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Ugh inconsiderate houseguests are the worst! A friend of a friend who was visiting Hong Kong from Singapore once invited herself to stay in our spare room "for the night" because she had an interview the next day (and our place was more convenient than the relatives' pad out in the New Territories that she was crashing at).

She turned up with her entire gigantic suitcase, didn't leave for an entire week, hogged our computers and smartphones "to check work emails" - which quickly segued into facebooking, conveniently turned up right at mealtimes when I was cooking or crashed our meals when we were eating out, AND... to put the cherry on the top of it all... flooded the guest bathroom (I don't know how since male houseguests three times her size have used that bathtub and shower curtain quite successfully), then stood by watching me mop it up and bitched about the bathroom without offering to help.

She also tried to get me to drive her to the airport, even though it's a very comfortable and convenient 20 minute train ride. Which, to be honest, I almost did, just to make sure she LEFT AND NEVER CAME BACK.

Conversely, the best houseguest we had was so sweet - after cooking a dinner for him and some other friends, I was too tired (read: lazy) to finish washing the dishes before I headed to bed, intending to get to them in the morning. The sweetheart sneakily set his alarm for 6am and by the time I woke up the kitchen was squeaky clean, and he even had a pot of coffee ready and waiting for me! <3

Whenever I've stayed with friends overseas, the general rule of thumb I try to live by is to leave as little evidence as possible of my having been there. i.e. clean up after yourself, be quiet/neat/tidy etc. It's always nice to either leave a small gift (or even a thank you card) after your stay, though as far as possible I try to turn up with a thank-you-in-advance type present. :)