Curb appeal
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> “<span word="curb">curb</span> <span word="appeal">appeal</span>” <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="following">following</span>:</p><p><span word="When">When</span> <span word="interviewing">interviewing</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="potential">potential</span> <span word="cashier">cashier</span>, <span word="resist">resist</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="inclination">inclination</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="hire">hire</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pretty">pretty</span> <span word="girl">girl</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="won">won</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="eye">eye</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="mumbles">mumbles</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="curb">curb</span> <span word="appeal">appeal</span>. <span word="Better">Better</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="hire">hire</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="willing">willing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="customer">customer</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="eye">eye</span>, <span word="smile">smile</span>, <span word="invite">invite</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="experience">experience</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="benefits">benefits</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="clear">clear</span> <span word="coat">coat</span> <span word="arch">arch</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="thank">thank</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="business">business</span>.</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="She">She</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="curb">curb</span> <span word="appeal">appeal</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="pretty">pretty</span> <span word="looking">looking</span>, <span word="attractive">attractive</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="sight">sight</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="words">words</span>, <span word="she">she</span> <span word="gives">gives</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="impression">impression</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="deceiving">deceiving</span>.</p><p><span word="Curb">Curb</span> <span word="appeal">appeal</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="originally">originally</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="term">term</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="real">real</span> <span word="estate">estate</span> <span word="business">business</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="buyers">buyers</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="sellers">sellers</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="houses">houses</span>.</p><p><span word="Curb">Curb</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="spelling">spelling</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="British">British</span> “<span word="kerb">kerb</span>” <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="street">street</span> <span word="separating">separating</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lanes">lanes</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="motor">motor</span> <span word="vehicles">vehicles</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sidewalk">sidewalk</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="pedestrians">pedestrians</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="house">house</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="curb">curb</span> <span word="appeal">appeal</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="looks">looks</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="street">street</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sidewalk">sidewalk</span>.</p><p><span word="For">For</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="house">house</span>, <span word="curb">curb</span> <span word="appeal">appeal</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="impression">impression</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="important">important</span>. “<span word="The">The</span> <span word="decision">decision</span> <span word="whether">whether</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="inside">inside</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="house">house</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="usually">usually</span> <span word="based">based</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="quick">quick</span> <span word="drive">drive</span>-<span word="by">by</span> <span word="assessment">assessment</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="house">house</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="curb">curb</span> <span word="appeal">appeal</span>, <span word="say">say</span> <span word="realtors">realtors</span>, <span word="buyers">buyers</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="likely">likely</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="inside">inside</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="house">house</span> (<span word="Create">Create</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="impression">impression</span>, <span word="HouseHunting">HouseHunting</span>.<span word="ca">ca</span>, <span word="November">November</span> 30, 2007). <span word="In">In</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="words">words</span>, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="house">house</span> <span word="isn">isn</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="looking">looking</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="outside">outside</span>, <span word="potential">potential</span> <span word="buyers">buyers</span> <span word="won">won</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="bother">bother</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="walk">walk</span> <span word="inside">inside</span>.</p>
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