Right, does no one remember the ubiquitous TV show of young, modern life: friends? It had two groups of folks living in threes. Now, yes, their apartments were mansion-sized for New York, but the premise was still there, and that was the 90s. Heck, my boomer mother talked about how it wasn't uncommon for people she knew on the east coast of the US to live with parents until early 30s. '
This isn't a completely new phenomenon, but the percentage of the paycheck it costs to afford housing, even with a roommate, still seems to be on the rise.
Yeah, and that was considered unrealistic living even at the time.
Only by people who didn't watch the first episodes in which they explain how they got the main-stage apartment.
Everyone that doesn't live in the free apartment has a very nice job, a roommate, or both (as with Chandler and Joey).
Right, does no one remember the ubiquitous TV show of young, modern life: friends? It had two groups of folks living in threes. Now, yes, their apartments were mansion-sized for New York, but the premise was still there, and that was the 90s. Heck, my boomer mother talked about how it wasn't uncommon for people she knew on the east coast of the US to live with parents until early 30s. '
This isn't a completely new phenomenon, but the percentage of the paycheck it costs to afford housing, even with a roommate, still seems to be on the rise.
Yeah, and that was considered unrealistic living even at the time.
Only by people who didn't watch the first episodes in which they explain how they got the main-stage apartment.
Everyone that doesn't live in the free apartment has a very nice job, a roommate, or both (as with Chandler and Joey).