Smaller homes also mean more discretionary income to spend on social/public interactions and leisure.

Maybe the American Home Shield® analysis of Zillow data is more accurate than the HUD-Census Bureau American Housing Survey, but for those who are curious about the latter, it tends to show somewhat smaller housing units in the United States (only certain states are available):

And zero percent for ice makers. I'm center-left, and I love America! 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

Every year, I visit my hometown, Seattle, witness the legions of homeless, hear more stories from more friends about medical bankruptcies, return to my "new" home (of 30 years), Prague, & kiss the ground. Sure, call us europoor. Unless you're rich, you're better off in Europe.

When you don’t drink ice water, it messes with your mind and small spaces are appealing.

Don’t people dry their clothes outside or on the balcony? Not in the inside square footage. Only place I ever dried clothes indoors was HK, using 2 dehumidifiers in the third bathroom of my flat (only in HK do 800 sq ft flats have 3 bathrooms)

Also feels hot and cramped because of the lack of ice.

My European apartment (with drying clothes) is large enough

Houses in usa are often bigger. But built of timber.

And health care, and easily affordable college, and gun control, and transit.