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That might be, outdoor space shouldn't really be included in square footage. I don't suppose you know how big the sleeping loft is?

In Japan people generally go to a rabu hoteru if they want to have a date over and don't want to be disturbed. The same applies even if live in a house since they don't have quite the sound proofing that western housing has.

Yes, of course! But then again, I also have a collection of Japanese and Chinese scrolls that get rotated with the seasons. However, in order to properly care for this type of art you also kind of need to do that.

My western style art on the other hand, well, there is some in storage (i.e. the closet) but that is more for lack of space than anythinge else.

I'm inclined to agree with @Trumystique in that the article really isn't up to your old standards and I wonder about the "inside scoop" when I hear a term like "Cantabrigians" get mentioned. I've been around for awhile now and never heard that term. Now if the author had mentioned "The Peoples Republic of Cambridge." things would be different. Someone that was giving an inside scoop would also want to give insight as to why that term is being used in Cambridge as well.

Don't get me wrong, I do think hat $1500 is likely way too much for what came in the box but on the same token, if that is the full inventory than that is effectively almost a full wardrobe. All you would need a second pair of shoes, two more shirts, and maybe another sweater or jacket to consider it a full basic wardrobe. Or a complete one you try to ensure that you aren't following the 80/20 principle. :)

The different PS2's are likely different SKUs that you would want to have a "complete" collection of that console. Plus, the PS2 had region coding so if you wanted to play, say, a Japanese game, you can't just use the same console that you brought in the United States.

I would need a better picture to tell for sure, but the console is actually a Chinese altar table.

@janel - So nobody from AT is actually going to comment on the appropriateness (e.g. lack there of) of some of the comments in the bachellors article?

@Amaranta - From a style standpoint you tend to see different color palettes being used between men and women who are living on their own. Likewise, couples will have style compromises that need to be made even though some of the logistical concerns are the same.

@Sophieto - Depending upon the context "bachelor" has historically meant either someone or something of low rank or grade (e.g. Bachelor's degree, knight bachelor, etc.) or it referred to a unmarried man. "Bachelor-girl" or spinster historically refereed to an unmarried woman prior to the start of the use of the word bachelorette.

No sexual context was actually attached to those words or at least in the way that it is accepted in the modern context. Historically there was some attached to "widow" or "divorcee" as it implied a lack of virginity that could be expected of a bachelor or bachelor-girl. Furthermore, from a modern context, this is the first time I've seen the use of bachelor in the same context as sexually available - since people have been waiting longer to get married someone might be living on their own for a while in a steady relationship that means they are not sexually available even though they would still be considered a bachelor or bachelorette.

@skaterjo - No we don't know the gender of the commenters; however, that disregards the point that the comments are overwhelmingly inappropriate and as others have noted, had the proverbial shoe been on the other foot and the photographs had featured women, anyone making such comments would have been quickly censored by the other commentors on this site. Furthermore, take a step back and think about what you just said - "but they're NOT women, are they" - it could be argued that you are effectively endorsing a double standard by saying that such commentary is acceptable when directed at men; however, is not acceptable when directed at women. Plus, given that this is a forum to discuss design and not the general appearances of either gender, the comments are inappropriate in a contextual and professional matter.

With regards to your comment about "Besides, AT knows exactly what it's doing!" I'm inclined to agree and plan on making my displeasure known to the editors.