• FrostyTheDoo@lemmy.world
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    2 days ago

    What are you talking about? It’s not that common in the US outside of college dormitories or extremely poor communities. And it’s pretty common in other countries for those same situations.

    • Ziglin (it/they)@lemmy.world
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      Most colleges in Germany have options where you aren’t stuffed in a room with others unless you want to. It’s generally a tiny bit cheaper to stuff yourself in there but even then I don’t see the appeal unless you know your roommate.

      There’s probably less student housing but German universities are also more spread out, meaning that students have fewer reasons to live by the main campus.

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        Most colleges in Germany have options where you aren’t stuffed in a room with others unless you want to. It’s generally a tiny bit cheaper to stuff yourself in

        This is literally the same situation as most American universities.

        I don’t see the appeal unless you know your roommate.

        Ya know how all the kids these days don’t know how to socialize and are super lonely? This is their opportinity to very easily make friends when they are starting college

        • Ziglin (it/they)@lemmy.world
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          16 hours ago

          This is literally the same situation as most American universities.

          Some (to be fair slightly older people) have told me that was not the case when they studied in the US and that German universities are more spread out.

          Ya know how all the kids these days don’t know how to socialize and are super lonely? This is their opportinity to very easily make friends when they are starting college

          Isn’t that what orientation week is meant to help with?