I never dealt with neat freak roommates but I did have a roommate who hated when the house smelled like *checks notes*... Food.
Not like specifically fish or anything like that. I'd be cooking Literally Anything and she'd be like "hey it really smells like food in here! Can you open the windows and run the fan?" And it's literally freezing outside
MY LANDLADY AT THE LAST PLACE I LIVED WAS LIKE THAT
it was a Landlady In Unit situation, and thankfully she was hardly ever there because she spent most of her time in London. but when she was home, she was VERY particular about food smells
one winter day in the 20s Fahrenheit, I got home from a walk to the library to find the upstairs balcony door wide open and the place freezing. I assumed someone had gone out there for some reason and left it open, so I closed it on my way to my room
five minutes later, I felt a draft. because she'd opened it again. because "the house smelled like cooking"
her cooking smells were allowed, I might add. she did make things that had strong smells. other people's, though? open windows and doors in sub-freezing temperatures
also she left NPR playing in the bathroom we shared constantly, even when she wasn't using it or had gone out. but that's another matter. she was mostly fine, to be clear; I just left because I don't love the "landlord chooses the housemates" Rooming House dynamic.
