Quote - Schon bei einer kleinen Wohnung verschlingt allein die Miete einen so erheblichen Teil vom Durchschnittsverdienst eines normalen Arbeiters oder angestellten in Westdeutschland, daß viele andere wichtige Bedürfnisse zurücktreten müssen.

And the sad message is that parts of this today have become regular truth. With rents and additional costs for normal flats eating up more than 50 % of the family income ...

B.t.w. that appartment blueprint is not such far from layouts also in western germany. My own flat is having 80 m², so a bit bigger but with some similar order. But it's not a Plattenbau !!!!!!!!!!!!! :thumbupboth: