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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]People in DC complain about large homes for one or more of the following reasons:

1) They fancy themselves trendy hipsters who think of large homes as resignation towards a life of McMansion suburbia. They feel bad that they don't live someplace truly hip and urban like Brooklyn, so they have to pretend.

2) They are from places other than the United States and thus are unaccustomed to the large homes that are typical in many if not most of this country, so liking large homes is "vulgar" or just unfathomable.

3) With the prices in DMV, they simply cannot afford large homes. They secretly envy their friends and relatives living in 4000 sq. ft. homes in Indiana or Ohio, but what can you do? They are here in DC and must pretend they prefer a smaller home.[/quote]

4) They are not from Indiana or Ohio at all but from the Northeast where small and old are actually positive attributes. They grew up with craftsmanship and detailing, brick and plaster and walls that were not made of particle board, solid wood doors, not hollow ones, slate roofs and copper pipes etc. so when they see these huge particle board houses going up -- the kind a limp-wristed middle schooler could punch a hole in -- they are reminded of plywood dollhouse kits.

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solid wood doors -  are on new homes if you choose to add them
slate roof - highly ineffective and prone to maintenance nightmares, you don't want these we have newer technologies for roofing that is much bettter
copper pipes - prone to maintenance isssues down the road, costly and more difficult to work with. PVC is new technology that is easy to work with and will last longer.
plaster walls - hard to work with, expesnive and difficult to keep level and flat. Drywall is a superior product.
particle board houses - there are 2  x 4s and other substantial structural components to the house. It would be like me complaining that all old homes are made of tar paper. I seriously doubt you could punch a hole into particle board. You won't even see the particle board so I don't know why this is a complaint.

All of the items you are complaining about are not on newer homes because they have been replaced with superior products and building techniques from the result of new technological advances. Modern building codes and products actually create a house that is more resilient and stronger than an older home.  I am surprised you didn't complain of running water, electricity or anything other break through technological discoveries.[/quote]

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