s/o Reading Fridge stuff...What is the most shocking/weird/icky thing a guest has done in your home?

[OneStepAtATime]

It never occurred to me that casually reading book titles in open areas or glancing at and casually scanning stuff posted on the fridge would be inappropriate for a guest invited over to someone's house.  That got me wondering, though, what sorts of things do I do that someone else might find shocking or inappropriate if I go to someone else's house and I'm not even aware?  And I am curious what other's have seen guests do that they found shocking/weird/icky or at least strongly inappropriate.

 

I do remember being with several other women attending a little cousin's birthday party and as we were walking up the walkway to the house we had to meander quite a bit before getting to the entrance.  It was boiling hot outside (over 100 degrees).  One of the women in the group walking up was a baker and had made a special cake for the little girl as a gift.  The woman carrying the cake decided to cut across the lawn to get into the house faster.  She was try to save the cake from melting.  The father of the little girl started shouting from the porch, absolutely livid that she was walking on his grass, and demanded that she return to the sidewalk.  She tried to explain and he made it clear he didn't care, NO ONE was to walk on his lawn.  He seemed shocked that she would think to do so.  At my house walking across the lawn to get to the entrance is perfectly acceptable.  Apparently that is not true for everyone.

 

One summer we had a big birthday bash for a nephew.  I had created the treat bags myself.  They were in a big tub out of the main area.  My oldest nephew, a young teenager at the time, decided to dig through all the bags and take the lollipops he liked, replacing them with lollipops he didn't like from the bag of spares I had nearby.  I discussed with him that this was really NOT appropriate and made him put them back.

 

Another time a friend of one of my kids came over while my mom was visiting for the day.  She has acid reflux and chewing gum helps alleviate the symptoms.  She had just bought a new package of gum packs (several in one plastic wrapping).  The kid (pre-teen) saw them sitting in her purse and took several packs of gum for himself.  Mom realized many were gone as the kid was leaving and told me the gum packs were missing.  Because of the timing I wondered about the kid.  I ran out to ask the kid if he had taken them.  He admitted he had and was really surprised when I asked that he give them back.  They were in his jacket pocket.  :confused1:

 

I am now curious what you feel is the most shocking thing or at least strongly inappropriate that someone has done in your home.

Edited November 29, 2016 by OneStepAtATime

[FaithManor]

Dh had a former college buddy pee all over the bathroom wall. He claimed it was late at night and he didn't feel like turning the lights on, hence the lack of aim. He did not offer to clean it up.

 

We did not offer to have him in our home again.

[bibiche]

I once had a guest get up from the table during a dinner party, the food for which I had plated in the kitchen, and get herself more food. I found that pretty shocking. (I was glad she liked the food that much, though.)

[Tap]

A teenage guest once came to our house for a steak dinner.  He joined us quite often and parts of the dinner this particular evening were planned at his request. (I think he chose the kind of gravy and the veg or something like that). He was telling me how hungry he was so I planned extra for him.  My teens were going to be busy for a bit after he got here, so he decided to go down the street to see another friend for a 10 minutes and then return to our house for dinner.  They were eating dinner at the other house, so he sat down and joined them for dinner.  When he came back to our house, he was full but didn't say anything.  He dished a full plate, including a full size steak, but then didn't eat any of it.  

 

We had a chat about it afterwards, but I don't think he really understood why it was rude.  :glare:

[OneStepAtATime]

Dh had a former college buddy pee all over the bathroom wall. He claimed it was late at night and he didn't feel like turning the lights on, hence the lack of aim. He did not offer to clean it up.

 

We did not offer to have him in our home again.

Well, that's just lovely.

[Farrar]

Someone stayed at our house and I realized they had fixed a long broken door handle. It must have involved getting out tools and possibly buying a new screw.

 

That's probably not what you meant... but that's the only one I can think of.

[sewingmama]

A woman we had just met ( a coworker of DH's) went into the bathroom and while in there used my toothbrush to brush her teeth 😳

Edited November 29, 2016 by sewingmama

[Ausmumof3]

A woman we had just met ( a coworker of DH's) went into the bathroom and while in there used my toothbrush to brush her teeth 😳

Thank goodness you saw her! 😫

[Shellydon]

Nothing major.  It makes me a bit crazy when people slam doors, bang cabinet doors closed and eat anyplace but the kitchen. 

[Ausmumof3]

Our worst probably was finding someone had read through the paperwork in the intray including payslips. I've also had someone open my bedroom door cause they wanted to have a look around the house. And a few things with toddlers but that's to be expected.

[OneStepAtATime]

A woman we had just met ( a coworker of DH's) went into the bathroom and while in there used my toothbrush to brush her teeth 😳

Wow.  That's just...wow.

[OneStepAtATime]

Stupid thing I did as a guest when I was maybe 9 (and should have had a brain)...we were staying with friends in another state for a few days and I had been told I could get whatever I needed from the fridge.  I wanted cheese.  I took a huge knife (I could only find a huge knife) and cut a small slice of cheese off a block of cheese.  I realized that most of the knife was not dirty so I put the knife back in the drawer without washing it.  My messed up thinking was that the rest of the knife could still be used for other things and since the area we were staying in was in the middle of a drought I should wait to wash the knife until all of the surface had been used.  Well, the owner of the knife thought otherwise.  You live and you learn... :)

[PeachyDoodle]

When DBIL visits, he always uses the en suite bathroom in mine and DH's bedroom instead of the guest bath. I guess he doesn't like doing his business close to the more public areas of the house? (The guest bath itself is private, of course.) He doesn't even ask. I HATE that he goes in my private space like that!!

[OneStepAtATime]

When DBIL visits, he always uses the en suite bathroom in mine and DH's bedroom instead of the guest bath. I guess he doesn't like doing his business close to the more public areas of the house? (The guest bath itself is private, of course.) He doesn't even ask. I HATE that he goes in my private space like that!!

Is there outside access through a hallway or something?  Or is he walking through your bedroom to get there?  Have you asked him not to use your bathroom?  If speaking to him is not an option then is there a way to install a keypad lock on the door?  Subtle, I know but still...

[Sara in AZ]

MIL once walked into the bathroom where DH was showering (our shower has see through glass walls) to pester him about taking her home. We chalked it up to her vaguely diagnosed, absolutely never treated, and poorly parented aspergers and it's accompanying anxiety and problems with personal space/boundaries. Still, by 77 you would think you'd have figured out it's not okay to walk in on someone in the bathroom.

 

DH obsessively locks the door now when he's showering. I occasionally find myself locked out of my own bedroom even though there are two lockable doors between the bedroom door and the shower. 😜

[PeachyDoodle]

Is there outside access through a hallway or something?  Or is he walking through your bedroom to get there?  Have you asked him not to use your bathroom?  If speaking to him is not an option then is there a way to install a keypad lock on the door?  Subtle, I know but still...

 

He walks through our bedroom. He doesn't visit that often, but DH has said something to him a time or two. He did it again just a few weeks ago, though. It's not like there's anything major going on in there, but I sometimes have feminine products out, and I keep a chart on the wall where I track my weight. Not exactly things I want him to see. Even the kids usually ask before they use our bathroom. And we actually have TWO additional bathrooms!

[SKL]

Oh the stories I can tell.  I have had many houseguests from other countries and cultures, so things get interesting around here.

 

The worst?  Hmmm....

 

Well probably the time a guy who was visiting from a conservative Muslim country came to my house and used my home computer to look up a whole list of porn sites.  He forgot to take his black book with him when he left.  :/  (I mention Muslim country because that behavior could get him executed back home.  Hence his decision to save it up for my house.)  I should also mention he is a married guy.  Really disappointing on several levels.

 

I could go on for pages and pages, but I wouldn't know where to stop, so I think I'll stop here for now.  :)

Edited November 29, 2016 by SKL

[LucyStoner]

My conservative step FIL used look at my books when he came over. Not a problem but then he started taking some home with him unasked and only occasionally mailed them back to me. It was always a liberal political or feminist book or three and then aftewards he'd try and debunk bell hooks or whoever wrote it. After he took the brand new Molly Ivins book my mom had given me before I even had a chance to read it, my husband told him to stop. He assured us we'd be conservatives by age 30 but here we are closer to 40 than not and we are still huge liberals. 😂

 

I'm pretty sure that is what happened to my copy of Adios Barbie.

Edited November 29, 2016 by LucyStoner

[LucyStoner]

Once someone refolded all of my towels. That was weird.

[OneStepAtATime]

Once someone refolded all of my towels. That was weird.

You mean towels in your linen closet or something? Or towels on a towel rack in a guest bath? Or...? How odd.

[LucyStoner]

You mean towels in your linen closet or something? Or towels on a towel rack in a guest bath? Or...? How odd.

ALL OF MY TOWELS. All of the bath towels, kitchen towels, cleaning rags etc. I guess she thought I didn't fold them the right way. Le sigh. 😂

[Julie Smith]

Once our adult neighbour was cat sitting for us. Just cat sitting, you know feed the cat once or twice a day for three days. Not staying over or anything. He lived literally next door.

 

He decided to be helpful and went into our bedroom. Collected all our dirty laundry, washed it, and hung it up to dry all around the house. When we got home I opened the door which lead directly into the kitchen and saw all the kitchen draws open slightly with underwear (Dh and mine) and bras hanging from them.

 

I was livid.

Edited November 29, 2016 by Julie Smith

[Ausmumof3]

Oh the stories I can tell. I have had many houseguests from other countries and cultures, so things get interesting around here.

 

The worst? Hmmm....

 

Well probably the time a guy who was visiting from a conservative Muslim country came to my house and used my home computer to look up a whole list of porn sites. He forgot to take his black book with him when he left. :/ (I mention Muslim country because that behavior could get him executed back home. Hence his decision to save it up for my house.) I should also mention he is a married guy. Really disappointing on several levels.

 

I could go on for pages and pages, but I wouldn't know where to stop, so I think I'll stop here for now. :)

Oh I forgot that one!!' The time we had a long term guest to help him out as a favour and he used a heap of pay to view sites on our internet connection! We did not part on good terms!

[Guest]

A woman we had just met ( a coworker of DH's) went into the bathroom and while in there used my toothbrush to brush her teeth 😳

What. The. Heck?

[Forget-Me-Not]

When we were renting, our landlord had a couple of handy men in to do something. One of them lit a cigarette and was actively smoking while working in my house. He seemed surprised when I told him he wasn't allowed to smoke inside.

[Incognito]

It used to really unnerve me that someone would study our family calendar intensely when they came over.  I actually started taking the calendar down for a few years when I knew they were coming because it seemed so -rude?  I mean, a glance or something, sure, it's on the wall, but reading all the days and seeing when my doctor and dentist appointments are...  Now I write in code when it is something I don't want them to know, because I don't have enough time to hide my calendar all the time.

 

 

 

 

 

 

[sewingmama]

Wow. That's just...wow.

Yeah that was kind of my response at the time too 😂

[MaeFlowers]

Dh has a friend that tends to stay way past his welcome. He will literally sit and watch dh mow the lawn. He also asked me one time what we had in our house to eat and implied that I should fix him something.

 

One of ds' friends used to walk into rooms without knocking on closed doors. He would come into our bedroom or bathroom just to talk. I was in the bathroom getting ready to go and turned around and he was standing in the doorway. This same boy also used to just leave trash everywhere. If he was done eating something and hadn't finished it, he would leave his scraps in the middle of the table. And not on a plate. When he would chew gum, he would just set it down on whatever surface was nearby when he finished chewing it. I am pretty forgiving of little kids but he was definitely old enough to know better. Even now (12yo), I still catching him sneaking food.

[sewingmama]

What. The. Heck?

LOL...the only explanation DH and I could come up with is cultural differences...she was Korean ...and that maybe she was curious about trying Canadian toothpaste...although even then surely a normal person who wanted to taste the toothpaste would just squirt some on their finger ...yes🤔😂

[Melissa in Australia]

Once our adult neighbour was cat sitting for us. Just cat sitting, you know feed the cat once or twice a day for three days. Not staying over or anything. He lived literally next door.

 

He decided to be helpful and went into our bedroom. Collected all our dirty laundry, washed it, and hung it up to dry all around the house. When we got home I opened the door which lead directly into the kitchen and saw all the kitchen draws open slightly with underwear (Dh and mine) and bras hanging from them.

 

I was livid.

:lol:

[lynn]

Not as bad as others but sil was staying with us and she came out of the bathroom wearing my robe. Not in a "oops forgot something" and had to put it on for a moment kind of way she just had it on walking around my apartment. If it were my sister no problem.

Edited November 29, 2016 by lynn

[TravelingChris]

Not as bad as others but sil was staying with us and she came out of the bathroom wearing my robe. Not in a "oops forgot something" and had to put it on for a moment kind of way she just had it on walking around my apartment. If it were my sister no problem.

 

 

Maybe she was confused and thought she was at one of those hotels where they provide loaner robes. Haha!

[SparklyUnicorn]

My MIL did crap like try to rearrange the contents of my fridge and cabinets.  Also closets.  This was also when we were smack dab in the middle of moving so who the hell cares at that point. 

 

She feels perfectly justified that this is appropriate behavior.  I don't know what planet she is from.

 

 

[Guest]

Mostly theft and rude behaviour. The kids steal yu-gi-oh cards from my sons' bedrooms, as well as anything else they can sell. The adults stole checks (and used one), so we ended up putting them in a locked safe behind two locked doors. We stopped having extended family events at our home because of the help yourself behaviour and the destruction.....kids would trample the flower garden and adults would wear lug boots..the trapped gravel and mud destroyed flooring. My jealous sil destroyed my salt and pepper shakers. Apparently to her they were a symbol of middle class lifestyle, and she isnt there, and doesnt want her sib to be, so she trashed them.

[luuknam]

My jealous sil destroyed my salt and pepper shakers. Apparently to her they were a symbol of middle class lifestyle, and she isnt there, and doesnt want her sib to be, so she trashed them.

 

What the...? I've heard of it as a wedding present (in fact, we got a salt shaker and a pepper grinder as a wedding present, though unfortunately the grinder didn't work well, so we don't use them), but a middle class lifestyle??

[OneStepAtATime]

Mostly theft and rude behaviour. The kids steal yu-gi-oh cards from my sons' bedrooms, as well as anything else they can sell. The adults stole checks (and used one), so we ended up putting them in a locked safe behind two locked doors. We stopped having extended family events at our home because of the help yourself behaviour and the destruction.....kids would trample the flower garden and adults would wear lug boots..the trapped gravel and mud destroyed flooring. My jealous sil destroyed my salt and pepper shakers. Apparently to her they were a symbol of middle class lifestyle, and she isnt there, and doesnt want her sib to be, so she trashed them.

Goodness.  I think I would end up with anxiety attacks if that was the scenario every time extended family came to visit.

[MEmama]

 

Otherwise, I've been pretty lucky, if you don't count my MIL, who upon visiting, rearranges everything in the house, even down to putting away my ornaments and putting up one's she's bought with her. She doesn't come to my house anymore.

Oh yes, my MIL does this too. She'll bring me gifts and then prominently display them around my house, like on my mantle or hanging in weird but very visible places. I like how I decorate, thank you; I really don't need help! The whole thing feels very passive aggressive to me.

[OneStepAtATime]

My MIL did crap like try to rearrange the contents of my fridge and cabinets.  Also closets.  This was also when we were smack dab in the middle of moving so who the hell cares at that point. 

 

She feels perfectly justified that this is appropriate behavior.  I don't know what planet she is from.

My grandmother used to own a little cabin near a lake years ago.  The cabin was also sort of near a University.  She is from a tiny town and a friend that also lived in that tiny town had a daughter that had been accepted to that University several towns away.  They didn't have much money and were still trying to arrange for a place the girl could stay for her freshman year.  She asked if her daughter could stay in the cabin for a couple of weeks while they finished making arrangements for living quarters.  Grandma didn't live in the cabin and because it was a long drive to get there, she rarely visited anymore.  She said of course the girl could stay for a couple of weeks.  After a couple of weeks the key was returned and Grandma thought that was the end of it.

 

Dad went to visit the cabin a couple of months later.  The girl had returned the key but she never moved out.  She made a copy of the key.  And she proceeded to have friends come over and help her rearrange all the furniture.  She even moved all the living room furniture out of the living room and into another room.  Nothing was where it had been before.  Even Grandma's knickknacks and her pictures of family had been removed to a closet.  The girl even took over Grandma's bedroom instead of the guest room.

 

When Dad talked to the daughter, she said she had understood that the cabin would be hers as long as she needed it and since she was living there (rent and utility free) she should be allowed to rearrange whatever she wanted.  Maybe there was some sort of miscommunication since Grandma didn't talk to her directly when arranging for her to stay the two weeks (I doubt it but maybe...) but Dad and Grandma were really unhappy with the situation.  (They did get her to move out.)

[SparklyUnicorn]

My grandmother used to own a little cabin near a lake years ago.  The cabin was also sort of near a University.  She is from a tiny town and a friend that also lived in that tiny town had a daughter that had been accepted to that University several towns away.  They didn't have much money and were still trying to arrange for a place the girl could stay for her freshman year.  She asked if her daughter could stay in the cabin for a couple of weeks while they finished making arrangements for living quarters.  Grandma didn't live in the cabin and because it was a long drive to get there, she rarely visited anymore.  She said of course the girl could stay for a couple of weeks.  After a couple of weeks the key was returned and Grandma thought that was the end of it.

 

Dad went to visit the cabin a couple of months later.  The girl had returned the key but she never moved out.  She made a copy of the key.  And she proceeded to have friends come over and help her rearrange all the furniture.  She even moved all the living room furniture out of the living room and into another room.  Nothing was where it had been before.  Even Grandma's knickknacks and her pictures of family had been removed to a closet.  The girl even took over Grandma's bedroom instead of the guest room.

 

When Dad talked to the daughter, she said she had understood that the cabin would be hers as long as she needed it and since she was living there (rent and utility free) she should be allowed to rearrange whatever she wanted.  Maybe there was some sort of miscommunication since Grandma didn't talk to her directly when arranging for her to stay the two weeks (I doubt it but maybe...) but Dad and Grandma were really unhappy with the situation.  (They did get her to move out.)

 

Damn, now that is bold. 

[OneStepAtATime]

Damn, now that is bold. 

:laugh:  Yeah, I thought so, too.

 

The dumb thing is, if she had just asked, Grandma would probably have let her stay there for a really low rent and maybe even let her rearranged some of the stuff to make it more comfortable, but not asking at all, returning the key but making a copy for herself without asking, and then just taking over everything with no respect for the owner pretty much killed that option.  Grandma didn't want her there anymore.  And Dad was worried about just how far she would go with her sense of entitlement.

[OneStepAtATime]

Once our adult neighbour was cat sitting for us. Just cat sitting, you know feed the cat once or twice a day for three days. Not staying over or anything. He lived literally next door.

 

He decided to be helpful and went into our bedroom. Collected all our dirty laundry, washed it, and hung it up to dry all around the house. When we got home I opened the door which lead directly into the kitchen and saw all the kitchen draws open slightly with underwear (Dh and mine) and bras hanging from them.

 

I was livid.

I'm trying to envision what his childhood was like that cat sitting equated to washing dirty laundry and leaving it sticking out of bathroom drawers to dry... :confused1:

 

I'm not even sure what my reaction would be.  That seems so bizarre.

[OneStepAtATime]

ALL OF MY TOWELS. All of the bath towels, kitchen towels, cleaning rags etc. I guess she thought I didn't fold them the right way. Le sigh. 😂

OCD?

 

I must admit, my SIL has a thing with towels.  She HATES when the towels are not just a very specific way in her home.  Her adult children learned early that the towels had to be a certain way.  They were shocked as kids to find out that I didn't fold the towels that same way.  I guess they thought it was a law or something.  :laugh:

[Guest]

What the...? I've heard of it as a wedding present (in fact, we got a salt shaker and a pepper grinder as a wedding present, though unfortunately the grinder didn't work well, so we don't use them), but a middle class lifestyle??

Apparently to this woman, anything that isnt basic is middle class or higher. So, in her eyes, we are wasting money and trying to live a lifestyle much different than she grew up with if we have things that arent the cheapest possible version. Never dawned on her that it was a gift, and never dawned on her that people do use color palettes etc when furnishing their homes, there is a standard of fit to garments, there are quality differences that are worthwhile to notice and spend a little more on, etc. In any case, its not her place to force me to live her lifestyle. I had to buy new kitchen towels too...my good ones, used for glassware, and my hand towels were used to swab the floor. It was a good heads up, because a towel is a towel in her house and used for floor as well as dishes.

Edited November 29, 2016 by Heigh Ho

[OneStepAtATime]

Apparently to this woman, anything that isnt basic is middle class or higher. So, in her eyes, we are wasting money and trying to live a lifestyle much different than she grew up with if we have things that arent the cheapest possible version. Never dawned on her that it was a gift, and never dawned on her that people do use color palettes etc when furnishing their homes, there is a standard of fit to garments, there are quality differences that are worthwhile to notice and spend a little more on, etc. In any case, its not her place to force me to live her lifestyle. I had to buy new kitchen towels too...my good ones, used for glassware, and my hand towels were used to swab the floor. It was a good heads up, because a towel is a towel in her house and used for floor as well as dishes.

I think that is a fairly common assumption in some circles and cultures.  I guess they figure it can all get washed so what is the issue?  I tend to use towels for all sorts of things but I have very specific scrub towels and sponges that are ONLY used in the bathroom.  It grosses me out to think of using normal towels to clean the bathroom.

 

I have a friend who, due to serious back issues and having twins put her in a position to need to hire a maid.  She hired a woman that came highly recommended by a neighbor.  She found out the maid was using her nice towels to clean the toilet/tub areas.  Also, her kitchen sponge she found in the bathroom, so she assumed it must have been used to clean in there too.  She also found out the woman was taking spare rolls of toilet paper home without asking.  And using her makeup upon occasion.  She decided she would find a way to do without the maid.  She also decided she had better tell the neighbor, just in case they were having the same problem but hadn't noticed yet.

[Mimm]

While I think it's silly to get worked up if a guest reads book titles in your home, this thread was absolutely shocking. Using someone's tooth brush.... I can't even wrap my brain around that one. :)

 

I have one brother who is super entitled and will visit and be kind of greedy and rude. I made spaghetti one time and he served himself first and served a HUGE serving, like more than my husband and I would eat put together. I ran out of noodles and had to boil more (thankfully still had plenty of sauce). He noticed and said, "Oh, does someone want some of mine?" Um, no, not anymore... I'm a Dr. Pepper addict (I know, so bad for me) and so was he, but then he decided he was going to quit. He'd stop by my house and drink three cans, one right after another. Everyone in my family has a maximum of one a day, that's it. Maaaaybe I'll have a second one sometimes. No one sucks down three cans in a row. 

 

I have a lot of family who lives close by and they drop by unannounced and I like it that way for the most part, but this one brother does abuse the privilege at times.

 

A friend of mine had a mother who always did something horrifying when she came over. One time she went #2 and used my friend's towels to wipe. Yes, toilet paper was provided. I'm fairly certain the woman was mentally ill.

[Julie Smith]

...because a towel is a towel in her house and used for floor as well as dishes.

 

When Dh and I first were together he didn't understand why I made a difference between dish towels and wash clothes. 

 

I'm not sure he understands now. After finding him using wash clothes to dry dishes, and a dish towel in the shower he was not allowed to sort them out. 

[Julie Smith]

I'm trying to envision what his childhood was like that cat sitting equated to washing dirty laundry and leaving it sticking out of bathroom drawers to dry... :confused1:

 

I'm not even sure what my reaction would be.  That seems so bizarre.

 

I admit I flipped out. (and it was the kitchen draws, not the bathroom ones). He supposedly hadn't gotten around to putting 'that load' away. The thought of him being the one to handle and put away my things ticked me off. I admit I threw all our clothes out of the draws, washed them, dried them (We did have a perfectly fine functioning drier) and put them away. 

 

Dh talked to him about it, but didn't see what the big deal was. 

[OneStepAtATime]

I admit I flipped out. (and it was the kitchen draws, not the bathroom ones). He supposedly hadn't gotten around to putting 'that load' away. The thought of him being the one to handle and put away my things ticked me off. I admit I threw all our clothes out of the draws, washed them, dried them (We did have a perfectly fine functioning drier) and put them away. 

 

Dh talked to him about it, but didn't see what the big deal was. 

That's just so...weird.  And kitchen drawers?  Any way I slice it, this is just weird.

[Julie Smith]

That's just so...weird.  And kitchen drawers?  Any way I slice it, this is just weird.

 

The washer and drier were beside/in the kitchen. It was war time housing so, at least he just picked the nearest location and didn't purposely set out for my kitchen.

[SKL]

So I'm feeling up to it this morning....  I find this subject entertaining.

 

I live with someone who periodically has houseguests from another country.  I don't know most of these people at all, but I don't mind them coming.  However, ....

 

One guy was visiting and my housemate had to be at a morning meeting.  He slept in.  When he awoke, I showed him where the food and pans were.  He demanded that I make him eggs and bacon for breakfast.  (A luxury around here on a weekday.)  I obliged.  He then loudly, rudely criticized the way I made his bacon.  When I told my friend, she was like, why do you make bacon that way?  (The usual US way.)  She explained that men in her country are taught to treat women that way and I should have done a better job of kissing his a$$.

 

We had a party for my housemate's niece.  The ~18 guests invited themselves to stay the whole weekend.  OK fine.  One of them literally walked *through* our screen door.  Several people threw half-full bottles of beer in trash cans all around the house.  A granny spilled a whole glass of wine on the carpet.  I cleaned the kitchen after each meal, while they went out on the town.  They came home at midnight and decided to cook some more and trash the kitchen.  The person I had to share my room with snored loudly into my ear all night.  I was never so glad to say goodbye.

 

There are other stories, but I need to go let in the fridge delivery guys.