The Spanish inquisition - A Charlie Brooker style rant about my Spanish roommates.

[thharwood]

So you've decided to treat your teenage daughter to a lovely 5-day-non-stop-fun trip to London. And you're Spanish (not being racist or anything, they were in fact from Spain, deal with it.) For some odd reason you decide to stay in a youth hostel, which is fine in itself as the hostel isn't one of those 'oh, we only take backpackers aged 18-35'

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[_lemon_lyman_]

At least they have gone and your fun is only just started? :P

[thharwood]

The thing is that they were actually very nice, just completely unaware as to how one should behave when sharing a room with strangers.

[_lemon_lyman_]

I had a roommate once who slept with a 60W 'nightlight'. It was brighter than the bulb in our overhead lamp! and of course she had to direct the light away from her bed so it wouldn't keep her awake (nevermind that away from hers was toward mine). I feel your pain at oblivious roommates.

[thharwood]

People, what a bunch of bastards.

[thharwood]

Awwww thanks. It's been ages since I'd properly sat down and written a proper 'thing', so I'm very proud of myself. I have to say that it's truly inspired by Charlie, as I'm currently reading his book and I keep finding myself thinking I should write these things down as well. It's a very healthy way of expressing anger I think.

[surreality_fan]

Reminds me of the most disturbing thing I saw when I was hostel hopping in LA. Naked 80 year old ass at 6:30 in the morning. Scarred for life.

Or of the crazy woman at the hostel in Venice, CA, who slept naked with the window open in the middle of winter. Granted it was LA winter but it was still in the low 50s with no heat and crappy hostel blankets.

Trade off was "Team Ireland" waking up one morning in a room I had fallen asleep alone in to 6 Northern Irish girls ranging in age from 18 to 21. They were awesome. Wish I didn't loose contact with them.

I don't even think I could begin to put a number on how many strangers I've shared rooms with, would probably be in the ballpark of thousands. Kind of feel like I traveled the world while staying in one place.

[neon_hardon]

hahaha seriously, you should have this published.

[dramapunk]

sending her arse up through the roof in a Mighty-Boosh-Call-Of-The-Yeti kind of way

lolol sorry you had shitty roommates in your hostel. I remember when I went to London when I was 18 with some people from my girl scout troop. One of the leaders a women I can't stand was a bit of the hell tourist on the trip and it bothered me so much. But it was hilarious to watch how appalled they where when they realized the showers where co-ed. heh. yay UK