Homes lower than road surface / myLot

@yanzalong (19041)

Indonesia

January 19, 2018 9:42pm CST

Some people believe that if your house is located lower than road surface will bring you misfortune or bad luck. I have no idea the reason behind this. In my opinion, it's probably because low-lying area is considered unsafe. Maybe yes maybe no. I've been living for almost 2 and a half years where I've found many houses located just deep down below the road. I noticed they lived there peacefully and I haven't seen them look misery or miserable either. Some seemed to have a vehicle parked on their front yards.

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Judy Evans

@JudyEv (355165)

• Rockingham, Australia

20 Jan 18

I would be worried about landslides especially looking at the photo you've put up here. A landslide would definitely be considered bad luck.

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Yanzalong

@yanzalong (19041)

• Indonesia

21 Jan 18

I guess so.

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Nancy Zink

@ramapo17 (30441)

• Melbourne, Florida

20 May 18

@JudyEv I think that would be very bad luck.

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Nancy Zink

@ramapo17 (30441)

• Melbourne, Florida

20 May 18

@yanzalong I had flooding in a house that was level with the ground so I imagine there would be a lot of water there to.

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Hanni Harel

@Hannihar (130204)

• Israel

4 Mar 18

Do they live in an area where hurricanes, tornadoes, earthquakes can get to them or are their houses built securely?

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Yanzalong

@yanzalong (19041)

• Indonesia

4 Mar 18

No, they don't. It's only their homes being lower than the road surface.

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Hanni Harel

@Hannihar (130204)

• Israel

4 Mar 18

@yanzalong ok yanzalong.

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Amber

@AmbiePam (98876)

• United States

20 Jan 18

Some are fine for decades, and then a torrential rain of epic proportions occurs and a mudslide takes out the house. I wouldn't feel safe living there, plus the insurance premiums for those houses are really high.

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Yanzalong

@yanzalong (19041)

• Indonesia

21 Jan 18

Absolutely. I agree.

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Ricki Dillane

@ricki_911 (21625)

• Toronto, Ontario

20 Jan 18

I could see it being an issue if the road way was close to the house and cause issues if driven off the road.

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Yanzalong

@yanzalong (19041)

• Indonesia

20 Jan 18

That's one of the things considered dangerous. They chose the lower ones probably they couldn't find better ones -- higher than road surface.

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Anna

@LadyDuck (475605)

• Italy

20 Jan 18

There are many houses like the one in the photo in our area, because we live in a mountain country. The car in the photo is the same my husband had for many years.

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Yanzalong

@yanzalong (19041)

• Indonesia

21 Jan 18

I see. I think the area in your country ia very nice.

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Anna

@LadyDuck (475605)

• Italy

21 Jan 18

@yanzalong All those who have a house on the lake have a position similar to the one in the photo. The road is higher and the lower part of the house has a space for a boat.

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