That just reminds me of a conversation last night. A friend's parents live in South East Asia and have a live in helper (common). He was describing the helper's

That just reminds me of a conversation last night. A friend's parents live in South East Asia and have a live in helper (common). He was describing the helper's bedroom as small and I was like "you just described a common apartment size in Japan". Meaning, it was small because he's used to American sizes where the average residence size is 210 square meters where as in Japan is 93sqm add it's trivial to find apartments of 15sqm. No one blinks an eye because it's normal where as American often sees that and thinks it's some kind of exploitation. Some of you might have lived in a space that small for a few years in dorm room in collage. You likely survived and weren't traumatized for being in that space. This isn't to detract from the idea that many people in NYC might not be making enough money. Only that it's common to think people need more than they do ... And also that not being able to build smaller places means people end up having to pay for more than they could get by with.