To this day I don’t understand the American propensity to “finish the basement” and use it as a living space. Considering that once people die, that’s where their bodies end up—underground—one thinks that a living and breathing person would want to spend as much time as possible in the daylight and above ground. If I was short of space, I would want to expand the attic, or add a second floor, or remodel the garage (if available) or move eventually…never, ever would I want to spend half of my life in the basement, that’s for sure.
To this day I don’t understand the American propensity to “finish the basement” and use it as a living space. Considering that once people die, that’s where their bodies end up—underground—one thinks that a living and breathing person would want to spend as much time as possible in the daylight and above ground. If I was short of space, I would want to expand the attic, or add a second floor, or remodel the garage (if available) or move eventually…never, ever would I want to spend half of my life in the basement, that’s for sure.