[neither_color]

I haven't been to ex-soviet countries but I've stayed in upper middle class "luxury" apartments in a few different Asian countries with lush amenities like gardens, pools, tennis courts, etc. In the end I just prefer a regular old suburban house. You trade walkability for privacy and comfort. Also something about high rise compounds with elevators annoys me. It's like you arrive home but you're still not home, you still have a mini commute through your compound.

[badpun]

> You trade walkability for privacy and comfort.

Yep, precisely. "Comfort" including being relatively noise-free, whereas in apartments, people are in worst cases forced to sell and move out because of inconsiderate neighbors. On the con side, suburban house will require regular maintenance , whereas in apartments there are people who automagically take care of that for you.

[ClumsyPilot]

|> "Comfort" including being relatively noise-free, whereas in apartments, people are in worst cases forced to sell and move out

Is it really impossible to sort out insulation in the 21st century? Like you can have censory deprivation rooms, why can't we put same material between units?