Cultural differences are not only about what you watch, what you eat, how you dress or how you live, it’s also about how you do things. For instance, how do you build a house ? Ok, we all know most of US houses are made of wood and European houses made of concrete, blocks or bricks, depending on the regions. But how to build a house ? In France, we build a house just like Lego, step by step, from the ground to the roof with blocks or bricks then a wood frame. In Spain, I am always amazed to see they build concrete levels first and then, at the end, brick walls. In the US, they build an amazing complex skeleton of wood that draws the complete house. When they’re done, they fix large conglomerate boards on the walls and the roof. Then, your house is nearly finished and you can move in once painting, windows, electric and plumbing systems are finalized. You can also take advantage of being in a US house to visit your building site at night, be surprised by a burglar and have a hollywood fight where you easily break through walls and finally kill the bad guy with a nail gun. Enjoy it because you can’t do that in Europe !
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