Couch: Difference between revisions
No edit summary |
No edit summary |
||
Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
A ''couch'' is synonymous with the sleeping arrangement or accommodation provided by a host on a [[hospitality exchange]] network. | A ''couch'' is synonymous with the sleeping arrangement or accommodation provided by a [[host]] on a [[hospitality exchange]] network. | ||
Even though it may be referred to as a ''couch'' the sleeping arrangements provided by the [[host]] may be any number of things, including a couch, but also a bed, mattress or space on the floor. The name has it's origins in the concept of 'couchsurfing', a term which originally referred to the practice of moving from one friend's house to another, sleeping in whatever spare space is available. In this sense the idea of a ''couch'' as as a synonym for sleeping arrangement pre-dates the [[CouchSurfing]] hospitality exchange network. | Even though it may be referred to as a ''couch'' the sleeping arrangements provided by the [[host]] may be any number of things, including a couch, but also a bed, mattress or space on the floor. The name has it's origins in the concept of 'couchsurfing', a term which originally referred to the practice of moving from one friend's house to another, sleeping in whatever spare space is available. In this sense the idea of a ''couch'' as as a synonym for sleeping arrangement pre-dates the [[CouchSurfing]] hospitality exchange network. | ||
{{stub}}[[Category:Concepts]] | {{stub}}[[Category:Concepts]] |
Revision as of 00:05, 8 March 2013
A couch is synonymous with the sleeping arrangement or accommodation provided by a host on a hospitality exchange network. Even though it may be referred to as a couch the sleeping arrangements provided by the host may be any number of things, including a couch, but also a bed, mattress or space on the floor. The name has it's origins in the concept of 'couchsurfing', a term which originally referred to the practice of moving from one friend's house to another, sleeping in whatever spare space is available. In this sense the idea of a couch as as a synonym for sleeping arrangement pre-dates the CouchSurfing hospitality exchange network.
This article or its section is a stub. Please add some more info.