Re: CHAT: Miscellaneous Nonsense

Nik Taylor wrote:

> Danny Wier wrote:
> > I live in what is often called a "studio apartment" (they call them
> > "efficiency apartments" in Texas however)
>
> Hmm, I've seen both terms used by apartment rental companies here,
> apparently with a difference, but I'm not sure what the difference is.
In Los Angeles, a studio apartment is a 1-room apartment with a kitchen
area (stove, sink, fridge).  An efficiency (also called a "bachelor
apartment") is a 1-room apartment with no kitchen area--or at least no
stove.  I lived in an efficiency for a while which was about the size of a
walk-in closet.  It had a full-sized sink, but only a midget refrigerator
and a hot plate for cooking.

Matt.