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>You're saying that the European equivalent of Dallas is ... Bucharest? Really? Strictly in terms of how their cost of housing compares to their larger geograp

>You're saying that the European equivalent of Dallas is ... Bucharest? Really? Strictly in terms of how their cost of housing compares to their larger geographic areas (US and Europe), yes. Both are less than the median. In all other aspects, no. I personally haven't visited any European city that's as equivalently awful as Dallas. My point was you can't just look at Dallas and assume that all real estate in the US is affordable and that everyone in the US looking for affordable housing has it easy. The problem is ChuckNorris89 took Dallas then applied it to the US in general in their comments. It would have been equally incorrect if someone had said, "as an American I envy how affordable real estate is in Europe compared to California for example. I have a bunch of colleagues that live in Bucharest and they can live in very cheap houses while I'm stuck in a small, extremely expensive apartment in Los Angeles. Living next to the beach is nice in Los Angeles, but the real estate market there is crazy compared to how good Europe has it."

TMWNN 5y ago
You're being disingenuous. Implicit in ChuckNorris89's comparison is that both Dallas and Munich are major cities, whether in their countries or on a worldwide basis. Both cities are, overall, pretty nice places to live. They are, roughly speaking, comparable. And yet, the cost of housing difference is significant. That was ChuckNorris's point.
- helloworld732 5y ago
  Cool and Bucharest and Los Angeles are both major cities in their respective countries and on a worldwide basis and yet the cost of housing between the two is significant. So based on my anecdotal experience I can therefore conclude that all real estate is cheap in Europe. And if anyone challenges me on that statement I'll simply say that won't change my reality and then tell them they're being disingenuous. Or more aptly someone else will say it for me.

TMWNN 5y ago

You're being disingenuous. Implicit in ChuckNorris89's comparison is that both Dallas and Munich are major cities, whether in their countries or on a worldwide basis. Both cities are, overall, pretty nice places to live. They are, roughly speaking, comparable. And yet, the cost of housing difference is significant. That was ChuckNorris's point.

helloworld732 5y ago
Cool and Bucharest and Los Angeles are both major cities in their respective countries and on a worldwide basis and yet the cost of housing between the two is significant. So based on my anecdotal experience I can therefore conclude that all real estate is cheap in Europe. And if anyone challenges me on that statement I'll simply say that won't change my reality and then tell them they're being disingenuous. Or more aptly someone else will say it for me.