¿Por qué en EE.UU. TODAS las casas tienen sótano… y en México NO?

Have you ever watched an American TV show and noticed that the characters always have basements? Breaking Bad, Stranger Things, any of them. And then you look at houses in Mexico and there's nothing underneath. Not even in the expensive houses. It's not a coincidence. It's not poverty. It's four reasons that combine and have to do with the cold, tornadoes, an Aztec lake, and the philosophy of how each country understands what a house is. In this video, I explain everything: ✅ Why the cold in the northern US forces people to dig deep, and that's how basements came about ✅ What the frost line is and why it doesn't exist in Mexico ✅ Why Mexico City is built on a lake and what that has to do with basements ✅ The 40% of houses in Mexico built without an architect or permits ✅ The unexpected twist: Mexico DOES have basements, but not where you think ⏱️ TIMESTAMPS 0:00 The Ohio basement 2:00 Part 1: The climate and the frost line 9:00 Part 2: The lake beneath the city 17:00 Part 3: Codes, informality, and rebar 24:00 Part 4: The twist — Mexico does have basements 28:00 Closing 📌 Sources INEGI — 2020 Population and Housing Census NOAA — Tornado Statistics USA USDA — Frost Depth Maps National Geological Survey of Mexico — Seismic Zones US Census Bureau — American Housing Survey 🔔 Subscribe so you don't miss the next video: Why are houses in the US made of wood and in Mexico of cinder block? #basements #USAvsMexico #architecture #construction #funfacts #Mexico #differences