//hostel etiquette

for all of you have no idea how not to be a jack wad in a hostel, this is for you.

1) when arriving at 1am to a room filled with sound asleep occupants, DO NOT TURN ON THE LIGHTS!!!!! also, don't thrash, speak in loud unitelligable voices, slam lockers or rustle bags. also, don't make that much wracket only to go out and party until 5am! if you come in that late, either stay in and be quite, or don't come in at all.

2) when quite time is at 11pm and your blaring ukrainian polka at 11.30, there's a problem. especially when the walls are made of paper (janine, they're thinner than the wall that we used to share!!) oh, and while we're on the subject of late night debauchery... try and keep the kitchen madness to a minimum while people are trying to sleep in the bedroom nextdoor. use your indoor voices.

3) if watching a movie in a common room, pick a good one. yeah, this means that spanglish shouldn't be played! but if you are going to play a crap movie like that, don't get named Inappropriate-Laugh-Guy by laughing out loud at all the wrong places!

4) once named Inappropriate-Laugh-Guy, don't turn out to be a really nice, cute and clever halifaxian. that's just cruel.

5) don't leave your shit everywhere. keep it in a pile near your bed. that's all i ask.

6) for godsake don't do the back of the throat, nasal clear in a public washroom. some people's gag reflexes are not strong enough to withstand that kind of disgust.

7) if you have a cold that keeps you coughing, sniffling and moaning all night, save us all the headache and get a private room. that, or drug yourself to coma with buckleys and nyquil.