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As Japanese houses commonly have higher floor, the verb 上がる (go up) is
appropriate, I think.

How about non-Japanese houses in which the floor has the same level? Is the
phrase うちに上がる still compatible?

One more question, is it ok to use うちに入る instead of うちに上がる ?
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Is the phrase うちに上がる still compatible for non-Japanese style houses?
I would still use 「[上]{あ}がる」 even if I moved to a basement or tepee tomorrow.
I cannot speak for other Japanese-speakers but I myself do not really think of
"going up" when I say 「[家]{いえ}に上がる」 even though the floor of my home is over
40 centimeters (two steps!) higher than the "genkan" = "entrance".

If I used 「家に[入]{はい}る」, I would feel as if I were a thief entering a house
without removing my shoes. As a resident or guest, I would always use 「上がる」.

I might also add that even in the latest wheelchair-accessible condominiums
with no elevated floor, people still use 「上がる」.

But who knows? A couple of generations after moving into a tepee, my
descendants might be saying 「家に入る」 or the equivalent of that in Navajo.
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