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Yeah. In Finland these days the most common mode of student living is an individual studio. Sharing the same flat (common kitchen/living room, individual bedrooms) used to be more common but they’re really falling out of favor. Sharing the same bedroom? That’s just unthinkable and only happens in US movies and TV series.

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I shared a dormitory bedroom with my friend. I studied at a Canadian University. Wasn't unusual at all.

I guess Canada can be lumped with the US in this case :) The whole concept of a “dormitory” is simply foreign here outside of hostels and niche boarding schools. Student housing is mostly normal-looking apartment buildings.

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