Poll: Most Annoying Roommate Habit
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He's more of a (basement) tenant than a roommate, but he's definitely a "passive aggressive note leaver". He does it via text or passing comments.
Literally this past Independence Day weekend he sent me and my mom a text about how, 'I'm not saying it was you, but someone left the door to the basement open and your cat got in.'
My mom sent him a text back saying that we went down the shore for the weekend, and he was home when we left, so it had to be him.
Literally this past Independence Day weekend he sent me and my mom a text about how, 'I'm not saying it was you, but someone left the door to the basement open and your cat got in.'
My mom sent him a text back saying that we went down the shore for the weekend, and he was home when we left, so it had to be him.
I was unfortunate enough to live with someone who encapsulated several of these traits in my second year of uni. She stole food, constantly had loud sex with her horrible boyfriend, enhanced our bills a good deal more than we believed possible and left passive aggressive notes all the time. We fell out a lot and engaged in a bit of a ***** off shortly before our contract was up.
Needless to say, we stopped living together, and our relationship has become damn near amiable as a result.
Though I have to admit to being guilty of being a bit of a slob. Of the "hey, I only had a sandwich on that plate two days ago, it's still good to eat off" variety. Yikes.
Needless to say, we stopped living together, and our relationship has become damn near amiable as a result.
Though I have to admit to being guilty of being a bit of a slob. Of the "hey, I only had a sandwich on that plate two days ago, it's still good to eat off" variety. Yikes.
I imagine if I were a room mate, I'd probably be the slob. But only in the sense that I'd pile dishes in that one corner and leave some wrappers around, you know, the minor sort of stuff.
She didn't clean up after herself, I felt like her damn maid and she didn't ever want to go out and do anything.
How about the "has sex with his girlfriend every damn day while people are trying to work in the other room?"
I've never had a long-term room-mate, but after 8 days in my holiday house with friends I realised I despise people who are unable to clean up after themselves. Definitely the slob.
Whatever about not cleaning your own room that's your space, but if you ain't gonna cook your own food and you eat the stuff I do, clean it up. So many friends I can't live with...
On a side note I'm possibly the slightest wet blanket..
Whatever about not cleaning your own room that's your space, but if you ain't gonna cook your own food and you eat the stuff I do, clean it up. So many friends I can't live with...
On a side note I'm possibly the slightest wet blanket..
the worst roomate i had was actually my best friend, he was a slob, he ust never cleaned, i would have to make him do the dishes by threatening him with withholding y cooking, i would refuse to go into his room it was that much of a shithole, he didnt change his bedding for 3 months! im surprised his girlfriend didnt catch something
People who make noise ALL the time. People who make noise when they walk and open a fridge of brush their teeth. People who make as much noise as possible ALL the time. Also, people who sleep on my couch.
I'd vote for the open-mouth eater if it was an option. He was a decent guy, but I couldn't be in the same room as him when he ate.
As a side note, I find that most gripes concerning roommates stem from a lack of communication and underlying issues that aren't addressed. With a hint of first roommate-itis; ie: Mom and Dad's house didn't have these problems why does this one.
Most co-habitating troubles can be defused, in my experience, by asking yourself whether you have any habits they may be annoying them. Once someone realizes that they're just as annoying as their roommate, things tend to simmer down.
As a side note, I find that most gripes concerning roommates stem from a lack of communication and underlying issues that aren't addressed. With a hint of first roommate-itis; ie: Mom and Dad's house didn't have these problems why does this one.
Most co-habitating troubles can be defused, in my experience, by asking yourself whether you have any habits they may be annoying them. Once someone realizes that they're just as annoying as their roommate, things tend to simmer down.
Oh holy christ, an annoying roommate thread...
How about a roomie who stays up all night screaming at Halo 3 when you work at a coffee shop and have to be up at 4:40 a.m.? And you can't tell him to cut it out because you need his rent money and there's no one to replace him, so you have to buy a fan to put next to your head because you're a light sleeper?
Or how about the roommate who consistently walks around in boxers when you have company over? Or the one that likes to turn the air conditioning down to 60 degrees even though keeping cool means giving up eating? Speaking of eating, how about the roommate that steals all of your food and then tells you it's your turn to do the dishes, even though you use nothing but paper plates and plasticware specifically to eliminate the prospect of ever doing dishes, except that he knows since you have company over all the time that you'll do them eventually to rid the sink of filth?
Oh, and how about the one with the nympho girlfriend that makes you so paranoid to touch any surface in the apartment that you start spending precious ramen noodle money on Clorox wipes? How about the one that likes to leave clothes in the washer and dryer and then constantly bitches if you move them because you need to do laundry for work except the damn things have been tied up for two days and you're sick of waiting?
*deep breath*
Seriously, fuck roommates. Where's the option for "All of the above?"
How about a roomie who stays up all night screaming at Halo 3 when you work at a coffee shop and have to be up at 4:40 a.m.? And you can't tell him to cut it out because you need his rent money and there's no one to replace him, so you have to buy a fan to put next to your head because you're a light sleeper?
Or how about the roommate who consistently walks around in boxers when you have company over? Or the one that likes to turn the air conditioning down to 60 degrees even though keeping cool means giving up eating? Speaking of eating, how about the roommate that steals all of your food and then tells you it's your turn to do the dishes, even though you use nothing but paper plates and plasticware specifically to eliminate the prospect of ever doing dishes, except that he knows since you have company over all the time that you'll do them eventually to rid the sink of filth?
Oh, and how about the one with the nympho girlfriend that makes you so paranoid to touch any surface in the apartment that you start spending precious ramen noodle money on Clorox wipes? How about the one that likes to leave clothes in the washer and dryer and then constantly bitches if you move them because you need to do laundry for work except the damn things have been tied up for two days and you're sick of waiting?
*deep breath*
Seriously, fuck roommates. Where's the option for "All of the above?"
The most annoying thing I find about the note leaver is when the person leaving said notes is next door to me and when my door is open she could just ask me to clear away my stuff if it's bothering her that much. I admit that I am a bit of a slob though
That's a slob. Not a total slob (unless he does other things too).DeadSp8s said:
The worst unwashed dish: One roommate of mine was trying to bulk up. So he would go to the gym and drink protein shakes. But there would sometimes be a bit of the mixture left in the cup. I went away for a weekend and walked into the kitchen and smelled it. It was awful. I gagged and ran out. Then my other roommate came in and asked what was wrong, so I told him. He went over and smelled it, and ran to his restroom to throw up.
It was the kind of smell that you feel inside of you like its infecting you. Terrrrrrrrrrrrrrrible.
Or "If I rinse this cup I just used well enough, it's clean enough for me to use later". I'm definitely a slob.Thisbedutch said:
But my mom is a hypocritical slob. She freaks when people leave dishes in the sink, but will leave Chinese food out for days. Or leave leftovers in the refrigerator until someone else throws them out because of the horrible stank.
You wanna know the worst one? its the one who appears normal, the one who'll share a spliff with you, the one who'll cover for you when family and friends come to visit, the one who you can shre a joke with until you hear from a friend of a friend that they've been bitching and whining about you behind your back, the one who tells everyone about you deepest darkest secrets that they learnt by accident to all that will listen.
You wanna be a good roommate? just dont be a dick and dont come on the internet and moan about then for every tiny transgression.
You wanna be a good roommate? just dont be a dick and dont come on the internet and moan about then for every tiny transgression.