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Re:Do you pay the right rent? Compare all rents, all over Eu... by baseonmars on Tuesday May 03, 2016 @01:03PM (#11622399)
In my experience it just mean they're sharing the property, not living in the same room.
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Re:Do you pay the right rent? Compare all rents, all over Eu... by chrisseaton on Tuesday May 03, 2016 @01:16PM (#11622502)
Ah. We say housemates to mean that, and roommates to mean if you are actually sharing a room (which wouldn't be likely).
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Re:Do you pay the right rent? Compare all rents, all over Eu... by taurath on Tuesday May 03, 2016 @02:02PM (#11622867)
Yeah - people don't tend to say "house" when they mean "apartment" here, so a housemate would imply that you are living in a house.
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