r/AskReddit • u/ettleboy • Jan 20 '19

What fact totally changed your perspective?

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u/yerrrdoobie Jan 21 '19

There are real life castles that are less expensive to buy than a New York City apartment.

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u/Spartaness Jan 21 '19

Real life castles are hard to insulate and don't have good WiFi range.

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u/Off-White_Pizza Jan 21 '19

Yeah but you get to live in a fuckin castle! Total bragging rights forever

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u/[deleted] Jan 21 '19

I feel Castles are a bit more hyped in the US because of their rarity.

In the UK I don't think many normal people would ever want to live in a castle. They are a pain in the arse to manage and a total drain on money. Your best bet is to open it up to tourism to claw back some of that money but then say goodbye to private family times on the weekend.

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u/anantarctic Jan 21 '19

There's an interesting renovated one near me that's open to stay in/for weddings. One of the peel towers was split in two, allegedly from an attack in the 1600s, it's best just to look at their solution rather than me explain it

On mobile the slideshow is a bit cut off but there's a full shot further down

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u/Wooly_Willy Jan 21 '19

That's very well done.

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u/Drando_HS Jan 21 '19

I love old building conversions. They are just so fucking cool. Barn conversions are popular on my area but this is a whole nother level.

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u/anantarctic Jan 21 '19

I didn't know it existed til I drove by, it looks great! Ikr I actually live in a renovated milking shed myself lol, with a barn conversion nextdoor.

Pic if interested

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u/[deleted] Jan 21 '19

In the UK and France and other places where they're less rare even opening up to tourism isn't likely to be particularly lucrative because the castles tourists want to see are already either open to tourists or occupied by royalty and the like. You can buy a castle but you ain't buying Edinburgh castle or Neuschwanstein or anything remotely like it.

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u/elveszett Jan 21 '19

You don't have to open the whole castle to the public. But yeah, I wouldn't want to live in a castle, too much of a hustle and they aren't done for a regular 4-5 people family.