Since I moved to Riyadh in 2001, I used to live in the university dorm. In the dorm, I had my own room, and in the room next to mine, there was my life-long friend, who is also my cousin.
As living in the KSU dorm was boring and had many restrictions, my cousin and I have decided to leave it and move to an apartment outside the campus. But because we can't afford renting an apartment on our own, we had to have two more roommates. I thought we were lucky enough to find two guys who originally come from our hometown, and one of them used to be an old high school classmate. Moreover, the four of us are studying at health care-related colleges; I'm in pharmacy, my cousin in physiotherapy and the other two are med-students.
Living in the apartment has many advantages, but it has its drawbacks. Since we moved last fall, I discovered some simple rules which could help anyone to survive sharing the apartment. Here is the list with no particular order:
1- People are dirty: If someone dropped something on the floor, it would remain there forever, unless you remove it yourself. During our very first week, I found an empty Pepsi can in front of my door. I've decided I'm not going to move it. The can stayed untouched for three weeks.
2- People do take stuff: If you put something in the fridge, don't expect to come tomorrow and find it, especially full Pepsi cans.
3- People are mean: Today is your turn to do the dishes, so expect that every single dish, spoon, fork, knife, glass and anything washable to be... dirty. They did not intend to do it, so don't take it personal.
4- People are lazy: Don't ask your roommates to do anything. Because even if they say they will, they won't. They wish they could but they were umm... busy or something.
5- People do not respect time: You don't have a car, and your roommate tells you he would give you a ride to the college. Don't expect him to be on time.
6- People are helpless: Roomies will help you to find anything lost, as long as it belongs to them.
7- People are droppers: Do not throw the remote control to the other guy. Studies say chances are 97.7% he won't catch it. Consider delivery hand to hand as a second solution.
8- People are stupid: No water in the bathroom? Please don't tell me you were expecting you roommates to tell you so. Use your noodles!
9- People are disgusting: If you've found some unknown bodies around, and you have no clue what the hell they are, do not try to know. Do not touch, leave immediately.
10- People are rude: No matter what happens, the only person to expect hearing the phrase "I'm sorry" from is YOU. # »
As living in the KSU dorm was boring and had many restrictions, my cousin and I have decided to leave it and move to an apartment outside the campus. But because we can't afford renting an apartment on our own, we had to have two more roommates. I thought we were lucky enough to find two guys who originally come from our hometown, and one of them used to be an old high school classmate. Moreover, the four of us are studying at health care-related colleges; I'm in pharmacy, my cousin in physiotherapy and the other two are med-students.
Living in the apartment has many advantages, but it has its drawbacks. Since we moved last fall, I discovered some simple rules which could help anyone to survive sharing the apartment. Here is the list with no particular order:
1- People are dirty: If someone dropped something on the floor, it would remain there forever, unless you remove it yourself. During our very first week, I found an empty Pepsi can in front of my door. I've decided I'm not going to move it. The can stayed untouched for three weeks.
2- People do take stuff: If you put something in the fridge, don't expect to come tomorrow and find it, especially full Pepsi cans.
3- People are mean: Today is your turn to do the dishes, so expect that every single dish, spoon, fork, knife, glass and anything washable to be... dirty. They did not intend to do it, so don't take it personal.
4- People are lazy: Don't ask your roommates to do anything. Because even if they say they will, they won't. They wish they could but they were umm... busy or something.
5- People do not respect time: You don't have a car, and your roommate tells you he would give you a ride to the college. Don't expect him to be on time.
6- People are helpless: Roomies will help you to find anything lost, as long as it belongs to them.
7- People are droppers: Do not throw the remote control to the other guy. Studies say chances are 97.7% he won't catch it. Consider delivery hand to hand as a second solution.
8- People are stupid: No water in the bathroom? Please don't tell me you were expecting you roommates to tell you so. Use your noodles!
9- People are disgusting: If you've found some unknown bodies around, and you have no clue what the hell they are, do not try to know. Do not touch, leave immediately.
10- People are rude: No matter what happens, the only person to expect hearing the phrase "I'm sorry" from is YOU. # »
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