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There are several different types, each one tending to be most associated with a geographic area: |
There are several different types, each one tending to be most associated with a geographic area: |
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* European ([[Impoverished Patrician]]): the character feels that they have an obligation to all of their ancestors and descendants to keep the family estates in order, but no longer has the actual money-generating capacity to keep it going. Their efforts to earn enough to keep the property pristine while paying the property taxes make excellent plot fodder, whether [[Played for Drama]] or [[Played for Laughs]]. In some cases, the estate may have been [ |
* European ([[Impoverished Patrician]]): the character feels that they have an obligation to all of their ancestors and descendants to keep the family estates in order, but no longer has the actual money-generating capacity to keep it going. Their efforts to earn enough to keep the property pristine while paying the property taxes make excellent plot fodder, whether [[Played for Drama]] or [[Played for Laughs]]. In some cases, the estate may have been [[wikipedia:Fee tail#England|entailed]] making it impossible to sell even if the character ''wants'' to. |
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* American: land could be purchased very cheaply as recently as within living memory, and land far away from big cities still can be purchased for far less than other parts of the world. As a result, lots of people gained land without having money to buy fancy manufactured goods. As time went on, even though theoretically they had more wealth, farmers tended to became more economically pinched compared to city dwellers, since their income depended on keeping their wealth tied up maintaining the farmland. In fiction, the character is often portrayed as an uncultured counterpart to the [[Impoverished Patrician]], keeping traditions alive and not selling out to the villainous developer, who is hoping [[Land Poor]] characters will default on their mortgages. |
* American: land could be purchased very cheaply as recently as within living memory, and land far away from big cities still can be purchased for far less than other parts of the world. As a result, lots of people gained land without having money to buy fancy manufactured goods. As time went on, even though theoretically they had more wealth, farmers tended to became more economically pinched compared to city dwellers, since their income depended on keeping their wealth tied up maintaining the farmland. In fiction, the character is often portrayed as an uncultured counterpart to the [[Impoverished Patrician]], keeping traditions alive and not selling out to the villainous developer, who is hoping [[Land Poor]] characters will default on their mortgages. |
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* Japanese: In modern Japan, because land is astronomically expensive, few people own substantial real estate, and many who do received the property through inheritance, and would not be able to afford to buy it now. Unlike western media, in Anime, being [[Land Poor]] is less often a critical plot element, but rather used to give a character a place to be alone, find a long-lost [[MacGuffin]] or [[Artifact of Doom]], etc., without being unreasonably wealthy. |
* Japanese: In modern Japan, because land is astronomically expensive, few people own substantial real estate, and many who do received the property through inheritance, and would not be able to afford to buy it now. Unlike western media, in Anime, being [[Land Poor]] is less often a critical plot element, but rather used to give a character a place to be alone, find a long-lost [[MacGuffin]] or [[Artifact of Doom]], etc., without being unreasonably wealthy. |
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=== {{smallcaps| European Style}} === |
=== {{smallcaps| European Style}} === |
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* The other wiki's [[wikipedia:Stately home|stately home]] article touches on the subject of the trope. |
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** "''The costs of running a stately home are legendarily high. Many owners rent out their homes for use as film and television sets as a means of extra income, thus many of them are familiar sights to people who have never visited them in person. The grounds often contain other tourist attractions, such as safari parks, funfairs or museums.''" |
** "''The costs of running a stately home are legendarily high. Many owners rent out their homes for use as film and television sets as a means of extra income, thus many of them are familiar sights to people who have never visited them in person. The grounds often contain other tourist attractions, such as safari parks, funfairs or museums.''" |
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* The reality TV series ''The F*** ing Fulfords'' is ''all'' about this trope. The house in question still has "war damage" from the [[English Civil War]] (1641-51) that hasn't been repaired yet. |
* The reality TV series ''The F*** ing Fulfords'' is ''all'' about this trope. The house in question still has "war damage" from the [[English Civil War]] (1641-51) that hasn't been repaired yet. |
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