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In reply to the discussion: "Trailer park trash" [View all]forgotmylogin
(7,546 posts)I've been shocked at how nice some double wides are on the inside. If they are nicely kept and landscaped and the area around isn't treated like a dump, I think trailers can be a viable option. I work in home renovation and what some people call a "trailer" is often actually a "modular home" that is placed on the ground with an actual foundation. They are much safer and more permanent than a trailer on wheels with a skirt around it.
Trailers are often transitional homes for low income people, and thought of as something you'd want to eventually get out of into a real apartment or house.
I can see how there are people who don't aspire for more and might be termed "trailer trash". I think it applies more to a kind of person than to all people who live in a trailer for whatever reason.