instead of moving out, even after getting married. In the UAE for example, many expats live in crammed conditions with as many as 6 people in a single room! and sharing a single bathroom.
Employment == Your Own House is largely a first world expectation.
- bb88 7y agoUAE is not a poor country. They choose to provide for native citizens, not for expatriates. That's on them. "The wealth gap between rich and poor in the UAE is one of the worst in the world, largely due to the amount of welfare and protection afforded to native Emiratis and the amount of neglect towards migrant workers." https://borgenproject.org/top-10-facts-about-poverty-in-the-united-arab-emirates/ https://borgenproject.org/top-10-facts-about-poverty-in-the-...
- Scapeghost 7y agoYou are correct and that is true.
- sudosysgen 7y agoI come from Morocco. There, until recent times, most left the family house to go buy their first home, after their first real job. "Renter" was an insult because you had to be really poor to have to rent. Now that speculation and foreign investment is flooding the housing markets and land prices have literally went up 3000x in some cities, it's changing. It's not a first world dream, it's a problem that's rising everywhere around the world.
- Scapeghost 7y agoThanks for the different perspective. I guess Moroccans are/were relatively more prosperous than other Middle-Eastern nations.