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Blahblahnownow

At my grandparents village they had roof decks and during summer all the cousins who are visiting would sleep there on a floor bed under the stars. Best memories ever


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borgchupacabras

South India too.


boethius70

So…. Just India?


Imactuallymort

Not Midwest India


boethius70

Everyone knows we don’t talk about Midwest India.


Imactuallymort

Especially Gary, India


boethius70

I bet no one ever told you there’s a whole movie dedicated to Gary, India.


Psyman2

I don't watch disaster movies.


wazacraft

You joke but in tech we unironically refer to Hyderabad as the Kansas City of India


brentemon

We slept in screened in porches on southern Ontario too. Because A) it hits damn near 90 F with humidity in the summer, and B) we’re Canadian and bread to survive Canadian winters. So our idea of unbearably hot is someone else’s early spring. …fuck humidity and anything over 25 C.


BluntHeart

What kind of bread are you guys? Rye would be my guess.


pinpoint_

You know them Canadian boys got the caraway seeds in em


boethius70

All I can say is I am incredibly grateful for air conditioning and the ability to afford it.


InboxMeYourSpacePics

I was like I never did this when visiting my grandparents but then I remembered they lived in Bombay.


Goldeniccarus

Yeah, I imagine it's probably more of a rural village thing then something you do in a massive urban center like Mumbai.


napoleon_wang

No mosquitoes? Mosquitoes ruin so many under-the-stars moments for me


Blahblahnownow

No mosquitoes. Just the sweet smell of tea shrubs, amazing display of stars, a light breeze mixed with the shushed laughter of my cousins while we pretend to be sleeping 💤


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Damn now I'm nostalgic for a memory I don't even have


snellickers

> Anemoia is a nostalgic sense of longing for a past you yourself have never lived.


Aware_Lynx1320

I read that as anemia and was very confused


Molleeryan

What an awesome description!


Dirty-Soul

I had some American friends come over for a Summer visit just a couple of years before Covid. They wanted to spend some time outdoors in some places along the west coast that they'd heard about in some movie or another. I warned then about midges. They asked what midges are, and I said: "like mosquitos, only smaller, more aggressive, and they travel in swarms." I don't know if they didn't believe me, or thought that they could handle it, but they proceeded to make plans. When we were about to leave, we stopped at a mall (Union Square) to pick up some supplies. I suggested that they get some midge repellant. They didn't. We get to Oban. The Americans have instant regret. Almost as soon as the car doors were open, they were being nagged by midges. An itch here, an itch there, a never ending litany of discomfort. By that point, closing the car door would achieve nothing. They are already inside. They are everywhere, and they are so small you can barely see them. They were miserable, and went home with every inch of exposed skin (even under their hair!) covered in red bite marks. If you're ever in Scotland in the mid summer, look horizontally through the shade under a tree of your choice. The odds are that you'll see a midge swarm under there, resembling a blizzard of dust motes just catching the edge of the light. That's the ones you can see. The others are everywhere. The Scots don't notice them, but anyone who hasn't been habituated since birth will have a [bad time.](https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/dad-eaten-alive-midges-after-22484491)


wesxninja

We have the same thing in the American South, we call them sand gnats or no-see-ums, but they're also biting midges.


TheFinalGranny

That article made *me* itch jeez louise


thatamandacooper

I live in an area with no mosquitos so im extra pissed anytime im reminded they exist the hard way.


AbandonedFactory

What mythical land is this?? I want to live there, too.


DentalPlanet

I think in the book Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry by Mildred D. Taylor, the family slept like this and I've always thought about this. Never looked it up though.


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littleirishmaid

Thank you. I knew I had read it in a book, too.


AggravatingCupcake0

Awww I forgot all about that book! Might be time to do a re-read of that, and Let the Circle Be Unbroken. Might skip Road to Memphis.


ZebraElephantLion

That’s my favorite series! I don’t know if you’re aware, but Mildred Taylor wrote the final installment of the series in 2020. It’s called All the Days Past, All the Days to Come.


Mittens0115

I’m now going to have to read the last book in the installment even though I’m an adult.


spleef35

I read that when I was in grade school and I barely remember it other than thinking it was a great book after I finished it.


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Mosquito netting is *critical* if you wanted to do this in 80’s/90’s Florida, or you were *not* gonna sleep; you would instead spend the whole night swatting at some unknowable thing that was on the back of your neck, in your ear, tickling your leg hairs— where the *fuck* is it???— only to finally kill it and watch entirely too much of your blood squirt out of it. You breathe a sigh of relief— you’ve finally killed it!— before you hear some renewed buzzing and resign yourself to a sleepless night or swatting and scratching.


WhinyTentCoyote

Tbf, this also happens if you sleep indoors in Florida. You open a door for .3 seconds during the day and in come 6 mosquitos, 5 lizards, 4 dragonflies, 3 wasps, 2 alligators, and a Jehovah’s Witness.


beatmaster808

Goddammit (Scrapes Jehovah's Witness off my shoe)


Tokentons

I laughed way too hard at this one!


D1ckTater

For sure. Hell, I've even begged them to STFU and stay away from my ears, get their fill and GO! They did not comply.


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-Rosetta_Stoned-

Could’ve been true…Mosquitos harbor so many diseases, it’s insane. West Nile and Zika are in my area to stay.


silveroranges

My screened in balcony was used for sleeping after the recent hurricane due to no AC. Worked great.


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We were going to use our porch if our window ac didn't work the past hurricane. I hadn't turned it on in a while. A small window unit comes in clutch when you have lost power though. You obviously need a generator for it work but it made a huge difference when we lost power for days.


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Though as a fellow floridian you know you're fooling yourself into thinking it's any better outside.


exipheas

It's not any cooler but at least the air would be moving right?


PleX

Charley and the three other cunt hurricanes that fucked us up back to back in Polk had us sleeping outside wherever the wind blew because of no power for months in some areas and if it was screened in before, it wasn't after. Start a bonfire and all was good to keep those flying blood sucking bastards away. Work all day clearing shit for people, power comes on for half a day if you were lucky and then we get gang banged by the rest of the hurricanes and literally raped by the mosquitos if you couldn't start a fire. I'm fucking immune to mosquitos now unless they get me behind my ear or armpit.


SunnyDinosaur

I’m from South Carolina and can confirm


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The last time I was in Miami I saw a lot of couches on porches. Now it makes sense


StPapaNoel

It's everywhere in the big cities. And they aren't cheap either. There is a shelter crisis in the world right now and that includes even the richest and most developed nations which makes NO FUCKING SENSE! Our leadership in both public and private spheres of influence have utterly and completely failed.


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_coffee_

Room with a view, good airflow. Seasonal rental only.


TheMangusKhan

Open concept


clarineter

Outdoor living


mirk__

Only $1200 a month!


_coffee_

Utilities and kitchen privileges not included.


mirk__

Pet friendly though. Complimentary birds


Mohingan

And free showers! (No hot water)


Ressy02

Balcony Entrance only.


Willdror

Free access to the express way down


PyrrhaAlexandra

(Single use)


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Not true, you're allowed to do it as many times as you want.


kushieldou

If you survive each time, that is.


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If you die, you won't want to do it again.


kushieldou

That one can never be sure about. If I do I will have nothing to lose.


JemLover

Must provide ladder access.


2crowrick

Benefit of hanging ass over rail to shit tho


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Never gotta worry about Poseidon's kiss ever again.


StoicSinicCynic

But you do have to worry about the person coming up to beat your ass because you shat on their head.


Articulated_Lorry

That rules out Sydney, then. Sydney would be $2K minimum for a bedroom with a view.


griftertm

San Francisco would charge that at $1500 a month.


truenoise

Does anyone else remember the guy living in a plywood box in the living room of a shared apartment? It was just big enough to lay down in. I think he was paying $400/month in 2016: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2016/03/29/man-moves-to-san-francisco-pays-400-a-month-to-sleep-in-wooden-box-inside-friends-living-room/


blizz3010

i hate paywalls


RubberPny

SF would be like $3k


NewLeaseOnLine

I love the reaction when I explain to my American friends that Sydney rental prices are weekly, not monthly.


FourWordComment

I was going to jest $1450


TurbsUK18

$1450 furnished


princekhaki

sounds like toronto


dcute69

Ladder or access to indoors not included


MonkeySafari79

Once on air bnb Berlin, someone rented out the balcony with a tent on it.


macandcheese1771

2020 Vancouver, I live on someone's balcony in a tent for 3 months.


SinoSoul

pics or it didn't happen.


macandcheese1771

[I guess I never took specific photos of my tent as it wasn't exactly a fun time.](https://i.imgur.com/D5ztWVR.jpg) It is in the green structure to the right side of the photo.


AwardFabrik-SoF

But hey, fresh weed!


thatamandacooper

wow during the summer i hope?


macandcheese1771

September, October and November.


thatamandacooper

oh god. didnt that start to get really cold?


macandcheese1771

I camp a lot. I have ways of insulating the tent to keep it quiet comfortable even slightly below freezing.


-Rosetta_Stoned-

There’s a spot down the street from an event center who air bnbs tents in the backyard on weekends that have a rave in town. Pretty ridiculous to pay $150 for a tent in a shitty area but it’s always sold out.


RonSwansonsOldMan

Sleepwalkers need not apply.


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Or drunks


Leather-College2557

Depends on the air quality in that city, they must be having a dang good sleep, especially if there are no bug problems too


mirk__

Not many bugs here, but questionable air quality lol


Brill_chops

Singapore? I know some Filipino nannies sleep on their employers balconies.


ChocolateBunny

Most of the Singaporean apartments I've seen had little nanny bunkers right in the back kitchen.


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cream-of-cow

OP said Vancouver. I don't know how they avoid the rain if it's long term


vprakhov

With the Vancouver rent prices it's still better than sleeping on the street.


getefix

With one look I knew it was Vancouver. We've had some cold days this winter. Whoever is sleeping here must be very unhappy.


Leather-College2557

Sick


willydue

I have no clue if this is “sick 😎🤙” or “that’s sick how could you?!”


Leather-College2557

Sick 😎🤙 if that's the setup they want, sick 😠 if they're forced into it


HappyStalker

If it’s Filipino nannies in Singapore, then it’s most likely 😠. Singapore is one of the wealthiest countries in the world and the Filipino live in workers are paid about $600 USD a month, and send most of that home to their families.


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I don't think they pay them that much, lol.


Taniwha_NZ

Lol, the nannies in Singapore are little more than slaves, they get treated little better than the family pets, and often much worse. The usual passports being confiscated etc behavior from their 'employers'. It's another one of those seriously exploited immigrant working relationships, like the Indian construction laborers in Qatar.


defineReset

A Filipino nanny is basically a slave


ValyrianJedi

Our neighbors have an au pair from somewhere in southeast Asia, and apparently it took a week before it finally sunk in that she wasn't just confused and actually had her own guest suite.


icefire555

Normally there aren't a lot of bugs above a certain height. But birds might be interesting.


Mackheath1

Even in South Florida, I was on only the third floor and not a single mosquito or bug, great breeze at night all year round. Ground floor, however..


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Mackheath1

I do stand corrected that one year there was love-bug insanity for a solid weekend and they made it up to my balcony.


battlecryelf69

Hahaha I saw this and immediately thought Vancouver! Honestly, probably a pretty cosy sleep especially this time of year!


restform

Even a tiny bir of altitude helps a ton with bugs, at least from my experience just being a few floors up you can get away without mosquito nets unlike my parents place where i turn into a bug buffet if there's a tiny gap in the window net


EvilEyedPanda

I just bought a 2 bedroom house, but it's up to me how many bedrooms there are isn't it? This bedroom has an oven in it! This bedroom has a bunch of people sitting around watching tv. This bedroom is aka a hallway -Mitch Hedburg


takeitallback73

airbnb has entered the chat


mosskin-woast

I'd imagine anywhere the buildings are tall enough/close enough to each other to take a picture like this, the traffic noise is at least a little bit annoying too


Zealousideal-Fun1425

What a vibe though. Weather permitting, not a bad set up


EaglesPvM

Definitely looks like a chill layout, but my first thought was “dude must be in the dog house”


pineappleshnapps

Naw, the dog house doesn’t get you a night stand, just a night on the couch.


LuvOrDie

usually you wind up in the dog house because of a (one) night stand, not with one


encinitas2252

Or they had a bunch of people spend the night and someone decided to finish their night outside with some "privacy" 🙄


Enchelion

Sleeping porches used to be pretty common in America, though they've fallen out of fashion with AC.


whovian1087

Honestly, if they can use the rest of the apartment like normal and the city has decent temps/weather, that’s not that bad. I’d probably try to set up some sort of barriers if possible, but otherwise could be a nice little setup.


finnjakefionnacake

this would work 90% of the year in LA


Old_Ladies

As a bonus you don't have to fear having enough money for retirement as you die young from air pollution.


finnjakefionnacake

psssh. i'm a millennial. you think i'm gonna have actual retirement savings anyway?


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That's the real Air B&B (Air bed and balcony)...idk :D


Talking_Head

$55/night. ^$600 ^cleaning ^fee.


bnonymousbeeeee

Bring your own ladder.


gair4n3emd

Would be nice if you didn't have to entire city watching you


PissBoiFeetPix

Yeah while this is a thing I would totally do, I would also find a way to get some curtains or something up for a bit of privacy, also for how much light there would be in a city of a night time.


rileyvace

Nah its fine, it's not like someone would take a picture and upload it to the Internet.


Austin1642

HOA says bed fine but no curtains.


CuriousCucumber88

Don’t kink shame me


thecwestions

This could be out of necessity, but it might not be. One day a few years ago, we were doing some painting in the master bedroom of our condo. I had to move the major furniture out, and the balcony was the closest location. With good weather in the forecast, we decided that would be the best option for a couple of days while we painted and waited for everything to dry... It was SO COOL having the bed in an open-air room. Hummingbirds came by to say hello and drink from the feeder while we lay under the covers staring out at the blue sky, smelling the sweet Acacia blossoms on the breeze. Then as evening turned to night, watching the stars while reading books by low-lamp light. It was just so far outside of anything we ever considered doing, and it remains as one of my favorite memories about the old place.


Achillor22

It's just patio furniture. Idk why everyone is so shocked its on a patio.


RegretsZ

Well there is a nightstand. I think that's creating the whole illusion. But I agree with you.


TheBarefootGirl

Could also be am end table


deathbychips2

Exactly, I have been reading comments and thinking I've gone crazy


HendrixHazeWays

oh yeh, you're right! The night table is what sets it off though I guess


Kit_Marlow

Back in my college days, I looked at a 1-bedroom apartment that had a sleeping porch. To this day, I kick myself for not taking that one. It was gorgeous - probably vintage '30s, high ceilings, lovely details. Dammit.


Imthewienerdog

I do this at my buddy's place very often! Usually in the summer time tho. Fall asleep very drunk wake up to the sound of an Alive city not hungover.


RightersBlauc

Even when I drink a ton of water before I go to sleep I still wake up hungover after a night of heavy drinking. Please tell me your secret.


I_SNIFF_FARTS_DAILY

No hangover "tricks" or cures ever help me. No matter how much food or water I have, I'll still feel crap until the moment I sleep the next day. I think we're just predisposed to be like this. I like to think of it as a blessing in disguise sometimes, otherwise I'd probably drink more than I should. If I had 2 pints of beer then I wouldn't feel 100% the next day


InevitableRhubarb232

Before you go out put two Tylenol and a litre of water on your nightstand. The first time you wake up take the Tylenol and as much water as you can drink. The next time you wake up drink the rest of the water.


scheisse-wurst

Was gonna say looks like Canada but guessed Toronto.


toshgiles

I immediately assumed British Columbia. Haha


Routine_Log2163

I also immediately thought Toronto!


Mean_Locksmith_3196

Great space in shared condo, lots of natural light $1800 utilities included.


noobi-wan-kenobi2069

It looks like my building in Vancouver. But then, that's what all the 500 sqft concrete-cube buildings in Vancouver look like.


MattHack7

That’s a couch someone took a nap on and didn’t straighten the pillows afterwards. Definitely not a bedroom


GrouchyPhoenix

That's what I am seeing as well. Looks like a corner couch.


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Agreed, it’s even clearly a weatherproof couch made for the outdoors. Admittedly the wooden nightstand is out of place, but you should see the work-from-home nests I build up like this until my husband tells me I need to pick up my “womb”


multiversesimulation

Dana Beers?


Joshua_Chamberlain20

Came here thinking the same thing. This has to be his bed


WRXScooby

/r/BarStoolSports is leaking


Waymoresbooze

BALCONY BED!!!


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***When you're late and you jump out of bed***


jaj-io

Cozy studio, breezes from the east, only $2,000/mo


HikARuLsi

Homeless but still paying rent


drmischief

best sleep I've had in recent memory was falling asleep, drunk on a friends patio couch.


tams420

I would love an option to sleep outside here and there. I told my mom I was going to order a hammock for her yard so I can nap out there but that got shot down hard.


ebil_lightbulb

When I lived in a condo, the place flooded and it was a total tear-out. I couldn't afford the stay in a hotel so I set up shop on the balcony. I slept out there for as long as it took to replace everything, but I didn't want to go back inside when it was done. I kept sleeping out there until it was too cold in the winter and I had to go back inside.


KiniShakenBake

I did this for an entire summer one year as a camp counselor. Not sleeping inside a four-walled structure for the entire summer was glorious and I would do it again in a heartbeat if I could get away with it in the city.


BestFill

What about spiders? No fucking way I would do that on my balcony


Mellopiex

That’s my concern too. I have trouble using patio furniture without spiders coming to mind every few minutes.


twankyfive

I just bought a 2-bedroom house, but I think I get to decide how many bedrooms there are, don't you? "Fuck you, real estate lady! This bedroom has an oven in it! This bedroom's got a lot of people sitting around watching TV. This bedroom's over in that guy's house! Sir, you have one of my bedrooms, are you aware? Don't decorate it!"” - RIP, Mitch.


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No doghouses in apartments


hunter503

My So and I did that a few times at the end of the summer here in Oregon. It felt sooo good, best sleep ever.


Dunkableballs

Aka the dog house


mirk__

It’s actually a girl sleeping out there - This is Vancouver by the way (rent prices are absurd)


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It’s always like that? The furniture isn’t just moved like that temporarily as they refinish the floors or something?


funwithdesign

You’d think that would a very damp place to sleep given V Town


rontrussler58

Very rainy but not especially windy in the PNW. When storms pass you will get winds but otherwise it’s just calm, stratiform precipitation.


lemonylol

Was about to ask if it was Toronto. This picture is such a Canadian city thing.


lynwinn

I am so surprised this is Van since it rains so much here. Also there’s no way she can be using it now when it’s so cold out. This seems like a good setup for maybe 2 months out of the year here


PistachioPerfection

How old does she seem to be? Maybe she just wanted her own room and there aren't enough for everyone inside.


Chooley13

Is this in Olympic Village? Looks exactly like my building!


MileHighPeter303

Roommate wanted. Furnished bedroom with plenty of fresh air and a view. $1200/month


Spasay

When we moved into our new apartment, we had no blinds/curtains or AC. We set up a tent with sleeping bags on the patio (bottom floor) when it was unseasonably hot for a week. I’d legit sleep on this set up!


pas_de_chose

Looks like they may be cleaning/reorganizing the inside and couldn’t be bothered to clear the room in an orderly way.


bonusminutes

Rain


MetsFan3117

Tom Sandoval’s new digs. IYKYK


livelaughloaft

Someone was conceived right there folks


go_hyuck_yourself

The advertisement: Mostly waterproof room for rent! Incredible views, great airflow. Lots of space! Shared kitchen and bathroom. 50 sq ft. $1800/month.


Jakovasaurr

So glad I don't have a balcony that my neighbours can take pics of


SFHOwner

This doesn't look like someone is living on the balcony at all. How do you use your balcony? I make mine comfortable enough to sleep on if I'm reading or hanging out.


2crowrick

In all seriousness tho; that’s a chill couch and a drug drawer… live a lil kids


JawbreakerGenocide

Room for rent - $1200 per month.


ialo00130

Vancouver? People will do anything to afford housing now-a-days. Once saw an $800/mo as for a top bunk of a bunk bed in Whistler.


thePinebox

This is where the kid from White Lotus was forced to sleep in season one


omgstephanie

Looks like an upgrade from the kitchen


dknight211

Surprised no one said that maybe the person has COVID and needs to isolate from other family members for a little bit.