i hate hate hate having gringo roommates, they never think about anyone but themselves, can’t be assed to lift a finger to help someone unless it benefits them in some way, and it drives me nuts
my roommate isnt home much so i dont mind the way chores are distributed rn where i have more/most of them, i work from home anyways and while i am disabled, i just do them whenever i’m able to. but one thing that irks me is SHE KNOWS im disabled, i have a hard time with stairs. she walks her able bodied ass down those stairs every day to go to work. but she never takes out the trash unless i explicitly and specifically ask for it.
it just kinda blows my mind that being courteous and helping people just isn’t second nature to some people? maybe it’s because i’m latino and have always lived in a very communal culture where everyone helps each other out. or maybe its cuz idk, im a decent person. when she first moved in i constantly offered to do things for her -- and still do, to a lesser extent -- ive offered to learn vegetarian recipes to cook for her bc i know she doesnt have time to cook, i used to always ask if she needed anything whenever i got groceries/did errands, like, that’s just instinctual to me. mostly she’s declined my offers (though she has accepted on occasion) but never ever ever reciprocated or offered absolutely anything in return. and yk, i dont usually ask or require anything from anyone when i do things for them. but we barely talk, she doesnt help around the house, she does the bare minimum and then has the gall to complain when something is not to her liking. bitch idk maybe do the dishes for once in ur life. so i got tired of that shit and now i have to like actively stop myself from asking her if she needs/wants anything from the store etc. but good god i wish she’d just AT LEAST TAKE OUT THE DAMN TRASH.
i try not to complain much abt her bc she’s still better than my old roommate who starved my cats, stole shit from me, lied to me, would leave food out to rot, and did a number of other rage inducing shit. but AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARGH