House mates - surviving the interview!
Discussion
I'm needed to rent a room in London so tonight saw a couple of places I thought looked ok.
The place was nice even if the area wasnt and the people seemed a good bunch, but christ they made me feel awkward.
Obviously they asked me what I did, my hobbies which is to be expected but it was the way they stared at me that freaked me out, for 20 odd minutes it was unsettling like a bad interview!
So anyone else survive the London flat mate game (I've done it in Dublin no worries) or has any experience of the nutters they've lived with?
The place was nice even if the area wasnt and the people seemed a good bunch, but christ they made me feel awkward.
Obviously they asked me what I did, my hobbies which is to be expected but it was the way they stared at me that freaked me out, for 20 odd minutes it was unsettling like a bad interview!
So anyone else survive the London flat mate game (I've done it in Dublin no worries) or has any experience of the nutters they've lived with?
Famous Graham said:
Watch Shallow Grave
This is exactly what I'm worried about! Not on anyway the same scale but a guy I lived with in Dublin flooded the main bathroom because the water was to hot to pull the plug out!
He wasn't clear on why he didn't just turn off the tap!
Anyway I've arranged some more viewings so I'll see how it goes
worst ever was when i lived in manchester. my then OH and I were sharing with a mate in a swanky warehouse flat but when he moved to Hong kong we had to look elsewhere.
we found a nice place sharing with the owner - leabanese guy who was camp as Xmas but harmless. the real problems started when we moved in.
you could do nothing right by this guys standards. he'd lecture you on the correct way to fill the dishwasher, de-lint the dryer, or the proper arrangement for the cutlery drawer. he owned an interior design company specialising in w
ky 'Zen' spaces and even expected the furniture to be aligned in a certain manner and the curtains opened in a particular way. ocd had nothin on this wally.
he did provide adequate comic entertainment though. parents were minted and his sister was in the public eye, I reckoned he was the secret family shame as his business was a failure and he was clearly repressed - his dating disasters would fill the match.com thread. he also managed to misfill his landrover twice in a month, the berk.
quite how I managed 6mths there is anyone's guess.
we found a nice place sharing with the owner - leabanese guy who was camp as Xmas but harmless. the real problems started when we moved in.
you could do nothing right by this guys standards. he'd lecture you on the correct way to fill the dishwasher, de-lint the dryer, or the proper arrangement for the cutlery drawer. he owned an interior design company specialising in w
ky 'Zen' spaces and even expected the furniture to be aligned in a certain manner and the curtains opened in a particular way. ocd had nothin on this wally.he did provide adequate comic entertainment though. parents were minted and his sister was in the public eye, I reckoned he was the secret family shame as his business was a failure and he was clearly repressed - his dating disasters would fill the match.com thread. he also managed to misfill his landrover twice in a month, the berk.
quite how I managed 6mths there is anyone's guess.
harry010 said:
what areas are you looking at? I usually have a few friends looking for flatmates in London at any one time, they're all normal(ish) and lawyers so they're hardly in, ever.
I'm looking to find a place relatively central, maybe zone 1 & 2.The room was near aldgate tonight which was okish but as a newbie I'm not sure what areas are nice and which are to be avoided so any suggestions would be great!
-crookedtail said:
the people seemed a good bunch... it was the way they stared at me that freaked me out, for 20 odd minutes it was unsettling like a bad interview!
Christians I'll bet. Very nice but incomplete in some way. Telltale signs are posters showing hands reaching down, fish stickers on cars etc.Edited by Simpo Two on Thursday 12th August 09:12
It is hard when you're in that position. If the flat's half decent or in half decent area there'll be 20-30 applicants for one room so they have the pick of who they'd like to live with. Anyone slightly weird gets rejected practically before they step through the door. If you have the money to make a deposit to get a lease then you'll be on the good side - the interviewer!
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