Space problems in the UK and US

From: Philip.Belben_at_powertech.co.uk <(Philip.Belben_at_powertech.co.uk)>
Date: Mon Oct 20 11:29:54 1997

> > No. Typical house sizes here in the UK mean that all of us UK members have
> > it. I imagine many of the US crowd have the same problem, too. In
> > continental Europe, typical house sizes are larger, but most people live in
> > apartments, so goodness knows what they do!
>
> Hey, all of the BBC shows I see on Public Broadcasting over here in the States
> show these huge houses with broad sweeping staircases (which would be great
> for stacking a whole lot of desktop-style systems). Am I being deceived by
> the media? Do some Brits live in extended closets like we have here in the
> U.S.?

Yes, you've been deceived. I shall cite my own house as a fairly
typical example of a British family home, circa 1928. I am lucky in
that I live alone in it; such a house would normally hold a family of 4
or so.

Upstairs, three bedrooms (12' x 12', 12' x 11', 6' x 6') and a bathroom
(just large enough to hold bath, wash basin and one other item).
Downstairs, lving room and dining room (match the two large bedrooms),
kitchen (6' x 10' approx) and conservatory. Shelves full of computers
etc. in every available space, even the living room, which I had
originally intended to reserve for the piano and things.

> Actually, I'm one of the lucky ones. My fiancee permits me a whole 8" by 10"
> room in the basement for my laboratory. Not much room to actually _move

Eight by ten inches? You poor thing! But I expect you are exaggerating...

Philip.
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