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You are probably right. I get emotional over buildings quite often. Might be some kind of personality disorder.
by andrelaszlo 11y ago
You are probably right. I get emotional over buildings quite often. Might be some kind of personality disorder.
- andrelaszlo 11y agoThis reminds me of Orhan Pamuk's Istanbul and the concept of hüzün. The memories of a once-great city and the collective melancholia of the people living among the ruins.
- paulddraper 11y agoUnderstandable. I also get emotional, though differently. I reminisce when I see old buildings, even those in poor condition. They make me think of the history of the place, and the connections I have to the past. Also, I've lived in a lot of humble circumstances and have really liked the people I got to know, so I'm somewhat biased towards less modernized settings. I understand that there are a lot of problems in indigent places, and I don't want to minimize that at all, but I have fond memories.