Another common preconception about America concerns the quality of their houses... And that one's often true. To keep building costs down, most houses are timber with plaster and wood sidings. It's quite rare to see a real brick house in the States.
Which is where Tina and I have lucked out, because our new home is made entirely of red bricks. They used to be part of a bridge spanning the Hudson river, but at the turn of the 19th century a builder carted them from Manhattan all the way to North Brunswick and used them to build two cute little houses, side by side.
We can't move it yet - the house is undergoing a pretty extensive refit ready for us. However it's a nice little place and we can't wait to move in and start actually living.
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