Its a very British thing to not have a full floor in Kitchens, not sure why, think the Euros tend to tile the whole place before fitting a kitchen just incase anything ever changes.
We have this and big ceramic tiles. Brilliant. I was back in UK and visited my brother who had laminate and it creeked and moved after only a few years. These tiles will outlive me.
Its a very British thing to not have a full floor in Kitchens, not sure why, think the Euros tend to tile the whole place before fitting a kitchen just incase anything ever changes.