These Parisians live in 5 m2 (54 sq ft). Real-estate in Paris is nuts.

It’s horrible to see people forced to live in such tiny spaces and equally horrible to see their are people happy to make money from them.

Well that’s depressing. All those empty apartments are a crime. That’s why so many cities are banning Airbnb. It’s completely upsetting the housing market so locals can’t find places to live.

Thank you! More people need to hear about this. 5 sq m of living space is inhumane.

It is horrible to not just see people are forced to live like this, but also that sentient chickens are treated so violently! This is the dark side of humanity....

A brutal reminder to be grateful for what you have 😢

I fear that Berlin is moving in this direction. We have no such thing as chambres de bonne, but I have seen ads where you can rent a bunk bed in a room with three other people. Back to the 1920s…

A Van is more comfortable

Apartments in Paris are expensive because much more people want to go from Toulouse, Bordeaux or Rennes to Paris than vice-versa. This was not the case in the late 50' or early 60'. My parents went from Paris to Strasbourg in 1958, and I went from Strasbourg to Paris in 1983. I am not persuaded they were right to move to Strasbourg, but I am persuaded I was right to move to Paris. Excessive housing costs in capital-towns are a nuisance for everybody, but the reason for that is the incapacity of non-capital towns to remain attractive and to offer good opportunities. I own a 80 sq m haussmanian ex-"chambres de bonnes" apartment I bought 30 years ago for about 200k€

Short-term rentals should be illegal. Even in the States, they're stealing what little housing we have left. Insane that this is going on everywhere!

My French apt is 16 square meters with kitchen, washroom, 2 closets...yes, it's small

People need to start leaving the big cities and refuse to live like that.

It may be cramped but the view out of the 🪟 window is ace!!

I think this kinda room should be living by minimalist, I seen someone from japan living in 7sqm apartment and it had shower, toilet and kitchenette. But he keep the room tidy, and doesnt have so much stuff. He doesnt even have much that he can fit a washing machine too 😅

That was pretty interesting. Thank you very much. I like small apartments. They can be really cozy with smart furnishings. My apartment is 54qm, 2 rooms, kitchen and bath. The rent is 312€ per month. Greetings from Germany.

When I was a student in Paris, I was living in a ‘nun’s room’. I was paying for the room by giving tuition to the owner’s children. I didn’t care one bit about the small space, I was a student. I could access the owner’s washing machine to clean my clothes. Best ever option for a student.

Everything is correct, but it is possible to rent an apartment of less than 9m² if it has more than 20m³ of living space.

My 1st job after uni was in the capital (in SE Asia). I rented a space/bunk bed in a private dormitory. I had the upper bunk coz the lower ones were already occupied. Room was maybe 10 sqm and we were 4 in the room (2 bunk beds). We each had a small closet for our stuff. Eating area (a small table + 3 chairs) and bathrooms were shared. Cooking wasn't allowed but you could order food from the landlady, who lived in a house beside the dorm. There was space for doing laundry (hand-wash only). We were 4 in my room but 10 ppl total in the house/ dorm. Dorm was maybe 40 sqm but 2-storey (20 m2 per floor). It was just a place for sleeping & eating. Now, I live in a smaller city. My rented apt is 24 sqm and I live alone. I used to have a flatmate but when she moved out, I didn't get another one. In the flat beside me (same owner, same size flat), 2 ppl share the space. You learn to make do with the space you have. Btw, I have seen bunk beds being rented out to immigrants/ foreign workers in Milan, Italy. In the docu, 16-20 ppl were sharing a flat. They had shifting work schedules and the occupants made schedules when they would use the kitchen-dining areas. Bathrooms were shared.

seeing these apts are not for claustrophobic people, I live in approximately 1000 sq ft 2.5 bedrooms. The smallest apt I have lived in was 400-500 sq ft. there is no way I would be able to live in that small of space. I live in the U.S. This makes so very blessed. They are even smaller then a hole in a wall.

3:58 ok, but I guess he could organize his room better with a bed that is higher so he has place under it to use for storage. And shelves and maybe boxes so it is not such a mess… When I was a student in 2000, my room was 2m on 4m and I lived in it for 2 years, I had a lot of shelves and even a sink, and a refrigerator and microwave on it. I had a little table to sit at on my bed.

This video gives me nightmares...... One of the reasons why I left Paris and oved to Spain!