wow, i've never lived in a high rised building before

[Telstra]

Would you like to live like that or in an open space ?
For myself, i don't mind either way.

[JOHN B]

I could not live in a high rise. At least not on the upper floors...with a balcony. I have an irrational fear that I might sleepwalk one nite, and end up walking onto, and over, my patio....

[gsdx]

It's Hong Kong. There's no room to grow out so they have to grow up. Almost 7,000 people per square kilometre live there. According to this website, Hong Kong is the world's most vertical metropolis:

[FPNY]

I need space, so I couldn't do it

[HoodedRat]

I live 12 floors up in an inner-city block of flats on on hill.

It's not very high up compared to those pics but I get a 270 degree view of the city from my balcony.

I quite like it here ... but my dream home would really be in an isolated area of the countryside with a garden.

[Harke the Boeotarch]

I would. If I could afford it.

[borg69unimatrix]

Resistance is futile

[refujiunderground]

my eyes are hurting from scrolling down while looking @ the pictures.

and as for the question, i would never live in a high rise. HELL NO. i have a fear of heights.

[bankside]

Those pictures are real but Hong Kong is surprisingly open too… But I guess it depends from one block to the next. I couldn't handle a vista like that. I'd immigrate.

[gsdx]

I quite like it here ... but my dream home would really be in an isolated area of the countryside with a garden.

Ever since I started reading the Agatha Raisin stories by MC Beaton, I've wanted to live in a little cottage in the Cotswolds.

[Rickrock]

I'm a little afraid of heights, bu being inside didn't used to bother me much. Ever since there have been fires and other emergencies in high rises, I would be a little leary of living too high up. I could probably run down several flights of stairs, even twelve flights, but forty flights would be too much.

[Seasoned]

Rescue equipment is quite limited in terms evacuation.

[voyager1994]

I enjoy high rise only when I'm staying in hotels on short visits, but on long term/permanent basis I prefer open spaces with a garden over condos/high rise apartments.

[Nishin]

I'd love to, as long as it has a nice view though... and no earth-quakes

[Scealle]

I am quite used to living in high-rise buildings since starting college. My current building has 27 floors and the view is quite nice at night Though sometimes I do miss living in normal houses.

[bobobo]

I once lived on the tenth floor with my 80-year-old father and loved it at first. But the elevators broke frequently, and walking upstairs with Dad was at least an hour. The heat was so strong that I only closed the windows all the way one winter when the high was below zero (F) for nine days. Then there was the night dozens of roaches came under the front door as the apt. upstairs was fumigated. Worst of all, no balcony. Getting outside was such an undertaking, I took to calling the apt. my open air coffin.

[eastofeden]

I got gang banged one night in one of those high rises in Hong Kong...but live there? ...Nope

[jmadaf]

No fear of heights, and no clostrophobia, the elevators, but if the price is right would.

[braex27]

I love living in high rises. I go out of my way to try and find apartments on the highest floors. It's great!!

[pat grimshaw]

Too many of those high-rise buildings are like dog kennels or rabbit hutches. People don't LIVE in them, they exist.

[PreTTy PeTe]

Too many of those high-rise buildings are like dog kennels or rabbit hutches. People don't LIVE in them, they exist.

you funny.

I lived on the tenth floor of a building.

so am I dog?

[pat grimshaw]

^ did you eat out a lot? did you go out in order to have a good time? woof.

[PreTTy PeTe]

^ did you eat out a lot? did you go out in order to have a good time? woof.

no we had kitchens and laundry and bathrooms

and dogs

do you want to be my dog?

[pat grimshaw]

^ I do like to be slapped around the buttocks

[PreTTy PeTe]

^can I hump you anytime I get horny

[pat grimshaw]

^ um… ok

[cgymike]

No thanks...would make me sick.

[Paws]

I have a fear of heights as well. I once visited a friend living in a skyscraper on the tenth floor or so, I stepped out on the balcony and immediately had to go back in @[email protected]

I'm also starting to raise fears about earthquakes and things that might fall down (melting ice plates after snowy days, suicidal people...).

[cgymike]

Not only that ^ but you are surrounded by neighbours and share multiple walls. You will hear them or smell their lousy cooking not to mention at any hour. What if they have screaming kids or noisy dogs (yappers). And these hi rises are expensive AND you have association fees etc to pay. No thanks! Not to mention the ambient noise level in a large city can be a health risk...1000000 reasons not to EVER live in one of these cracker box tenements.

[maxpowr9]

I've done apartment living [less than 5 stories] but not high rise living. I would try anything once though.

[earlgrey]

I used to live in one of these when I was a kid, better area though, not as closely packed as there was some scrub and pavement for a walk nearby.

It went up to Lv 18/21, though we've only lived on the 3F and 11F.

[maxerred]

You don't need screens above the fourth floor - flys only fly so high - didn’t believe it before I lived there