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Man, that quote is completely out of line with the experiences I've heard about. At one point we had a friend couchsurfing with us, and he wanted a home that he
by strken 2y ago
Man, that quote is completely out of line with the experiences I've heard about. At one point we had a friend couchsurfing with us, and he wanted a home that he had real control over. He was in a house, but he didn't have a home. I don't see how this next step on the euphemism treadmill is an improvement.
- robertlagrant 2y agoIt's not - euphemism is great for middle class dinner party conversation, but it doesn't really help. The opposite could equally be true: a family could have a house, but it's one shared with a load of other people, so it's not a home.
- stonogo 2y agoThe term for your buddy is "underhoused". Part of the push for the term "unhoused" is to establish that housing is a matter of degree.