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interesting website out of the Netherlands.
Dec 3, 2009
Nov 29, 2009
Living without money
Just when I think have some eccentric ideas about life, what with living in less than 1000 square feet with two other grown people (unacceptable to some people I know), I read about someone even more unusual than I am. In fact, quite a bit more unusual!
one, of many, of our weekend discussions:
We had a fun holiday with Jackie and Brandon in Atlanta.
I am happy to say that between the 4 of us, we were able to include about 90% of the traits of a McMansion, per the Wikipedia definition:
"McMansion is an originally pejorative term ... large house ... in the United States ... constructed using modern labor-saving techniques and materials ... socio-political viewpoint that is critical ... first appeared in 1990 ... a larger footprint ... located in a newer, larger subdivision ... replacement of an existing, smaller structure in an older neighborhood with a larger and more elaborate home ... floor area commonly over 3,000 square feet ... on a small lot ... homogeneous communities ... the overall look and feel of the homes as not being "appropriate" for a given neighborhood ... wasteful ... pretentiousness ... suspicion of social climbing "new money" ... mix multiple architectural styles ... mass production ... designed from the inside out ... to the benefit of people living in the home rather than those viewing it from the outside ... Attached garages are also criticized, with the garage typically placed flush with the front of the house ... In previous eras, garages and horse carriages were placed behind the home ..."
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I am happy to say that between the 4 of us, we were able to include about 90% of the traits of a McMansion, per the Wikipedia definition:
"McMansion is an originally pejorative term ... large house ... in the United States ... constructed using modern labor-saving techniques and materials ... socio-political viewpoint that is critical ... first appeared in 1990 ... a larger footprint ... located in a newer, larger subdivision ... replacement of an existing, smaller structure in an older neighborhood with a larger and more elaborate home ... floor area commonly over 3,000 square feet ... on a small lot ... homogeneous communities ... the overall look and feel of the homes as not being "appropriate" for a given neighborhood ... wasteful ... pretentiousness ... suspicion of social climbing "new money" ... mix multiple architectural styles ... mass production ... designed from the inside out ... to the benefit of people living in the home rather than those viewing it from the outside ... Attached garages are also criticized, with the garage typically placed flush with the front of the house ... In previous eras, garages and horse carriages were placed behind the home ..."
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