• @solrize
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    571 year ago

    Refrigerators that make way less noise than the ones we have here. Japanese more often live in small apartments so noise is a bigger nuisance. But, those refrigerators are ridiuclously expensive by our standards. I had been interested in buying one, oh well.

        • Firipu
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          01 year ago

          You do realize a 3 bedroom appt is like 40-60m2 over here right?

          • @AngryCommieKender
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            11 year ago

            40m^2 seems small. 60m^2 is 645 sq ft, so a bit smaller than we’re used to, but not enough to make up the price difference.

      • mommykink
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        41 year ago

        An average apartment in Tokyo is less than 200sq. ft, less than a third of New York’s average apartment size of ~700sq. ft.

        • @[email protected]
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          121 year ago

          When I looked into it a few years ago, I found that, contrary to the stereotype, Japanese homes are surprisingly big. Smaller than the US or Canada, which are some of the biggest in the world, but actually bigger than most of Europe.

          The result of a quick search: the average Tokyo apartment is 65.9 sq m (710 sq ft). The modal apartment size is 19.7 sq meters (212 sq ft), so maybe that’s what you’re referring to. But that’s only 21% of Tokyo apartments.

      • @solrize
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        71 year ago

        Got a url? Not the very inefficient ammonia type, or the Peltier type that won’t freeze stuff. Thanks.

    • @[email protected]
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      31 year ago

      Doesn’t anyone check the dB an appliance makes? It’s one of the first things I check, as I hate loud devices.