I have just started watching the TV show Alpha House. In this show four Senators share a flat. I accepted this initially as poetic license. But then, suddenly, only three remain. And immediately they seek a replacement, as though there was nothing more natural than four senators sharing a smallish flat.
Have I overlooked any explanation of this in the series? Are there any significant cultural differences between America and Europe, which render American millionaires more inclined to live as roommates? Are there any special conditions unique to Washington DC, or senators that might help to explain this oddity? Like any detail of the political system, unknown to me, which renders proximity to some place utterly desirable?
Naively, I should guess, that senators are extremely wealthy and can find top quality homes everywhere, but even if four of them happened to share this odd preference, it would be unlikely to quickly find a fifth one...