annoying flatmates

When I first moved out I lived on my own and didn't think much of it. Then I moved into a house with 3 girls, they were all bat**** ****ing insane but it was fun and I got on well with them.

Then I moved in with one of the girls and 2 other guys. One of the guys was hardly there and the other was a nice guy and easy to get on with generally, but was the dirtiest person I've ever known. He'd leave rubbish (pizza boxes, coke cans and bottles things like that) lying around everywhere and wasn't exactly the cleanliest person when it came to personal hygiene either to put it bluntly.

I then spent a couple of years with the parents in Cyprus again but now I've moved back and am living with a very good friend who I've known since school (who is also the landlord) and someone he knows through another friend, I'm getting on fine with my friend and get on well with the other guy, but he's -really- tight, which can be annoying sometimes. For instance I asked if we could turn the heating on this evening as it was bitterly cold, and he kicked up such a fuss about it (despite me offering to pay for the extra instead of just splitting the gas bill equally) that I turned it off again within quarter of an hour.

So generally I've had positive experiences living with others, and I'd not like to live alone again, sure there have been one or two things that bugged me, but I'm sure I've done things that have bugged them too, you're bound to find things you don't like about people when you live with them. It's just a case of learning to cope with them and taking the rough with the smooth. :)
 
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Only place I ever shared with total strangers was my last place, before I moved in with my brother. I was desperate for a place so took it, for 6 months.

Flatmate 1 - Weird man, just permanently got baked in the front room, never spoke

Flatmate 2 - Weed dealer. Grew plants in the attic, had lots of students coming in constantly to buy weed. Didn't work, so played Drum N Bass above my room every night.

Flatmate 3 - Skinny little runt just back from Ibiza, he dealed ketamin from the house, and had plenty of seriously dodgy people coming round, he played Ibiza house constantly at night.

I didn't like that place, didn't pay my last 2 months rent, and left before my contract was up. Worst, flatmates, ever.
 
Not really had any problems myself.

I didn't see much of my first year flatmates really, bunch of lawyers who rarely went out or socialised at all, but never had any rowdy gatherings back at ours late at night. Still get on with them now, we meet up once in a while to watch football and such and get on fine, we just liked different things.

Second year I have a flat with 2 of the people I got close to in first year. I'm not sure how people end up with such bad arrangements, we decided we wanted to share, went out together and found ourselves a 3 bedroom flat. We all have similar lifestyles, no fights, we're all pretty messy and disorganised, but things that need doing get done. We respect each other and don't generally make excessive amounts of noise, but I wont complain if one of them comes in at 3am with a bunch of people - chances are I'll just get up and join in. On the whole we're all easy going, laid back and adverse to conflicts. We're all good friends, we share things, we have a laugh, and if someone steals my bread at 3am to make a sandwich, fair enough, I know I can do the same when I'm in need. No point getting too worked up about things.

Next year I don't know what to expect, as I'll be living in China, either in uni halls or with a family. We'll see how that goes..
 
I live with 2 guys, one who shares the mortgage with me, the other who rents the spare room. The guy who shares the mortgage with me does my head in but I think he wants to leave. He's never around so to be honest its not an issue for me. The friend who rents the room is great.
 
I don't remember that much about the negatives on some of the housemates now since I tend to avoid them if I don't get along with them. Most of the things i remember was being dirty and messy but that wasn't what annoy me, it is when people deny it when i saw them use it earlier that day.
 
First year of uni was alright for me, bar one person who wasn't so nice when he was drunk. Second year i moved in with some coursemates and it turned out that when three of them were all together in the same room, they would all become hyper. Third year was great as a I moved in with mates that weren't on my course, get on really well. Fourth year I lived with randoms, was a complete nightmare, had the police up a few times with the door nearly kicked in and a flat mate trying to kill himself.
My current house is great, back living with two of my mates from the third year flat. Having a right laugh and the whole house is chilled and importantly clean.
 
I hate living with all girls.

Mixed house last year, and most importantly fellow sporty people. Why the hell did I change, hate it here :(
 
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Girls no. Groups of girls is a different thing entirely (when you are the only male who lives in the house).
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If you want to be individual (have your own mates without them, go places without them, watch different programs etc) than them it can be just as hard for a girl.
 
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