Puzzlement: why do the people I'm calling about apartments in Montreal

kedrys

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Thu Jan-17-08 08:45 PM
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Puzzlement: why do the people I'm calling about apartments in Montreal

keep asking me if a 1700-2000 sq ft apartment is not going to be too big for 2 people?

I guess my peeps like to live piled up on top of one another. Weird. :shrug:

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LynzM

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Thu Jan-17-08 09:09 PM
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1. Mmmm....

Because the U.S. has nutty standards for the amount of space necessary per person, compared with the rest of the world? :)

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kedrys

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Thu Jan-17-08 09:39 PM
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5. I'll buy that

We *are* looking to downsize from 2100 sq ft, but we still need 3 bedrooms because I need an office and the s.o. and I need space for the studio and music gear.

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electron_blue

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Thu Jan-17-08 09:15 PM
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2. Maybe that's bcs it's more sq footage than a typical house?

Are you moving there?

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kedrys

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Thu Jan-17-08 09:40 PM
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6. Yes, moving there within 4-6 weeks

and it's about as much space as we've lived in for the past 10 years.

I'd really like to find something with a basement. I miss basements.

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ThomCat

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Thu Jan-17-08 09:17 PM
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3. That's a huge amount of space for 2 people.

You could fit a 4 bedroom house in that many square feet, easily.

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kedrys

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Thu Jan-17-08 09:44 PM
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8. We have a 3 bedroom house now

The master is a double-sized room. The other, smaller rooms are used for the music gear and the futon and kitty boxes.

The other thing is the single bathroom. Even my mom thinks having only one bathroom is wreckless. :P

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SPKrazy

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Thu Jan-17-08 09:18 PM
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4. Hmmm?

that is kinda odd

but

hey 2 can live in a much smaller place without being on top of each other

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kedrys

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Thu Jan-17-08 09:48 PM
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10. Even my sister asked when I talked to her tonight

:rofl: I got her back when she said "two people, two bedrooms", and she admitted that her boyfriend was just hanging out at her place a lot, not actually living there. It makes a difference. :P

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Gormy Cuss

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Thu Jan-17-08 09:43 PM
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7. Because they want to rent you one of the more numerous smaller spaces

An apartment that large is probably rare in the city.

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kedrys

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Thu Jan-17-08 09:50 PM
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11. There's quite a few, much to my surprise

The other thing is that I'm 4 months ahead of the yearly musical chairs move thing that happens up there at the end of every school year in late June/early July. That helps.

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triguy46

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Thu Jan-17-08 09:46 PM
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9. Like many of us middle agers....

Edited on Thu Jan-17-08 09:47 PM by triguy46

with our two kids gone, the house is suddenly very large. Its now just the two of us, 2400 sq. ft and 15 acres. Plenty of room, and its paid for. Don't see a relocation till its time for burial.

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kedrys

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Thu Jan-17-08 09:53 PM
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12. We don't have a problem scaling down

but we have to have some space so we don't kill each other - and that's before we even factor in the cats.

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triguy46

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Thu Jan-17-08 10:05 PM
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13. That is true. We're working on simplifying and getting rid of stuff too.

Esp. when its cold, we each need a cozy spot to hunker down, keep warm and pass time. Best of luck.

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LeftyMom

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Thu Jan-17-08 10:14 PM
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14. They want to make sure you won't be inviting unauthorized roomies.

Just tell them you work from home and intend to use one room for an office, and it'll be on to the next question.

-LM, former rental property manager

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kedrys

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Thu Jan-17-08 11:28 PM
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16. I didn't even think of that

Good point! The IKEA desk from which I post is 9 feet long, 4 feet wide, and has four computers on it. And I do work from home. Thanks for the tip! :) :hi:

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GirlinContempt

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Thu Jan-17-08 11:26 PM
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15. Because that is an abnormal amount of space

for two people in a metropolitan area. It just is.

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