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Originally Posted by ken0042
Yes, but then you follwed it up with calling people with certain reasons ignorant. That's like saying "no offense, but you are a fat pig" to somebody, and then telling them "hey- I said no offense."
Sounds like you live in a nice quiet building; which is great. However by my experience with high rise living; that may be the exception and not the norm. Or it's possible that in the 6 or 7 different high-rises I've lived in I just had bad luck and had to deal with neighbours on a daily basis.
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I've lived in two different high-rises, and have a similar experience in both. Actually, in one case, I remember meeting a neighbour on my floor in the elevator. We asked each other if we had just moved in. I had been there about three years and he had been there for a year. We shared a wall and that was the first time we met.
There are a number of things that make the condo I live in a good one. I can understand how some condos wouldn't be as good. I suspect that the fact that my floor only has four units and they are all over 1900 sq ft gives a better situation than a different building where you have 10 units under 800 sq ft on one floor. The condo board is also very proactive, and there are a lot of security measures in place; more than I have seen in other buildings. In terms of buidings that currently face our unit, there is a parking lot across the street to the east and a short building across the street to the north.
Given, I-Hate-Hulse's clarification, I see that he is not ignorant about the situation. I paraphrased him incorrectly. I understood his post as a high-rise condo would be bad because of a lack of privacy. He didn't say that directly and his response clarified that.
Some people would not want to live in a high rise for reasons that apply to high rises in general (e.g. desire for a yard that is not shared). Some people validly would not want to live in a specific condo due to issues with other occupants in the building and/or privacy. However, if someone says that they would never live in a high rise because of the lack of privacy, I will continue to say that they are "
lacking knowledge or comprehension of the thing specified." There are clearly some condo buildings where this is not an issue.
James.