🇺 10 reasons to refuse to buy a home in the USA: features and differences of American life from Russian

Surely everyone knows that the United States and Russia are very different. They have a different country, way of life, mentality. And the views on life are completely different. However, rarely anyone undertakes to specify these differences. That is why today we will try to consider what is the difference between countries in terms of repair and housing planning. And we will understand this issue with the help of specific examples. The authors of YouTube channels offer their options for the differences. MarinaMogilko and I want to go to Americawho tried to compare the life of Americans and our compatriots.

Kitchen in a private house: equipment and its use

Often in American homes, kitchen equipment is the dream of a Russian hostess. It will be mandatory here large and convenient sink with hygienic shower, huge refrigerator, hob, oven and microwave. The area of ​​the kitchen is often comparable in size to the living room, however, even if a table is installed in the center, it is rarely used for eating. It would be a real pleasure for a Russian hostess to cook in such a kitchen... But even on weekends, when they have free time, Americans go to have breakfast in a cafe, where there are often long queues. As a result - a waste of money, time (at least an hour, until the turn comes). So it turns out that such a functional room is used only occasionally.

Laundry and how it is set up

American houses are necessarily equipped with laundries - separate rooms (sometimes adjacent to the kitchen) in which washing machine, a dryer and lots of lockers (I wonder why). It is not customary to place a washing machine in a bathroom or kitchen; they need it to be a separate room.

Bathrooms and their number for one house

Bathrooms are generally interesting. In the United States, the number of toilets is always equal to the number of rooms, regardless of the purpose of a particular room. Living rooms, bedrooms, guest rooms and even game rooms are equipped with bathrooms. Perhaps because it is unrealistic for them to endure and walk 10 extra meters? Who knows…

Dressing rooms of American houses: sizes, purpose

Another interesting fact of the planning of houses in the United States is the obligatory presence dressing room. And this is not just a wardrobe, but a completely full-fledged separate room, which in our country could be adapted for a small living room by reducing the number of wardrobes. It doesn't matter if the owners have so many things to fill all the lockers and hangers, or if there will be a pair of dresses, trousers and a jacket hanging in the dressing room. At the same time, you have to pay rent for the entire unused area, which can be called quite significant. The question is, why are these excesses?

Repair in US homes: features and differences

Moving on to the topic of repair, I would like to note that the Americans have an unspoken rule - the walls must be painted. In this case, the top of the style is the painting of all rooms in a single color. Only sometimes the shades can be different. But there is also a nuance here, even different shades should be in harmony - a sharp contrast is considered bad taste.

Unlike the United States, in Russia, home craftsmen try to choose different wallpapers or finishes in rooms, so that they get a certain change of scenery when moving from room to room. Sometimes in small apartments, such a contrast even results in the division of one room, for example, into a living room and a children's area.

Bedroom flooring: which is more commonly used in the USA

Russians are used to having a carpet on the bedroom floor. It can be easily rolled up, taken out into the street and knocked out, or given for cleaning (washing) in case something is spilled on it. Well, if you wish, remove it altogether, changing the interior a little. Americans are less practical in this regard, and the floors in the bedroom must be covered with carpet. What exactly is the reason for laying such a floor covering and why they liked the carpet so much is unknown. In Russia, he was also popular, and relatively recently. However, today our people choose more practical materials.

Bathroom and shower

Bathrooms in American homes are more than oddly equipped. At first glance, everything is clear - a small bathtub, next to spacious shower cabinbut... And this is where the "miracles" begin. Above the bathroom, as expected, there is a shower head without a hose. It is originally built into the wall and all that can be done (and even then not always) is to turn it a little, changing the direction of the water flow. Quite an unusual solution.

Moreover, if we take into account the presence of a shower stall, the purpose of such a watering can becomes completely incomprehensible. Everything would be fine if it was located on a flexible hose, as they are used to in Russia. You could have used it at least to rinse something. Although, again, the laundry is a bit far away.

Household appliances in the USA and Russia

Returning to the topic of kitchens, we can say that you can hardly find a house in America that is not equipped. dishwasher. For them, it is a basic necessity, while in Russia most families do not even think about such an acquisition.

At the same time, one should not think that Americans do not know where to put their money and therefore acquire various household appliances (which they rarely use). In fact, most US residents live on credit and are very afraid of losing their jobs. Indeed, in this case, they will not be able to pay the installment to the bank, which is fraught with eviction in 2-3 months. And there already either to relatives (which is also not accepted in the USA), or to the street.

A little about the height of kitchen furniture

For Russia, the height of the kitchen table is very important. After all, all the furniture is made according to the standard. And our people are used to the fact that when a person sits at the dinner table, his feet are on the floor. In most American homes, however, snack countertops are much higher. Therefore, you can only stand near them or sit on a high bar stool. At the same time, it will not be possible to reach the floor with your feet.

An exception to this rule is the dining tables in the living room, at which the family gathers on holidays. However, such "common" dinners are rare in America.

Renting out: furnishings, cost

The topic of renting housing in the United States is very interesting. If a person plans to rent a house, then he must understand that renting a house with furniture is not worth it. Usually, the presence of furniture in the rooms indicates that the owners had to leave the house for one reason or another and it can hardly be called comfortable for living. Professional landlords will never bring their furniture into the house - this is the tenant's problem. Therefore, when renting a house in America, you will have to think about where to get the furniture. And most often another loan is taken for this.

However, despite the lack of furniture in rented houses, the smithy must be equipped to the highest standard - this is a mandatory rule. Otherwise, the rent may drop to zero - no one will rent a house without an equipped kitchen.

It is interesting that in Russia the availability of furniture increases the cost of renting housing, while in America it can, on the contrary, reduce the price. There is no need to talk about the kitchen - if in Russia an apartment or house is rented unfurnished, then the kitchen will most likely be empty, with the exception of the sink and stove.

The number of rooms in the house and how to determine it

Russian realtors and those who simply want to sell or rent out a house will, without fail, indicate the number of rooms, which will include all premises, with the exception of a bathroom with a bath, a kitchen and a closet. America is doing something completely incomprehensible here. If in the United States, during the sale, they said that the house was three-room, then in fact there could be both 3 and 10 residential premises. Weird? Let's try to understand why this happens.

The fact is that Americans only indicate the number of bedrooms. At the same time, the presence of a living room, playroom, guest rooms, and sometimes a separate room for a cinema and a hookah bar is not indicated. It turns out that it is not possible to understand in words the number of rooms in the house. And this is more than strange. After all, many decide to rent or buy (in addition to living space) based on the actual number of rooms.

Summarize

Surely for many of our Dear Readers, after reading today's article, the gap between America and Russia has increased. Indeed, much of their life is incomprehensible to our compatriots. But, in fairness, it should be said that for them, too, many of our everyday moments seem wild. Let's not argue now who is right. The truth is that every nation has its own. After all, we are used to living this way, they are different, which means that we should not even try to understand what drives them. The main thing is that our way of life and way of life for Russians is the only convenient and, therefore, true.

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