22.9 wrote:
> On 31 Aug, 16:32, S Viemeister wrote:
>> James Silverton wrote:
>>
>>> The equivalence of "self-catering" and "efficiency" is not
>>> complete,
>>> AFAIK. I think that "self-catering" in British usage means that
>>> there are kitchen facilities which most US apartments would
>>> invariably have. I have seen "self-catering" used from small
>>> apartments, thro' cottages to actual houses. An "efficiency" would
>>> be a one-room apartment with some cooking facilities. In bygone
>>> days the facilities in an efficiency might be more elaborate than
>>> those in many British houses.
>>
>> Yes - self-catering simply means that kitchen facilities are
>> provided - it has nothing to do with the size of the place.
>> Efficiency apartments are self-catering, but not all self-catering
>> places are efficiencies.
>
> please tell me ...... what is a Condo (and why)
US Condo? A residence in which the interior is owned by the occupant
and the exterior and grounds are held in common by the owners as a
group, with maintenance services provided in exchange for a regular
fee paid by each owner.
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