chomerics Posted May 9, 2008 Share Posted May 9, 2008 http://www.divinecaroline.com/article/22297/49153-colossal-castle-humble-home--price Here is the first one. . . South Africa v. San Francisco – $500,000 In South Africa, for half a million dollars, you can purchase a genuine castle complete with armor, high security, and a golf course. Stradford Castle, nestled in South Africa’s most gorgeous lake, is engraved with words of wisdom from ancient dukes and holds precious hand-crafted stained glass. In San Francisco, for 500K you’ll afford a junior one bedroom with a spacious sleeping alcove. If you crane your neck out the bathroom window, you may even get a “peek-a-boo view” of the Bay Bridge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PleaseBlitz Posted May 9, 2008 Share Posted May 9, 2008 South Africa or San Francisco? How about neither. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DGreenistheBest Posted May 9, 2008 Share Posted May 9, 2008 Two hotbeds for AIDS? I'll pass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Predicto Posted May 9, 2008 Share Posted May 9, 2008 I'll take San Francisco. You can get a complete house for that price, by the way. It'll be really small and on the foggy side of the City, but it's a house. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
herrmag Posted May 9, 2008 Share Posted May 9, 2008 I always wondered what it would be like to live in an old castle. I imagine that stone walls and floors don't exactly convey a home-like feel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Predicto Posted May 9, 2008 Share Posted May 9, 2008 Two hotbeds for AIDS? I'll pass. Maybe if you didn't roam the gay bathhouses and stuff you wouldn't have to worry so much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mass_SkinsFan Posted May 9, 2008 Share Posted May 9, 2008 Neither. Normally I'd say the castle, but it appears to have been stripped of most of it's truly defensible positions and is in a rather indefensible location. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EersSkins05 Posted May 9, 2008 Share Posted May 9, 2008 I can't even begin to imagine what the upkeep would be on the golf course. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corcaigh Posted May 9, 2008 Share Posted May 9, 2008 a genuine castle :laugh: In South Africa. :laugh::laugh: with a golf course :laugh::laugh::laugh: I doubt if it's 10 years old. Genuine. :doh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kuraitengai Posted May 9, 2008 Share Posted May 9, 2008 yeah...in south africa, where you get robbed every night... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Predicto Posted May 9, 2008 Share Posted May 9, 2008 I just recognized that picture. The reason that little SF place is so expensive is because it is right across the street from the Ballpark. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NavyDave Posted May 9, 2008 Share Posted May 9, 2008 And I thought the Condos near the Verizon Center in Chinatown were a ripoff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zen-like Todd Posted May 9, 2008 Share Posted May 9, 2008 That wouldn't even get you a decent studio apartment in Manhattan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zguy28 Posted May 9, 2008 Share Posted May 9, 2008 I'd take a shack on a rock over a castle in the sand... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WVUforREDSKINS Posted May 9, 2008 Share Posted May 9, 2008 I'd take the castle for sure! South Africa is amazing from what I hear. I've always wanted to go to Cape Town and watch the jumping Great Whites. So what if I get a little AIDS. At least i'll be HIV positve I made a better choice than some crappy apt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kuraitengai Posted May 9, 2008 Share Posted May 9, 2008 I'd take the castle for sure! South Africa is amazing from what I hear. I've always wanted to go to Cape Town and watch the jumping Great Whites. So what if I get a little AIDS. At least i'll be HIV positve I made a better choice than some crappy apt. haha, SA is amazing, but the crime is outrageous. everyone has a high tech security system and gates around the house and everything. a family i know there had been robbed inside their house at least 5x a year, not sure how many times it happens outside the house. and thats about the average for the area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sens11 Posted May 9, 2008 Share Posted May 9, 2008 I'm staying in the states. Give me the condo. San Fran is a great town. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zoony Posted May 9, 2008 Share Posted May 9, 2008 I'd take the castle. I've always wanted to say "excuse me please, I'm going to walk the parapet" Besides, I'd bet there's some nice largemouth in that lake Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbooma Posted May 10, 2008 Share Posted May 10, 2008 I see Chom has never been to South Africa Personally I would take San Fran since I like to go out at night and not worry about being attacked all the time. Imagine the power bill for the castle, that might = the mortgage of the place in San Fran :laugh: :laugh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laurent Posted May 10, 2008 Share Posted May 10, 2008 Given comparable salaries I'd probably choose to live in SA. The country is just amazing and giving up a bit of security for more liberty isn't that big of a tradeof. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
No_Pressure Posted May 10, 2008 Share Posted May 10, 2008 Neither.Normally I'd say the castle, but it appears to have been stripped of most of it's truly defensible positions and is in a rather indefensible location. Thats the first thing I thought...thats not a castle, it's a castle style house. I'm not quite as worried whether or not it is in a defensible location however :laugh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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