Both sides should set their expectations. I’ll go first — mi casa is not su casa
I’ve always thought Benjamin Franklin’s adage, that a guest and a fish start to smell after three days, a little generous — definitely to fish but also to house guests. Kinder still, when you consider personal hygiene standards in his day were not what they are now. But quibbling aside, this has always seemed to me a pretty good rule for judging when you might outstay your welcome.
But even if they had been, that’s the price of admission. Never forget there’s always a brilliant place where you can behave as you wish. It’s called somewhere else. Be tidy. Unless you are vacationing in a Seth Rogen movie, this is essential. It may never be enough for the most obsessively fastidious but no host ever complained that a guest was too clean. Try to be a low-maintenance guest. You do actually want your hosts to think they enjoyed your visit.
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