Ming

self contained means 'cook by yourself'...i guess...?

Ming

self contained = cooking by self. it will have cooker in flat. you need to prepare food by yourself.
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6 S) X6 m5 N/ n3 J( M! }there has another kind of flat that will provide food for you.
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there are lots of accommodations that are not en-suit but self-contained, and cheap. wwp, gp, weston are all like this.. d! g% C/ d+ h& t/ [" D9 X
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own shower = this flat has shower...but it's in the shared bathroom.... this is my understanding.