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coffeeblack · 2022-10-21 06:21:25

Not sure what “common European household” you live in, but that is commonly not a problem over here.

ramblerman | karma 6594 | avg karma 4.02 · | 2022-08-18 07:07:52

It's not uncommon in Europe, with the clause that it's a home you live in.

kgwgk | karma 14700 | avg karma 2.94 · | 2021-12-02 17:07:11

It may be very normal in the US but it’s not the case in Europe.

balfirevic | karma 2533 | avg karma 1.96 · | 2023-02-06 08:34:30

Not central Europe. I'm in Croatia and everyone I know has it. I have it in every room (split units), and have had it in every rented apartment since I stopped renting student accommodation.

I'm not saying it's prevalent everywhere in Europe, I'm saying that it's a bad generalisation because it varies a lot within Europe.

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pvaldes | karma 5921 | avg karma 0.88 · | 2019-09-15 14:53:33+00:00

Yup, in Europe is not uncommon.

mewpmewp2 | karma 2723 | avg karma 1.24 · | 2020-05-13 20:28:16+00:00

Agreed. Luckily it has never been a problem where I live, in Europe.

gph | karma 1792 | avg karma 3.47 · | 2014-05-15 19:13:18+00:00

In America. Looks like most of Europe doesn't have this problem...

77pt77 | karma 1565 | avg karma 1.18 · | 2018-03-24 16:28:48+00:00

Very common across Europe. I'd say almost universal.

sofaofthedamned | karma 1712 | avg karma 2.72 · | 2019-03-14 12:46:17+00:00

That's definitely a non-issue in Europe.

pjmlp | karma 109153 | avg karma 1.76 · | 2013-02-20 02:15:52

Which is quite common in Europe.

mithras | karma 172 | avg karma 1.55 · | 2015-02-11 09:37:16+00:00

In europe this is still very common.

pjmlp | karma 109153 | avg karma 1.76 · | 2015-01-04 18:50:30+00:00

Quite common in many European countries.

krick | karma 4782 | avg karma 2.58 · | 2016-06-12 02:19:14

Isn't it? I wouldn't say it's uncommon in Europe.

RandomLensman | karma 2182 | avg karma 1.12 · | 2023-07-17 19:48:11

In the EU that isn't so much of an issue.

anoncake | karma 1589 | avg karma 0.5 · | 2021-06-10 06:05:51

Not an issue in Europe.

outime | karma 2158 | avg karma 5.94 · | 2023-05-19 06:15:53

Note that while you point out this happened in specific areas you've lived in, there are unfortunately plenty of places in Europe where you'd face the same issue.

unxdfa | karma 680 | avg karma 2.97 · | 2023-02-21 11:12:14

It’s fine in the UK. Not sure about mainland Europe.

raxxorrax | karma 8264 | avg karma 1.37 · | 2021-10-06 07:05:19

It is sadly very common in western europe, but you can easily live without it too.

christophilus | karma 10910 | avg karma 3.87 · | 2020-12-28 13:27:53+00:00

Do they? American families don’t really do this in statistically significant numbers, I’d expect. No idea about Europe.

kwhitefoot | karma 8110 | avg karma 1.56 · | 2017-05-10 17:51:23+00:00

Depends where you are. In the UK it's a huge problem, Norway, Poland, Switzerland not so much.