Living together

In Switzerland it is called wohngemeinschaft (or however it is spelled). You share an apartment, and therefore also the responsibilities that come with running a household. The key word is share. It does not mean that the same person is responsible for: Making sure there is toilet paper. Always wash the shower curtain, bathroom mats and placemats. Filling up on washing powder, soap and cleaning material. Cleaning up after the other has used the kitchen. Always filling up and emptying the dishwasher. Always emptying bins and taking out the trash. It also means that you are considerate regarding noise when one person is sleeping. That you keep the television on lower sound in case you watch during the night. That you keep the other person informed of your comings and goings, without “reporting”. In case you’re for example plan to spend the night elsewhere. That you let the other person know if you plan to have guests. Things in general include to switch off lights when you’re not in the room, not put fire to the kitchen, not leave the ironer on when not using it, same goes for stove. Not leave the door unlocked, when specifically asked not to. You may think this is common sense, and so do I. But apparently it isn’t to everybody. And of course above all, have no problems with me blogging about it :)