In some countries more and more people are becoming interested in finding out bout the history of the house or building they live in. What are the reasons for this? How can people research this?
There is a culture in some countries about learning the background
history
of the house
before moving in. I think there are many reasons for this
behaviour.In this
essay, I will talk about the possible reasons and how these people
do their own research.
Firstly
, it is essential for people
to know more about the house
or even the neighbourhood before they decide to move in. For example
, in Indonesia, people
become suspicious if there is a house
that is
being sold with a cheaper offer than other houses
with the same facilities. This
is because on
some occasions, these Add the comma(s)
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houses
were used as crime scenes. It is widely believed that these houses
' aura is not good for people
who live there and will bring misery. Some people
also
believe that these houses
are scary because the ghosts will live there.
Secondly
, if the house
has a vintage appearance, people
will get excited to know the story of this
building in the past. This
story could help to know more about what the building was originally used for. Some people
who love to learn history
will be eager to learn about something that people
nowadays do not know. This
new finding could be posted online through social media to get more attention. This
can give positive feedback to the owner. For instance
, if the owner wants to make the house
ot the building as cafe or store, the owner could use the background history
for attracting more people
to come. In Semarang, the old buildings that were used as government offices back in the Dutch colonization era are now used for tourist attractions.
Nowadays, it is very easy for people
to search about the history
of a building through the Internet. People
can search the history
of the location by using the address and the relevant posts will pop out in Google. people
could also
do their own research by visiting the local library. In some cities, the local library provides every information about the households in their area. In addition
, people
can ask the neighbours who live around the building to get more information.
In conclusion, learning more about the story of the house
could give people
a new perspective on living there. It is also
important to know the history
of their houses
, so they are not surprised if other people
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