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Posted: 9/28/2005 7:10:25 PM EDT

I saw an ad for a Manhatten apartment that was 150 square feet. That's the size of a horse stall or a chicken coop. It's about the size of my bathroom.

Posted: 9/28/2005 7:11:41 PM EDT

[#1]

My first apartment was a kitchen, living room and bedroom, less than 200 square feet.

Edit: Believe me when I say you had to step outside just to change your mind.

Posted: 9/28/2005 7:13:48 PM EDT

[#2]

Wow. That's small.

The smallest one I've actually seen was a "Studio/Efficiency" that was one room with a two-burner range and a little fridge under the sink

and no bathroom. There were shared facilities down the hall. Still, it was probably 12x20 at least, maybe 12x24. It was $120/month in 1988.

Posted: 9/28/2005 7:14:30 PM EDT

[#3]

Does my college dorm count?

My side was about 6x6 ft of walking space. Bed and desk were fixed.

Posted: 9/28/2005 7:21:32 PM EDT

[#4]

I seem to remember a show on Disc/TLC or one of those cable channels about Japan. IIRC, people who lived in Tokyo during the week. Less than 100Sq/ft. From the outside it looked like a motel, but the doors were about 8' apart. Can't imagine how some of the supersizers I see at the all you can eat places could turn around in one of those.

Posted: 9/28/2005 7:24:16 PM EDT

[#5]

In Hong Kong, the poor sleep in bed-sized cages stacked 10 high.

Posted: 9/28/2005 7:25:33 PM EDT

[#6]

I have lived in extremely small apartments (Brazil) My favorite was the one where the shower head was directly above the toilet and the mirror was also in front of the toilet. It did save quite a bit of time though, you could shit, shave, and shower all at the same time. True story.

Posted: 9/28/2005 7:28:31 PM EDT

[#7]

The hotel that we stayed in Japan was TINY! It had a twin sized bed with about 2 feet of clearance of 3 sides. The foot had about 3 feet with one of those folding suitcase holders place in it. That was your closet. The other side had a sink and mirror. All that for $150 a night. You did have a window.

Posted: 9/28/2005 7:30:17 PM EDT

[#8]

I lived in a sub 400sq. ft. house with two other people and two dogs for a year.

Posted: 9/28/2005 7:31:49 PM EDT

[#9]

350 sq ft

Off Sistrunk in Ft Lauderdale. Yes Sistrunk. Not a good place for a white boy to be living. I lived there for a week. Neighbor got blown away while we played D&D one night. Cops kept knocking wanting us to talk. We sat on the floor with the lights off. "we aint heard nuthin"

Posted: 9/28/2005 7:36:57 PM EDT

[#10]

I lived in Kelsterbach, GE in 78-80.

My apt was about the same as V_G's - living room, kitchen, and bathroom.

Had to push the dining room table into the patio windows to have room to open the couch up for sleeping.

Had a shrunk that looked like it belonged to the dining table, and people would comment on the nice china cabinet. Damn, folks - that was my closet.

Damn I miss that place. I could get to work faster by taking the train and a bus than I could by driving.

Posted: 9/28/2005 7:37:37 PM EDT

[#11]

I saw a 400 year old house in london that was maybe 5x20 feet. Apparently this is because owners used to be taxed by how much streetfront property they had.

Posted: 9/28/2005 7:40:27 PM EDT

[#12]

Quoted:
I saw a 400 year old house in london that was maybe 5x20 feet. Apparently this is because owners used to be taxed by how much streetfront property they had.

Hahahaha.

I could just imagine the guy that built the house trying to convince his wife it was a good idea.

Posted: 9/28/2005 7:42:32 PM EDT

[#13]

I had a sales guy in HK with a 2 br apartment overlooking Repulse Bay. I was paying 12000 usd a mo for it in 1998. He moved to the mid levels in 2001 same sized apt only 8500 usd a month. USA rents are still a score.

Posted: 9/28/2005 7:45:33 PM EDT

[#14]

I used to live in a two-room apartment
Neighbors knockin’ on my wall
Times were hard, I don’t wanna knock it
I don’t miss it much at all

Posted: 9/28/2005 7:49:04 PM EDT

[#15]

sqrt(150)=12.2474
sqrt(200)=14.1421

This is the length of the walls if the room is perfectly square, with no walls.

Posted: 9/28/2005 7:52:52 PM EDT

[#16]

My dorm room Freshman year.

7 feet, 2 inches by 13 feet 9 inches.

And I had a roommate. . . .

Posted: 9/28/2005 7:58:52 PM EDT

[#17]

The troop berthing area of the USS Tarawa for six months was small, but still nothing compared too a submarine.

Posted: 9/28/2005 8:17:57 PM EDT

[#18]

The back of a SUV for weeks on a X-C trip. FUN if you plan it! Planned it that way, 45samiches, 10gallon water dispenser, 20 lbs of oranges and apples.Granola bars @ 16 for a 5spot.CCod chips....mmmmmmmmm... .thatsliving

Apartments could be the size of 2 double beds.Each floor communal head, or worse. People in this country are raised diffrently, many otherwise intrinsic perks!.

Posted: 9/28/2005 8:29:46 PM EDT

[#19]

Quoted:
I saw a 400 year old house in london that was maybe 5x20 feet. Apparently this is because owners used to be taxed by how much streetfront property they had.

In St.Louis they used to tax by the shape of your roof. Go to the houses built about 1840-50 and they have a shed type roof. They called them half house or flounders. You paid half the taxes of a same size house with a gable roof.

Posted: 9/29/2005 3:49:39 AM EDT

[#20]

I shared a little steel room on the USS Inchon with three other guys for a few weeks. Two sets of bunks, four wall lockers and a desk. Barely enough room to walk between them.

Posted: 9/29/2005 4:35:36 AM EDT

[#21]

I had an apartment in NY that allowed me to watch TV in my living room, in bed and eat tater tots out of the oven...at the same time.

Posted: 9/29/2005 4:50:11 AM EDT

[#22]

Quoted:
Quoted:
I saw a 400 year old house in london that was maybe 5x20 feet. Apparently this is because owners used to be taxed by how much streetfront property they had.

Hahahaha.

I could just imagine the guy that built the house trying to convince his wife it was a good idea.

Yep, and they were responsible for maintaining the section of street in front of their house.

Posted: 9/29/2005 4:51:30 AM EDT

[#23]

10x15 in Japan, had a bath, small kitchen and an area for a closet and room to sleep on the floor.

Posted: 9/29/2005 4:54:28 AM EDT

[#24]

College students in my area used to routinely rent a room with a shared kitchen /bath for an entire floor...I don't know if you'd count the bedroom alone or the shared areas as well, but some of those rooms were pretty small, what with the buildings having been chopped up old single family homes.....

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