Boxed In: Life Inside The 'Coffin Cubicles' of Hong Kong - In Pictures

At least they have internet and toilet paper....

could be be a bit messy at the wake, are these conveniences worm proof too ?

funbox

That's a nope.

Not sanitary.

Yup. Looks like a beehive

Ya know, maybe that's why they want to kill off Americans, because we refuse to live in a honeycomb hive like that

They can't be cleaned!

Disgusting, people shouldn't have to live like that it is unhealthy.

calm down calamity :D im sure a small micro toothbrush would suffice, albiet its the size that unsettles me , as if a man suit isnt bad enough :D

funbox

With each tiny room
A depression follows
Then a drop in energy
A sharp decline of will power follows, the result is obvius

The Brits did that, not the commies.

Last Edited by News_hungry on 10/17/2017 01:19 PM

Though its netter than living on the street by far!

Dinner's ready, sorry it smells like shit I had to take a dump while cooking...

Last Edited by BRIEF on 10/17/2017 01:22 PM

honestly, I think I'd rather be on the street.

I've seen this before. Prison's have more room.
Also read the Chinese have the highest rates of suicide. Living like that, working, and going home to that, I'm not surprised.

I gagged

Somebody should educate the Chinks about condoms.
And make them in small sizes too...

That life denies a human being any humanity.

They are no longer human beings, but pod dwellers, a new species of being.

Like a bug or a rodent.

But, at least the carbon foot print is minimal!

See, there's a silver lining to every cloud.

Creature comforts are few and far between in communism. Plus, it's a lifetime, not a four year stint.

Yikes. Welcome to Asia.

Some of these units have washers and stove tops. That's not poverty.

Not big fans of military huh? Probably think society is communism too? Why you bad mofo's using computers? They are the result of stability provided through society and military strength. Same as cars, cell phones, clean water. All yucky communist things cause people work together to create them.

PS, you're cool.

Do you stand in the kitchen or on top of the toilet to shower?

So FEMA CAMP would be a major upgrade?

YAWN..... What bullshit.

I used to live in Hong Kong in Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, just up Nathan Road from Salisbury
Garden. I could walk to the waterfront of Victoria Harbor in about 5 min.

YES, there are these small cubicle dwellings.

NO, they are not the norm.

Aside from the wealthy, most apartments and condos in Hong Kong are much smaller than
what we are used to in N. America, but they are much more spacious than what is shown in
those pics.

The issue is available space, not affordable housing.

Like Tokyo, there is little room available to spread laterally or to even undertake even new
construction. If there is new construction, it is usually on a spot where a building previously
existed.

The only alternative is to build higher UP, which is why all of Hong Kong is covered with towers.

[link to images.fineartamerica.com (secure)]

[link to upload.wikimedia.org (secure)]

Hong Kong is one of the most densely populated places on the planet. There are simply more
people wanting to live there then there are available, reasonably priced accommodations. As
HK is now part of China, the problem is dramatically magnified as HK operates under a different,
more open economic system ('one country, two systems' as the saying goes.) So prices go up and
space goes down.

None of these people are forced to live in those conditions. If they don't like it, THEY MOVE.

If they cannot afford to move to a larger place, well.. tough shit. That is part of living in
a big city. And if they do move, there is a line around the block of people willing to live in
those spaces until they can afford to pay for a larger place.

Further, if one is willing to live outside of the main business districts, you can find excellent
accommodations at affordable prices. The only drawback is the commute.

If the opportunity presented itself, I would move back to Hong Kong tomorrow.

It is an absolutely amazing place (which is why so many people want to live there).

I wouldn't last 15 minutes like that.

I can only imagine what these people
smell like when they go out into the
public or to visit the real world
when they go to work.
Pitiful !

If they burn incense, the shit smell may not be as noticeable in their kitchen.

If you are interested in this....check out Kowloon's "forbidden city" its like a ghetto compacted together....the triads run the place, cops won't enter.....you need a guide to get around because the passages and corridors change....

Its pretty amazing....resembles the borg cube....

[link to www.businessinsider.com.au (secure)]

Looks cozy