I used to live in an apartment when I was a child. I didn't really like it because we had to be careful not to make a lot of noise.
Oh, I know. I just rented a condo at the beach, a sweet little self-contained unit in a building, all on one level. My son's first question was whether the neighbors would hear him fighting with his brother! LOL
I know. It's so annoying, especially for a child. Plus, you have to make sure that you don't break anything or mess anything up.
The Brits call apartments "flats". I like the sound of that much more! 
Yeah, I do too. It sounds cooler. I think apartments are good for those that are single, though.
I agree, if you are single and working, an apartment is great. Or, a "tenement" as they call it in Scotland. That's a pejorative term here in the States though! 
I've never heard of that term before. A lot of college students will get an apartment so they can be off-campus.
Yes, tenement is sort of a strange term. In the United States it has come to mean a run-down building. Not good! 
Oh no. That is definitely offensive to someone living in one.
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