21 Eating Smelly Food.
You may think that your fish curry or garlicky soup are practically perfume, but that’s because you’re the one who’s choosing to eat them. Your roommates, on the other hand, are likely to find those foods highly offensive to the olfactory senses. Whenever possible, do your best to mitigate their scent. Crack open a window. Burn a scented candle. Light some incense.
22 Treating Common Space Like A Second Bedroom.
Rooms have doors for a reason: to keep your stuff in, and other stuff out. If that boundary feels particularly porous to you, you’re bound to displease your roommates. It’s a collectively shared space, not a giant bedroom that you’re kind enough to share with everyone.
