Home House
(Corner of Hate and Murder, Central)

100 answers to the question
"What is the difference between a house and a home for you?"
collected by telephone in Bristol City Centre, February 1996

hold on one second, house is where you live and a home is somewhere you want to live

the person in it

I live in a house and I like it

a home is something that has been lived in for many years, like myself

I'd rather have a house than an old people's home, I should imagine

I don't know George, house is a house and a home is what you make it

the place where I live

a great deal, you can have a home but you need a house to put it in

I own a house and it's my home

house is an objective word, home is a subjective word

home = care + love, people share things, time for other people, togetherness as people. House is a building, structure

great difference, home is a proper place where there is much love

a mother

home comes before a house

home is not always a house but a house is generally a home

can't answer, that's too difficult, depends whether you are homeless or not, but it is nice to have a roof over your head by the end of the day and to have your own space to walk around in

blimey! house is a physical structure, home is atmosphere and objects in it

home means a lot to me, a flat is big enough for me

house is somewhere to live, home could be many things

a home is a roof over your head, you make it what you want it to be, lay your head down, a house is just a room, people in other rooms

a lot

people make homes and builders make houses

a house is a shell of bricks and mortar and home is the love, warmth and care you receive inside that bricks and mortar

a home is somewhere you can cook

you get into a lot more trouble when you've got the responsibility of your own house that was my experience anyway

security and safety, I think everybody should have a home, that's provided the person wants a home not everyone does, easy come easy go

home is where you should have lots of friends, a home is more important than a house as long as it is habitable

you have to be in a family to know that

with a council home you can't build a garage but with a private house you can

a home is part of you, it's what you make it

all depends what you want

you always come back to your home

not a lot of difference, I don't think it's all according to where you live

a window

the atmosphere, a house is just a building a home is where the atmosphere is created

a house provides protection from the elements, a home is a place that holds relationships where there is an interaction of love

until you've moved into a house and settled into it, it's not a home, a home is where your loved ones are, a house is merely property

a home is yours by virtue of the fact you put your own imprint or personality into it, a house is just a shell

a home is where the heart is

comfort

I don't think there is a difference if you've got a house you've got a home if you've got a home you've got a house

I'm in a council elderly people's flat it's nothing to do with me

warmth, shelter, safety, you wouldn't necessarily feel safe in a house

a home is what you want, it's something you're happy in, you want the truth? I disagree with all these children living in high rise flats

my house is my home

clutter and books make a home, not dirty mind, I wouldn't like it to be like an ideal home

a house is just a building a home is more than that

a house is something you live in and a home is a bit more than that I think

it's a difference a woman makes, I suppose

well I don't know I haven't been in a home so I can't tell

ah, depends on the people living in it

well I've got a flat, I used to live in a hostel, I consider where I am now to be a home

hells bells! house is a shell, a home is something you make in it

I go for the home

home is what you live in, a house is just stuck up

a home to me is the best, I'm 89 I've been living in the same house since I was born and this is home to me

a house you try to make a home by moving in

home something you build, house is a building

house is a physical location, home is a sense of security

home has got O M + E after H, house has got O U S + E after H

children make a home

the spelling

house is where anyone can live, a home is for drug addicts and homeless people

a home makes a house look nice

a house implies money and cost, home - soft furniture smells of cooking

a home is to be lived in, a house is to look at

everybody should have one

be quick I'm serving dinner, nothing

hang on, can you ring me back? we are just debating it - 2 things a home is where love is and a house is but an empty shell, a house is dead and a home is alive

home is where you build relationships

home looked after, that is I where I am now, I didn't want to move from my house but now I'm being looked after by wardens and I'm fine

people who live in it, I think you're phoning at a silly time, it's lunchtime

home is something created by the people who live in it, house is just a building, the French only have one word don't they for house?

a home is where I live and I want to go home to, a house is just somewhere where I crash

a home is what you make comfortable, where you love to be, you are happy, a house can be very luxurious but it is not a home

house and home means everything, thanks, bye

home is family oh, I don't know, never thought about it ah! house is where the family lives

love, loving atmosphere, in a home love is the most important thing, is that what you expected? good luck!

house is a shelter, home shelter forever, more prefer a home to a house

it depends on whose living there, luv

house is physical, home is not

I lived in my house for 64 years and therefore house and home are the same thing

oh go to sleep! people who live in it

house is what you make of a home and vice versa, affection and everything else that goes with a home, I should know I've been married 60 odd years

home is a flat, an old people's home, I'm 83, been in hospital for the last 8 years, I'm alright my family visit me, bye

a wife, I suppose

a house is a house is a house even if it's empty, but a home isn't

house is a nice place to live, can only be a particular place, home is a nice place to live can be any type of place

house could be anybody's, a home is yours

no difference my home is a house not a boat or a tent

house is just fabric and family, home is what makes the fabric become real

house means not a lot, a little flat home is where I am living now

home! I've got a flat, house is going up the stairs and that

a home you can make choices, be independent, in a house morals are forced onto you

I don't think there is any difference, a flat is a bit smaller, a house is a bit bigger

house is a nice place, home is somewhere they put you

house and home is the lovely warm place where I live now and I don't want it changed at all, thank you

house is a safe place to live providing shelter, a home is somewhere where people get on together and a safe place to leave from

home is a place where you are loved, house keeps the wind and the rain out, I'm 84 too

a house is more functional, a home is more emotional

kirsten lavers