[Jensson]

> Because the meme/myth about disposable Japanese housing comes from dense urban environments like Tokyo.

But then you should compare home size to something comparable, like Tokyo to New York city, not Tokyo to USA.

[s1artibartfast]

I Think I provided the appropriate comparisons given the premise:

"Why doesn't American real-estate behave like an exaggerated example of Japanese real-estate?"

The answer is of course that there are significant differences between the two groups being compared.