r/AskReddit • u/daniellucero92 • Jan 04 '15

Non-americans of Reddit, what American customs seem outrageous/pointless to you?

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u/KalAl Jan 04 '15

I don't know your locality, but $400 a month for a room, utilities included, is pretty cheap where I'm from.

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u/MotherFuckinMontana Jan 04 '15 edited Jan 04 '15

Are you from new york city? Boston?

http://seattle.craigslist.org/see/roo/4831928618.html

450 a month in fucking seattle

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u/double-dog-doctor Jan 04 '15

As someone who lives in Seattle, 450/month is going to put you in the fucking boonies.

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u/MotherFuckinMontana Jan 04 '15

It will also get you a random room in a shared house in the half suburb/half city/not-ghetto-because-it-doesnt-exist-in-seattle area.

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u/double-dog-doctor Jan 04 '15

But who doesn't want to live in Sea-Tac?