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Why do most Irish gaff not have basements?

iamstop · 2019-06-17 21:57:04

Practically every house in Canada has some sort of basement. Some are just for storage that you can hardly crawl in but most are decent a lot have a full rooms and even jacks down in them. Why is such subterranean living not so common in Ireland?

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#62 18-06-2019 02:16PM

TheDiceMan2020

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Irish Guitarist wrote: »

Why do Americans say "you're still living in your moms basement" as an insult? Why does the basement belong to 'mom' and not the father?

Because the family unit has been steadily dismantled there to the point that single mothers are ten a penny.

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#63 18-06-2019 02:40PM

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Irish Guitarist wrote: »

Why do Americans say "you're still living in your moms basement" as an insult? Why does the basement belong to 'mom' and not the father?

Because your Ma is still looking after you.

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