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[gimz]

As many of you might have seen or heard of the housing situation in Hong Kong, with high rent, and lack of space.

(http://petapixel.com/2013/02/19/cramped-apartments-in-hong-kong-shot-from-directly-above/)

Due to high rent in Hong Kong, And today, I'm moving into one of these, but ofcourse, my place is not as bad as it looked on the photos above, but it definitely feels small, good thing was, i had some time for me to fix it up a little bit before i move in, i painted the wall blue, and set up some lamps and lights around, now it is actually very liveable, for especially for one person anyway.

Its not fancy, but its cheap!

 

[derder]

Pics!

 

[Coins]

Pics?

 

[Korey]

Pics.

 

[BertramCooper]

Photographic images?

 

[Cymbal Head]

70 square feet? Holy jesus. Next week, I'm moving into a place that's 900 sq ft, and I feel like it's barely going to be enough space.

Godspeed, gimz.

 

[Osiris]

Living somewhere like that alone would cause a mental breakdown.

Living somewhere like this with others, would lead to murder.

 

[Redd]

.......where's the shower and toilet.

 

[GK86]

I'm taking bets on how fast the OP goes crazy.

 

[Kieli]

OP, please provide images. My imagination is not good enough to picture what is happening.

 

[zero shift]

I would seriously rather just make a hut for myself to sleep in outside. That is unbelievable for a first world country.

 

[potam]

host then post

 

[rpmurphy]

Does HK have communal bathhouses?

 

[Sai-kun]

pics or it didn't happen!!!!

Spoiler

what the fuck. i could never do that

 

[foodtaster]

I'd recommend digitizing all of your books and written materials and using all-in-one products exclusively. Also, loft everything. You should be fine hopefully.

 

[Bii]

.......where's the shower and toilet.

Those were the first two things I was looking for...

 

[TxdoHawk]

Out of curiosity OP, how much does that space run you?

 

[Ekdrm2d1]

.......where's the shower and toilet.

Community rooms is my guess.

Spoiler

Good question

 

[Dereck]

 

[Diprosalic]

i would have no problem living like that (with a bathroom)

 

[foodtaster]

Those were the first two things I was looking for...

I would imagine those things are communal. It wouldn't be that bad if it's like a dorm and there are common spaces.

 

[NotSelf]

Perfect for meditation.

 

[NoRéN]

Holy shit! That's smaller that my closet!

I don't think I could live like that.

 

[soul]

I would honestly go fucking mental after an hour in there. Good luck, you are going to need it.

 

[Agnostic]

70sq ft? wtf

A 70sq ft home would be cool if it was on a couple acres of land, but fuck a Hong Kong apartment complex. Good luck and I hope your situation improves quickly.

 

[H.Protagonist]

I'm impressed and horrified. Be kind of a fascinating experience to see how much you could cram in and make work (TV, microwave, boiler, etc.), though.

 

[Trouble]

Shiiiit. I have ~1100 sqft to myself and I want more, lol.

 

[Rur0ni]

Always surprised what people are willing to live with.

 

[CountAntonius]

I think I could manage with the room but I couldn't do community showers and toilets.

 

[JBuccCP]

I'll rent you my closet for half of what you're paying OP

 

[Telaso]

Shiiiit. I have ~1100 sqft to myself and I want more, lol.

Same here brother.

 

[nailbombxx]

Just imagine farting in one of those rooms.

 

[Eiolon]

Doesn't seem too bad. I am saving to build a Tumbleweed Tiny House for my residence which is about 100 sqft. My dad and I are going to build it together.

http://www.tumbleweedhouses.com/

 

[dripdripsplash]

Pictures plox

 

[Aesius]

Do you have a window that you can open?

 

[gimz]

didn't know you guys would be interested in seeing the picture, lol but here are some pictures i took with my phone last night

as i said, mine is not as bad as the photos on my first post, im actually moving from a 2bedroom + living room space into this, the key is to not have too much junk in the room, make it knee and organize and things will work out! And i do have my own bathroom and toilet.

and actually, living in space like this is not new to me, when i used to live in Toronto, i used to live in shared house downtown with 15 rooms in a house, and my room was basically about the same size as mine now.

 

[Riki]

That actually looks really nice! (outside of no private bathroom).
I could see myself living there.

 

[bud]

i like the lighting in your room.

 

[jchap]

Geeze I have several closets bigger than that. Could not do.

 

[Mattlikewhoa]

What do you do to wash and bath? Or use the toilet?

 

[GK86]

Looks better than expected. How much are you paying?

 

[Ekdrm2d1]

That actually looks really nice! (outside of no private bathroom).
I could see myself living there.

Agreed!

Very nice place, gimz. Hope you enjoy!

 

[Kieli]

That's actually not too bad! It's about the same size as my room. The only inconvenience is the shared washroom/shower, however. I don't know if I could do that.

 

[Osiris]

Never in my wildest dreams did I imagine an apartment that made the one Korben Dallas lived in look generous, honestly, that place looks like nightmare fuel to me.

I need more space than that just for my couch!

 

[rpmurphy]

Geeze I have several closets bigger than that. Could not do.

It's like living out the childhood dream of living in a closet fort.

But no, it looks livable for a single person. Nice setup.

 

[slit]

I hope you don't do much except eat and sleep there.

 

[H.Protagonist]

Doesn't seem too bad. I am saving to build a Tumbleweed Tiny House for my residence which is about 100 sqft. My dad and I are going to build it together.

http://www.tumbleweedhouses.com/

Awww… This is kind of cute. Wouldn't have minded living in one of these during college or even right after.

I could buy a plot of land and pack like 10 of these puppies in and rent out to students. Profit!

 

[Ovid]

didn't know you guys would be interested in seeing the picture, lol but here are some pictures i took with my phone last night

as i said, mine is not as bad as the photos on my first post, im actually moving from a 2bedroom + living room space into this, the key is to not have too much junk in the room, make it knee and organize and things will work out! And i do have my own bathroom and toilet.

and actually, living in space like this is not new to me, when i used to live in Toronto, i used to live in shared house downtown with 15 rooms in a house, and my room was basically about the same size as mine now.

That's not as bad as I thought it would be.

 

[Phire Phox]

Not as bad as I expected. At least not as bad as the pic in OP.

 

[ReturnOfTheRAT]

No thanks. I wouldn't pay for that.