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Hostel Etiquette
The communal nature might come as a bit of a shock for first timers, especially if you’re used to hotels. Because dorms, bathrooms, cooking and cleaning facilities
are all shared, good hostel etiquette will always come in handy and save you from the wrath of
your fellow backpackers.
In the Dorms
Sleeping in close quarters with anywhere from 4 to forty people has the potential to bring with it a
sleepless night. If you’re unlucky, you might be sharing with a snorer or two, some squeaky beds with
people tossing about on them, shagging couples, shagging drunken strangers, people with stinky shoes
and mouldy clothes, loud talkers, people who enjoy turning the light on at 3am, bag rustlers, thieves
and any variety or combination of these annoying occurrences.
There’s not much that can be done about snoring and squeaky beds, but
unless you want to seriously annoy everyone in your dorm room, take any shagging to a double room (or a
back alley), keep your stinky stuff outside if you can (or wash it!), talk quietly at night, bring a flashlight along to help you hunt for
missing items at 3am, do not pack your crap in noisy plastic bags, and don’t steal other people’s shit!
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