When you leave for uni the thought of living with people you have never met is both exciting and scary. The truth is that living with your new housemates is going to come with its good points and its bad points. To prepare you, we have come up with a list of the 5 most difficult housemates.
The Slob
This person may be lovely, but they are a nightmare to live with. Dirty dishes, dirty clothes and mouldy food are amongst the things the slob likes to leave lying around. They will ignore any attempt to organise a tidying rota and they will expect you to be their new mum. To solve the problem, compile a rota with other housemates and have regular house chats to make sure everyone pitches in.
The Snob
The snob is completely disgusted at the thought of even living with other people. They will constantly complain that they don’t have their own shower or they own kitchen for that matter, but take no notice – they’ll miss the camaraderie of university living when they’re back with their parents at the end of year three.
The “Athlete”
This housemate actually believes that they are an Olympic gold medalist and will never let you forget that they can run the fastest. They love themselves and protein shakes and thats enough for them. Bonuses: You might get invited to sports socials and rugby boys = major win.
The Party Animal
The party animal is a more extreme version of the average student. They want to go to EVERY night out and will get stupidly drunk every single time. Theres no denying the party animal is fun but crazy and if you haven’t encountered one yet, it’s probably you.
The Conformist
This person will follow every rule to the T. They will complain at your loud music and worst of all they will bombard you with post-it notes reminding you to pay them back for that drop of their milk you used. Solution? Make sure you never run out of milk.
But don’t worry, living with new people is for the most part a lot of fun. Just watch out for those tell tale signs.
Words: Maria Scott
