What gets me is the absence of ballrooms. Yes, ballrooms. In former times grand mansions would have a ballroom. There would be hundreds of people or even just

What gets me is the absence of ballrooms. Yes, ballrooms. In former times grand mansions would have a ballroom. There would be hundreds of people or even just modest gatherings of thirty people, which could be just a few families with a huge amount of kids each. But the McMansions never seem to have a ballroom. There may be vast swimming pools and all kinds of huge extra bedrooms but they lack the fantasy aspect that goes with a grand ball. The grand ball could be a wedding or a birthday or just a seasonal event. People would have to dress up for it in very impractical clothes. A certain level of class hierarchy goes with it though, not very American doing that. I can't remember which one, but years ago the English king would not really use the grand palaces but stay in a regular house in the grounds. He just preferred everything on a practical scale. I think I would be the same had I been born with parents with one of these McMansions, for them to pass the behemoth on to me. The place would have to be in some storage mode and I would live in some small one room caravan out the back, to only use the big house when guests arrive. How does the heating work out for these McMansions? I don't see a lot of doors. Do these people just have huge electricity and other bills to keep the lights and HVAC on the whole time?