Reminds me of this tweet where a Chinese travel blogger tweeted a picture of "slums" in Shanghai and the comments were just full of people pointing out that the old buildings in the photo are a bit shabby but in no way a slum.
Yeah, they were built in the 1920s or even earlier so they don't have good insulation, wiring, or even sufficient interior plumbing. The ones with historical value are being saved and renovated, but the majority will be torn down and replaced with something more suitable for human habitation.
The OP comments downstream that the post was made mostly in jest. It was intended to juxtapose the relatively humble white plaster homes with the towering glass and steel skyscrappers.
Reminds me of this tweet where a Chinese travel blogger tweeted a picture of "slums" in Shanghai and the comments were just full of people pointing out that the old buildings in the photo are a bit shabby but in no way a slum.
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Yeah, they were built in the 1920s or even earlier so they don't have good insulation, wiring, or even sufficient interior plumbing. The ones with historical value are being saved and renovated, but the majority will be torn down and replaced with something more suitable for human habitation.
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That looks far better than my neighbourhood, and mine is not a slum at all
Like, c'mon it's obviously the homolog of those planned rowhouses neighbourhoods from, say, London
The OP comments downstream that the post was made mostly in jest. It was intended to juxtapose the relatively humble white plaster homes with the towering glass and steel skyscrappers.