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8 things anyone who has lived in a Celtic Tiger apartment will understand
1. Walls approximately the thickness of origami paper
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2. The utter impossibility of controlling these heaters
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What do all the dials do? Here’s the thing: NOBODY KNOWS.
3. Having to keep your mop and bucket in the corridor
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Because there is literally no space for it. Or anything else.
4. The mysterious nationwide shortage of hooks to hang things on
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So you have to get those plastic ones that go over the top of the door.
5. The unique feel of plastic leather furniture
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Every. Single. Thing. I mean, come on. Do you need to wipe the sofa down that often?
6. Suffering the tyranny of the immersion heater
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Could we not get a little central heating in here? Or at least a timer? No, of course we couldn’t.
7. Trying to cook in a kitchen the size of the average cat bed
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I’ll just put this pan here… and this one here… and this plate of vegetables in the sink…
8. And finally, the joy of finding mysterious stains left by previous tenants
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And you KNOW the things that have happened on your mattress. You try not to think about them, but you KNOW.
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