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Canadians don’t differentiate between apartment and condo. It was really weird moving to the states and have people care which word I used. (Extra) Fun Fact:
by yazaddaruvala 7y ago
Canadians don’t differentiate between apartment and condo.
It was really weird moving to the states and have people care which word I used.
(Extra) Fun Fact: Canadians do differentiate (a lot) between University and College. Something Americans do not do.
- 8note 7y agoCanadians differentiate between condos and apartments. at least, they do in every town/city I've lived/hung around in {Calgary, Victoria, Vancouver}
- nullterminator 7y agoNow I'm curious, what do they mean in America? As a Canadian I think both words describe a single unit in a multi-story building, but say "apartment" if the entire building is owned by one company and all units are rented, and "condo" if each unit is sold to an individual owner (who may still rent it out privately if they want). I rent an apartment, I'd buy a condo. They're physically the same thing, just different ownership models. Most Canadians I know (Vancouver/Calgary) do the same.
- voisin 7y agoThis is an accurate description of the difference.