Re:How air-conditioning created the modern city
by pradn on Tuesday August 14, 2018 @05:58PM
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Another fun fact: commoners in Rome mostly ate out at cafes all around the city - like soup kitchens. Having a kitchen and cooking was reserved for wealthier people.
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Re:How air-conditioning created the modern city
by simonsarris on Tuesday August 14, 2018 @08:25PM
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Reading letters from the late 1800's and early 1900's this was true in European cities at least among some classes of people. There might be one(?) kitchen in the building.
I think every single apartment having its own kitchen and every person having their own set of cutlery/dishware/pots/pans/etc is very, very new.