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Originally Posted by someone123

I visited some friends in the Netherlands a while ago who live in a modern suburban area. It was eerily similar to where I live in the Vancouver area, and any quasi-suburban development pod near the SkyTrain. Even the inside of their place was basically the same, simple and modern.

Meanwhile in Seattle most people I know live in tract housing and own way more stuff, multiple giant vehicles, etc.

I don't think I would want the tract housing even if it were affordable here. I suspect a lot of younger Canadians are used to apartment living and don't consider ownership of a large house to be a major aspiration.

I suspect many younger Canadians have just given up on the idea of owning a house and are resigned to apartment living.