Quote:
Originally Posted by Justin101  Does that have something to do with why Japanese like to buy a house for the land and tear it down and build a new one on the plot? So they don’t have other people’s trauma living with them in their home? Or is more plain that that and the obsession for new shiny stuff takes over.
I’m not sure if that happens more in the city than in rural areas though. |
I'm not fully sure. A lot of old Japanese housing doesn't really stand against elements and earthquakes, and they are extremely difficult to set up modern piping and heating. I know here in Shikoku, I could get an old house for less than what I pay for my flat, but it would be a nightmare in winter and typhoon season.
I do know this - if a suicide or murder happens in a house or apartment, the value plummets. Even with that value gone, it is next to impossible for a real-estate agent to sell it to another prospective homeowner. So they usually offload it to a construction company, who will tear it down and build modern housing instead.
__________________
"We're outgunned, and undermanned. But, you know somethin'? We're gonna win. You know why? Superior attitude. Superior state of mind."
