What is like living with strangers?

tbahh

I am returning to college next month and I was wondering what is it like to live with people you don't know. For the last few years, I have lived with people I actually know so I assume it wil be different. I'll also be living with a friend also in this place.

The Internet Explorer

It's just like living with people you don't know. Don't worry about it. You'll be fine.

Cill Dara Abu

I'd rather live in my car than move in with a bunch of strangers.

pebbles21

I'll ask my wife..........................he should know!

Saila

you wonder every night will you wake up tomorrow

MyPeopleDrankTheSoup

There's loads of awkward conversation and avoiding them in the kitchen until you get to know them and they're cool. Then it's grand and you might have mates for life.

Unless they're not your type of people and it's awkward all year, which is a nightmare, nothing like returning from your day and still having to be 'on' and talking sh-ite.

mikom

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nd9YYP6iNyA

carefulnow100

Tis great crack!

And you'll only be strangers till you sneak into there bedroom and **** onto there pillows.


I'v never done this. Ever. Not even twice.

Kylo Ren

You have a 64% increase in chance of getting murdered by living with strangers.

Or is that raped?

PseudoFamous

It's sort of like boarding school, but on a smaller scale. Boarding school is fine, perfectly liveable, btw.

Are you going to have a room on your own?

tbahh

PseudoFamous wrote: »

Are you going to have a room on your own?

Of course, I don't think I could ever share a room. I find other people too distracting plus I am one of those who take years to fall asleep

I am not sure what type of room yet though. There is one on the top floor with a double-bed etc. It is a nice room. I wasn't able to see the other room but it is apparently the same size but on the first floor.

--LOS--

It is a pain in the buttocks mostly if you have no say in who you live with

FatherLen

it depends on the people op. I am still friends with the people I lived with in college and they were strangers back then. if they are your kind of people then you will love it.

Snowie

--LOS-- wrote: »

It is a pain in the buttocks mostly if you have no say in who you live with

well thats true tho sometimes there allright... all I want in a place is some were i can go home chill out be ignorent if needs be with out worrying if ive offended some one.... :cool:

papu

Not gonna lie , thought this said Stranglers first..

Fart

I'm entering my 3rd year in less than a month. Anyways OP, you should have a blast. Will be awesome craic, but don't be a push over as it can ruin your year.

Just have fun, join in with the craic, do your assignments and study and you won't regret it.

Good luck .

ferretone

It's generally fine as long as you keep communication lines open regarding what issues really get up your respective noses. Let things fester away in the background and it's a recipe for a very awkward year.

Of course some people are highly averse to this, or even just plain uncooperative by nature. You need to have turn-taking agreed on for things like washing-up, but I'd advise to sound out from the beginning if someone isn't happy with this.

One year we had a guy in our house who didn't like that. He appropriated a pot, a knife, a fork, a spoon, a bowl, a plate and a cup which he kept in his bedroom, but said nothing. Then whenever his turn came, things would get really bad til someone caved and did it for him. Finally we got really ticked off and left it, just kept on and on hassling him, til one day we came home, and all the utensils were just gone! We confronted him, he just shrugged his shoulders and went up to his room. When we went outside, we found he'd chucked the whole lot in the bin!

You'd have to be really unlucky to get someone as bad as that tho. But do keep on the alert to begin, as in just being sensitive to when someone is unhappy about something, you've got to be pretty subtle with some people, but it is important to find out if it's an issue with the sharing arrangements. These can get very awkward quite easily, even with a perfectly normal person.

But it will most likely be fine, best of luck with it.

pq0n1ct4ve8zf5

Five people I started living with when we were strangers I'm still very good friends with and I'm so glad I lived with them because I probably wouldn't have been friends with them otherwise. There's one I'd cross the street to avoid and the rest are somewhere in between. It's a lottery really, good luck to you

entropi

Just a random set of actions OP, You may get lucky, You might not...who knows! I got good housemates this year thankfully, and since its for college, there's less of a chance You'll be living with a potential serial killer or sociopath

suicide_circus

Cill Dara Abu wrote: »

I'd rather live in my car than move in with a bunch of strangers.

So you'd rather live in your car, with no running water, cooking or washing facilities, proper heating, proper electricity, basic comfort, a fixed abode and ability to recieve mail or have friends riund than houseshare with strangers? Wow, thats some pretty severe social problems you have there.

jill_valentine

Sometimes it sucks, but it's a valuable thing to do, and to have to do.

Radharc na Sleibhte

Hehe, all the sexual innuendos

I watch far too much porn ::o

Seloth

Myself and my friend moved into a college house with 6 strangers.

Moved out having a new family.

Love those guys to bits,Not living with them this year but it's great.I'll be honest there were plenty I know who didnt get on with there house mates but thats because no one made the effort.

Make the effort and You'll be grand

Siuin

Living with strangers keeps life interesting, so long as they're not assholes.
I lived with strangers last year and some became friends, others stole my food, and one vomited on my bedroom door.

Ally Dick

Sharing houses with others is a pain in the nads. Having to put up with their untidiness, laziness, and worst of all. having to accept their one night stands and partners into the house, to add to the uncomfortableness of it all. Sharing with drinkers is the hardest thing of all. They turn into cackling banshees when they come in drunk. Sharing only works when the other people are from another province and travel home every weekend to meet their partner, instead of hatching in the house fighting over the telly etc. Of course, you could be the unreasonable one in the house yourself. It's lovely to have your own place with no renters in sight.

mackg

Cill Dara Abu wrote: »

I'd rather live in my car than move in with a bunch of strangers.

stranger danger stranger danger!

Seriously, what age are you?

LostGirly

I've lived in 6 different houses and all people in them were strangers when I went in first! Yeah it's a little awkward the first couple of days with sh*t chat and that but after that everyone settles into routines! Try and get a good session going early on, it's a great way of bonding Enjoy...nothing better than making new friends!

biko

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rXg1ax-SqUw

-Kenny-

Tis grand because you wont feel guilty about robbing there food

Frank Black

suicide_circus wrote: »

So you'd rather live in your car, with no running water,.

Hey, I'm sure his car has got those window washers thingys.

Look OP, the trick is not to think of them as strangers, but as friends you haven't yet met


and whose pillows you haven't yet wanked into.

mackg

-Kenny- wrote: »

Tis grand because you wont feel guilty about robbing there food

I feel more guilty robbing strangers food to robbibg my mates food tbh. Unless they think it's someone else they think is robbimg their food then it makes it taste all the more delicious!

Hank_Jones

Read thread title as...."What is like living with skangers?"

Was thinking, why would anyone want to live with skangers...

StephenHendry

a few bad experiences, i was sharing a house with 4 people once and the spanish guy before he moved out , stole our rent money which he said he was going to pay the landlord and then we found out that he took the deposit for his room from about 10 people who were looking to rent it out.

Chuck Stone

How on Earth did you find yourself forced to live with stranglers?

Is it a penal colony?

Ridley

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8vbnLYROCj8

pappyodaniel

It can be very awkward but sometimes very rewarding.
I lived in a house with 2 other guys who were a good bit older than I. I was 24 at the time, one was in his mid 30s and the other in his early 40s.
The younger of the two was sound and a well known musician around the town I was living in so he would have cool people over for sessions/beer/smokes every now and again and I felt comfortable meeting these people.
The other guy rarely left his room. I reckon he was bi-polar because he might avoid you for days and then one day he'd knock on your door and give you a lecture about politics, the war in Iraq or some conspiracy theory, I was also convinced he was in the I.R.A(but that's another story).