A Flat in the UK? I mean, isn't it 3-D?
2007-07-06 04:15:35 · 18 answers · asked by Jon C 6 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Polls & Surveys
i dont ive in a flat ion the UK... i live in a burst of sunshine, a melting pot, that is Miami, Florida
2007-07-06 04:17:53 · answer #1 · answered by moi 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
A Flat in the UK = An Apartment in North America.
Now why is it called Flat that you will have to dig into the British people's history and find some fresh dirt.
2007-07-06 11:20:23 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The word "apartment" simply never caught on in the UK except in either a royal context or in accommodation ads to imply an extra-luxurious flat. I have no idea of the origin of the word "flat" to describe one unit in a building divided into separate self-contained residences whether it is an old large house so divided or a high-rise building designed as many separate self-contained residences
2007-07-06 11:21:50 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
it's not like a row of apartments and buildings are all connected as one extremely long floor around the globe. So you live in on a flat, not a 3D.
Or
Go around screaming you live on a 3D.
2007-07-06 11:23:26 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
San Diego i where i live. it is called the worlds finest city...yeah right. a co-worker tells me that flat is a slang word.
i dont know how accurate he is though.
2007-07-06 12:24:47 · answer #5 · answered by kaleo 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
for the same reason the place you live is called a crib or a pad.
Mutant
2007-07-06 11:45:20 · answer #6 · answered by Mystic Mutant - Hero for Hire 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Funny.
2007-07-06 11:21:12 · answer #7 · answered by kenrayf 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
a flat is an apartment..because they are stacked.
2007-07-06 11:20:18 · answer #8 · answered by manhattanmaryanne 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its a reflection of their lack of imagination and sense of color.
2007-07-06 11:19:07 · answer #9 · answered by Ronatnyu 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why ask why? Your casa es de case; our castle! Be happy for what you got! People prob. have less....
2007-07-06 11:20:02 · answer #10 · answered by Seeker, F.K.A JH da II 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋