Things that are different: locks

All the locks on doors that I deal with require the use of the key to lock/unlock the door from the inside as well as the outside! There is no other mechanism to lock or unlock a door - just the key. So, for the first time in my life, I always know where the key is! When I enter the flat, I use the key to lock my door, and leave it in the lock. So there it is: no hunting around for my keys each time I leave the flat!

I can't help to think how dangerous this really is. If I were to lock myself in, remove the keys from the door and set the keys down somewhere, I could be locked in the flat forever while I searched for my keys!