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chinook · Joined: 17 Mar 2004 Location: canada

I've seen this term mentioned in terms of housing. What does it mean?

Imbroglio · Posted: Fri May 07, 2004 1:37 pm Post subject:

chinook · Joined: 17 Mar 2004 Location: canada

I'm guessing that might not be what it means in a korean context? i've seen Italian villas but I'm guessing it's a bit different.

in the life in mokdong thread phaedreus said

Imbroglio · Posted: Fri May 07, 2004 1:44 pm Post subject:

A Korean villa from Google:

Harin · Joined: 03 May 2004 Location: Garden of Eden

Imbroglio · Posted: Fri May 07, 2004 1:58 pm Post subject:

The first pic seems to be Greece. In Greece, a villa is usually defined as a country or summer home...at least thats the way I understood it at 15 yrs of age. I'm prolly wrong though so I'm disclaiming right now.

Bulsajo · Joined: 16 Jan 2003

For Korea I always understood them to be smaller 2-4 story apt. buildings rather than the massive 15-30 story ones. They're usually older and more run down- at least that describes the two I've lived in.

peemil · Joined: 09 Feb 2003 Location: Koowoompa

There's a billa near where I live that is a huge apartment complex...

OiGirl · Joined: 23 Jan 2003 Location: Hoke-y-gun

I think traditionally a villa is a 2-3 story city house. They were originally meant for one (extended?) family, but many are now subdivided into several apartments or one-rooms.

You see big modern apartment blocks named "Villa," but I think that's just to tie back to the traditional roots.

phaedrus · Joined: 13 Nov 2003 Location: I'm comin' to get ya.

HardyandTiny · Joined: 03 Jun 2003

A country estate in a suburb like Ilsan. Rolling Eyes

J.B. Clamence · Joined: 15 Jan 2003

I've always thought that a "villa" is what we call a "mansion" where I'm from. I don't know how Koreans use the term, though. Isn't that what they mean?

coolsage · Posted: Sat May 08, 2004 6:45 am Post subject:

The language has been mangled. A korean 'villa' is Konglish for a no-bedroom apartment, a studio suite to you and me, a glorified closet in reality.

wylde · Joined: 14 Apr 2003

in australia a villa is a single level apartment ajoining another, 1 level all round..

a town house is the same but it has 2 or more levels

J.B. Clamence · Joined: 15 Jan 2003