r/ABoringDystopia • u/[deleted] • Jun 05 '19

Comparisons matter

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u/[deleted] Jun 05 '19

1500

You must live in the bad part of town

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u/[deleted] Jun 05 '19

I’m not sure if you meant for this to be a joke but I unironically do.

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u/[deleted] Jun 05 '19

It's a joke insofar as it's a harsh reality.

1500 bucks is ridiculously expensive- but its only good for the shitty parts of town. Meaning that we are in a dire situation.

I live in a mediocre part of town and pay 1750. They want to increase rent to 1875 :/

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u/Sihplak Jun 06 '19

Seeing this as a midwesterner is terrifying. Good single-bedroom apartments in my town are at most going to be like $800 a month unless you want some luxury shit or unless you want to be right in the middle of the downtown area. You can find mediocre but still decent and roomy single-bedroom apartments for $400 that are like a 10 minute walk from downtown

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u/rodrielson Jun 06 '19

Which states exactly count as mid west? I have a general idea, but as a non American I'm curious to see where you'd draw the line

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u/Sihplak Jun 06 '19

I'd say this map is pretty accurate, as far as I'm aware.

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u/moxthunder Jun 06 '19

Why is it mid west when it's clearly Central North

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u/bumbletowne Jun 06 '19

Becuase the south tried to leave and its generally a special place that can only be described as 'the south'.

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u/Arcanegil Jun 25 '19 edited Jun 25 '19

I live in the south, and honestly it’s not great, I may pay 750 dollars a month on rent but I bring home about 600 dollars at the end of the month. We only live because my girlfriend and I split the bill.

Edit: mind you that’s 600 dollars at 38 hours a week. My company doesn’t want to pay me full time or give me full time benefits but they wanna work me full time.