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House Etiquette |
Burton
Member #: 9
Since: 2005-05-01 | Posted on 2007-11-26 22:18 View Profile
Do you have enough life skills to qualify you as a respectable human being, or are you a sub-par human?
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My Website: Jaded Ramblings | Richard
Member #: 1
Since: 2005-04-24 | Posted on 2007-11-26 23:23 View Profile
Oooh, I like that list.
Allow me to comment.
1, 2, 4, 5, 10 and 11: go without saying in my opinion.
3: I'm guilty of leaving dished for a few days...but always cleaned completely of food and left in the sink. I hate dried on food on dishes (with a passion). BTW, I have a dishwasher in my apartment and I love it for when I`m feeling lazy, but I don`t generate enough dishes on my own to ever justify using it. I think I have used it twice since I moved in.
6: I try
7: Something I always make a point of doing...I hate wet bathmats (especially if you're sharing a bathroom)
11: I also strongly agree with this one.
I'm living alone right now, so I don't have much that's currently bothering me to add to the list. If I do something that annoys me later I only have myself to blame.
One thing to do do far too much is put off doing laundry until I absolutely need to. I always think it would be much easier to do it as I get full loads worth, but I always seem to put it off until my closet is empty and my hamper is overflowing.
'You're not thinking fourth dimensionally!' | Burton
Member #: 9
Since: 2005-05-01 | Posted on 2007-11-27 11:57 View Profile
Yeah, my list by and large applies to houses with more than one person living in it, and even more so if those people are all trying to do their own thing.
3. Of course if you live alone or with few people, than a couple dirty dishes is not even an issue. But when 7 people are trying to share a dozen plates and a couple pans and maybe 1-2 chef knives, dishes and cutlery don't stay clean long, and cleaning someone else dirty stuff just so you can make your food, is the most boring thing on earth. And it's frustrating
6. Can be ignored when living alone, as long as you are good at remembering where you leave things.
I also wait on the laundry. This isn't necessarily a bad thing either. A) it cuts down on half full loads that pretty much use the same amount of water anyway, and it saves on machine time and electricity bill. If everyone always did only full loads and did them promptly there would hardly ever be wait lines for doing laundry.
Im Awesome!!!!
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| Posted on 2007-12-09 23:13 View Profile
Are we all sub-par humans? I'd like to think that most of us try to keep the house clean...and I do use the term "most" liberally. I know issues exist. I agree with the above-mentioned list. Communal living isn't always easy. | Burton
Member #: 9
Since: 2005-05-01 | Posted on 2007-12-10 18:37 View Profile
I wondered how long it would be before one of my house mates responded. And the answer is no. I don't think everyone is a sub-par human.
I just think that when someone continues to fail at the same simple task over and over and over again, that they probably don't care or haven't been shown how to do things. And it grates at my nerves when I have to do things for other people, when I shouldn't have to. I'm not their mother, I'm not their housekeeper and I'm not a maid. I treat the house with respect by doing my chores when I need to. When people don't respect the house, by extension I am being disrespected. And I can't stand it.
Im Awesome!!!!
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| Posted on 2007-12-14 23:54 View Profile
Just so long as you know that most of us love this house, especially those who chose to stay for another year. I also feel disprespected when I have to clean up after others, and I feel like it's happening more frequently. The kitchen can get gross, let's face it. Just have a freak-out to get your point across, I'd probably back you up. |
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