This kinda housing is in the US too! I happen to live in what's referred to as a ROW home or the more esthetically pleasing term... Historic Townhouse! My neighborhood was built back in the early 1900 and was a factory town (look up Roebling NJ) and made the cable for some of the more famous bridges in the USA! (Brooklyn and Golden Gate) Anyways, it's not as crowded round here as the image shown above and one thing I love is there are no commercial chain stores anywhere to be seen! Pretty much all MOM & POP kinda places! I can relate to some of the other comments though! Ya hear all sorts of things goin on (insert squeakin' bed frame sound here)