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> In Vietnam, the houses are really thin because property taxes are based on width. Really? Interesting. Can anyone explain how taxing the width of the house w
by jason_slack 9y ago
> In Vietnam, the houses are really thin because property taxes are based on width.
Really? Interesting. Can anyone explain how taxing the width of the house was established?
- yathern 9y agoIt's similar in many places in Europe, where you see houses laid out like this: http://c8.alamy.com/comp/F56ABW/old-and-narrow-houses-in-street-of-gdansk-poland-europe-beautiful-F56ABW.jpg http://c8.alamy.com/comp/F56ABW/old-and-narrow-houses-in-str... Your property size, and subsequent taxes were decided based on how much of the road you took up, ie the width of the house. This practice dates back surprisingly far (1500s?)
- jason_slack 9y agooh, that kind of "this". I was thinking the walls were thin. Width meaning taller and skinnier....lol
- yathern 9y agoHaha I was thinking the same thing - until I remembered some trivia I learned on a recent trip to Germany