American and Japanese houses

わたしのアパトは 小さいです。less than 50 square meters. Here are sample pictures of my aprtment:

(open kitchen, rare in Asian housing)

りょうしんの部屋は大きいです。私のアパトは ベッ一ベッドルーム有ります。一リビングルーム有ります。One thing I found unique about American house is the basement. American family tends to live in independent houses, not apartment. A basement is used for leisure time, for kids to play etc. Americans like to eat barbecue, they are likely to have grills out in their yards and enjoy barbecue meat during social gatherings. Unlike Japanese family, American family does not use rice cooker from my own experience. However, they eat rice; they just steam rice in a large pot.