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As an American, I'm extremely curious. What does your nationality have to do with that comment?
by cmelbye 13y ago
As an American, I'm extremely curious. What does your nationality have to do with that comment?
- m_mueller 13y agoI'm a bit confused about your comment. 1. I didn't even mention my nationality. 2. Right in my post I explained, why growing up in Europe might change perspective, since we're surrounded by old structures still in use. 3. To extend on this point: I do believe that the thinking here is a bit different when it comes to longevity of buildings. Hence why most homes here are made out of bricks or concrete with heavy foundations and a cellar, while the typical American home seems to be built out of wood and doesn't have a cellar. The abundance of land is probably heavily factoring into this, so more people can afford to buy land and build a house on it[1]. [1] E.g. Switzerland, my home country, has a home ownership of only 34% vs. 67% in the USA.
- oijaf888 13y agoThe occurrence of cellars is dependent more on the geography in the US. For example in Florida where the water table is very high, it makes little sense to dig a cellar since it would constantly have to be pumped out. However in the midwest and north east cellars are quite common.