Originally posted by iamatigerI'm an American, so I'm a little confused by what a "block of flats" is.
Thanks!
Ok, I remembered this one:
Two men enter a block of flats, they knock on every second door, then they swear and knock on every second door again. Then they get very annoyed! What is happening?
Are the doors that the men knock on outside?
Are the men related to one another?
Do the men expect someone to open a door?
Do people live behind the doors?
Are the doors standard size for people to walk through?
Did the men walk down one side of the street, knocking on every door on that side; then they swear, cross the street, and knock on every door on the other side, and then get very annoyed?
Originally posted by AThousandYoungYou guys call an "apartment block" the thing we call a "block of flats".
I'm an American, so I'm a little confused by what a "block of flats" is.
Are the doors that the men knock on outside?
Are the men related to one another?
Do the men expect someone to open a door?
Do people live behind the doors?
Are the doors standard size for people to walk through?
Did the men walk down one side of the street, knocking ...[text shortened]... y swear, cross the street, and knock on every door on the other side, and then get very annoyed?
Originally posted by AThousandYoungsorry, "apartment building" would be the correct "translation" of apartment block.
So it's a rectangular plot of land surrounded by streets on all sides filled with one or more apartment buildings?
id A building (usually multi-floored) with apartments in it. May or may not have shops (stores?) on the ground floor.
Are the men working? YES
Are they in uniforms? IRRELEVANT
Are they knocking only on doors with even numbers? IRRELEVANT
Are they knocking only on doors with odd numbers? IRRELEVANT
Do the the doors lead to apartments? YES
Are they looking for one apartment in particular? NO
Do they knock on the same set of doors the second time as they did the first time? YES
Are the doors that the men knock on outside? NO
Are the men related to one another? IRRELEVANT
Do the men expect someone to open a door? YES
Do people live behind the doors? YES
Are the doors standard size for people to walk through? YES
Did the men walk down one side of the street, knocking on every door on that side; then they swear, cross the street, and knock on every door on the other side, and then get very annoyed? NO (as it's an apartment block)
Originally posted by PalynkaAre the doors they are knocking of apartments facing the same side of the building? NO
Are the doors they are knocking of apartments facing the same side of the building?
His someone hiding from them?
Are most apartments empty? (more than usually)
His someone hiding from them? NO
Are most apartments empty? (more than usually) NO