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Originally Posted by Yume-sama
That's the extent of it, it has a tiny bathroom in the closet, and a super tiny kitchen with a sink and stove plus mini fridge. Rent is only $850 a month....  |
I know Vancouver's no Tokyo but I know a few people living here in comparable living spaces (though probably for considerably cheaper). When all your friends are broke students or recent graduates you get to see some ridiculous living arrangements, many of which I'm pretty sure are illegal.
One of my friends shares a 1-bedroom apartment on the 20-something floor of a tower near Howe and Davie with 3 other roommates. He has the small bedroom, another roommate sleeps in the enclosed balcony, and the other two (a couple) sleep in the boarded-off living room. The owner actually built a crappy wooden wall (with door) to cut the living room off from the kitchen and it looks ridiculous. There is one small bathroom they share, one small kitchen and a small table with 2 chairs in the hallway to eat at, no tv, no couch, etc. I'm not sure how much he pays but it's probably over $500/month.
Another friend of mine lived in a 6x7 ft room with 6.5 ft ceilings (the room was a later addition to the back of the house) and a tiny, doorless 2x2 ft "closet" in the corner. His bed had walls pressing up against it on 3 sides and because it was a double it took up more than half the floor space in the room. It goes without saying that he couldn't fit any other furniture in the room. This was in a (small) house east of Main that was shared by 8 people. On a positive note the kitchen and living room were relatively sizable and there was a nice big back deck. Also he only paid $350/month for it. Smallest bedroom I've ever seen though.
However, with all that said I think these situations are on a rather extreme end of the spectrum (though probably more common than most people realize). As for myself, I live in a dining room but it's spacious and under $500 so I can't complain.
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. . . . and, relatively speaking, the Okanagan might have natural beauty to spare, but it's a cultural wasteland - defined narrowly as a lack of access to good restaurants, theatres, cultural/community resources, internationally significant events and ethnically/culturally distinct neighborhoods. Vancouver has this in spades. Of course, if you're comparing the Okanagan to Metro Vancouver (ie. Surrey, Langley, Coquitlam, etc.), the cultural differences would be rather moot. I'd take the Okanagan over any of those latter three cities any day. 
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