I read this when it was first posted here, and I didn't write anything then. (Obviously). I've seen/heard people talking a lot about their nice homes, mentioning it's just perfect or just a bit smaller than they envisioned. I've never heard anyone say they have too much room, other than on sites like MMM, and definitely not in person. Yet, every single mention of space is far bigger than what I've lived in. Aside from the house I grew up in, I've only live in a college dorm and a barracks. So my house is the largest place I've ever lived, and it was less than 1200 sq feet. I had four siblings and both parents.
Pretty much everyone here recognizes the horribly massive amount of space most people have, but I've always been astounded with how much people take it all for granted. Yeah, I grew up "cramped" into a "tiny" house, but I've been to several third-world countries where much larger families had far less space. Like, on the order of a dorm or barracks room. I took how much space I had for granted, and I realize now just how big my home was growing up. It blows my mind that people talk about 2000 sq ft as if it's tiny. (Not trying to rail on anyone, just saying how surprising things like this are to me.)