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There is like zero uniformity in houses when you get to the old town.
Tuesday, 11-Nov-14 13:45:21 UTC from web-
@mrmattimation I never understood the reason "why" but I do know that every "old inner city" has low/zero uniformity in how they are build http://cultuurhistorie.venlo.nl/assets/Venlo_Binnenstad20algemeen_31.jpg ... it gives the whole town more of a homey feeling though methinks
Tuesday, 11-Nov-14 13:47:56 UTC from web-
@critialcloudkicker Usually because the first houses are built there so there isn't exactly a Homeowner's Association yet to make everything pretty and uniform.
Tuesday, 11-Nov-14 13:49:35 UTC from web-
@mrmattimation Homeowner Association ? I reckon that is mostly an American invention. Down here when you wanna build something it has to "fit in" with the rest of the buildings according to city hall ( which can sometimes make awfull desisions IMHO ) ... However if you want to "allign picket fences" and all that stuff, well, noone ever does that. I live in one of the most cooperative neighbourhood where we do community BBQ's and halloween and arrange more stuff like that. But those are basically 5 guys coming together organizing stuff and asking whether someone wants to join pitching in on event X. At most picket fences are bought with neighbours and you see "conjoined" gardens, but nothing as strict as a Homeowner's Association as I see in American movies. ... Everyone is pretty much free to do as they please.
Tuesday, 11-Nov-14 13:55:22 UTC from web-
@critialcloudkicker The homeowners association is what you get when you farm out the things a local council would do to the free market.
Tuesday, 11-Nov-14 14:32:27 UTC from web
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