Great Basin National Park’s cave tour line looks nothing like a line and everything like a sleepy morning picnic. People with camping chairs, crumbly muffins, even travel mugs acting like everyone’s just here to swap hiking tips. There’s no rope, no sign, just that weird, silent contract where everyone tries to out-casual each other while …
Seguir leyendo ‘You are horrible people for cutting in front. Some of us have been here since 6:30’: Hiker shuts down couple cutting 20 people in a 2-hour line for a national park cave tour after park ranger refuses to intervene
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‘You’re a guest in my house, act like one’: Woman staying at a relative’s home stops doing house chores after the host snaps at her to act like a guest, letting dishes and laundry pile up until the overwhelmed host begs her to return to her helpful ways
Just like no one outpizzas the hut. This woman’s relative will not let anyone staying with her to out-host her. This one woman showed up at her relative’s house determined to be the model guest, ready to cook meals, keep things clean, and replenish the groceries before anyone even noticed something was missing. Then came …
Seguir leyendo ‘You’re a guest in my house, act like one’: Woman staying at a relative’s home stops doing house chores after the host snaps at her to act like a guest, letting dishes and laundry pile up until the overwhelmed host begs her to return to her helpful ways
Big city man refuses to be his small-town cousin’s personal tour guide and Airbnb host when she shows up uninvited and demands another free stay at his place, then sends him Uber and hotel receipts expecting him to pay: ‘I never met this woman before’
The way distant relatives you’ve never met expect you to become their personal concierge, chauffeur, and Airbnb host simply because you share a last name and happen to live near the city is truly one of those amazing things about family. Take the case of this unsuspecting city dweller who graciously picked up a mom’s …
Seguir leyendo Big city man refuses to be his small-town cousin’s personal tour guide and Airbnb host when she shows up uninvited and demands another free stay at his place, then sends him Uber and hotel receipts expecting him to pay: ‘I never met this woman before’
Houseguests learn host took day off to relax after their stay, so they extend trip only to get kicked out 11 hours before flight: ‘The day off is for me to rest, not to be their host’
Being a host is exhausting. Even if you love your guests, even if they’re your lifelong besties, there’s a special kind of burnout that comes from prepping your house like it’s going on Airbnb, being full-time tour guide, and turning your entire routine upside down to keep everyone comfortable and entertained. And when they finally …
Seguir leyendo Houseguests learn host took day off to relax after their stay, so they extend trip only to get kicked out 11 hours before flight: ‘The day off is for me to rest, not to be their host’