What percentage of you are grots?

[Dark Lord Al]

Im a pretty tidy person , i hate clutter arounds the house , but we have a maid who cleans and irons etc , so house is always pretty clean.

[Andre]

Snap DIZ .
I had an f.100 once and two mice took over the front cab on me, one sat staring at me off the dash one morning while I was starting it. Them and a swarm of those fat little flies that like old rotting fruit.fruit flies maybe
Mobile grotto =
yep im a grot.

[Salty]

I am a grot, what is with all these neat freaks?

Both my study and my bedroom got trashed for the month or so before exams, they are becoming progressively cleaner at the moment though. My shaving gear is all over the bathroom counter, although when I had to share it wasn't. When it comes to my own personal area it's messy, but I try to keep it reasonabl-ish in combined living areas.

[Youngblood]

I used to be a clean freak. Now am a total slob.

I'm thinking that shrink I had to see back in grade 5 considers it progress?

[Sharla]

I am a grot, what is with all these neat freaks?

Both my study and my bedroom got trashed for the month or so before exams, they are becoming progressively cleaner at the moment though. My shaving gear is all over the bathroom counter, although when I had to share it wasn't. When it comes to my own personal area it's messy, but I try to keep it reasonabl-ish in combined living areas.

Yeah I'm not a neat freak - I think I'm similar to you actually.

The kitchen and food mess I'm a neat freak with but i tend to accumulate study materials and clutter that is not unhygeinic or smelly.

I always try to keep it to my own room or space as much as possible though and it is an effort.

I think the fact i make that effort with a flatmate is why i hate having an overly grotty flatmate who will leave food mess lying around irritates me so much.

I'm careful to be considerate and i think it's not unfair to expect it to be returned.

In general i think having flatmates has probably been good for me because i'm beginning to become a clean person even though it's not natural for me and i'd probably be lost in a pile of clothes and loose sheets of paper permanently if i'd only lived alone.

[Salty]

I am a grot, what is with all these neat freaks?

Both my study and my bedroom got trashed for the month or so before exams, they are becoming progressively cleaner at the moment though. My shaving gear is all over the bathroom counter, although when I had to share it wasn't. When it comes to my own personal area it's messy, but I try to keep it reasonabl-ish in combined living areas.

Yeah I'm not a neat freak - I think I'm similar to you actually.

The kitchen and food mess I'm a neat freak with but i tend to accumulate study materials and clutter that is not unhygeinic or smelly.

I always try to keep it to my own room or space as much as possible though and it is an effort.

I think the fact i make that effort with a flatmate is why i hate having an overly grotty flatmate who will leave food mess lying around irritates me so much.

I'm careful to be considerate and i think it's not unfair to expect it to be returned.

In general i think having flatmates has probably been good for me because i'm beginning to become a clean person even though it's not natural for me and i'd probably be lost in a pile of clothes and loose sheets of paper permanently if i'd only lived alone.

Exactly it's juts common decency, although we would only do dishes every second or third day. I despise doing dishes, I can not think of anything worst. That is why I love dishwashers, too bad you can't put everything in them though

Next year will be a test though 4 blokes in one house, all in uni. I'm hoping one of the girlfriends likes to clean when they come up and stay

[Trainer Monkey]

A bit of both,I dont mind clutter, but I do mind disgusting crap.
A few CD's scattered around the computer,no problem,a sink full of dishes,uggh.
Mind you,my vinyl collection is kept in meticulous order,but alot of that is,if I dont keep things just so,I cant find a damned thing

[ICB]

Well im not a neat freak but i like to keep myself clean/fresh everyday, i have a shower everyday, and i don't like an untidy house. I always do a bit of cleaning twice a week. I never used to be bothered when i was younger, i guess thats something i've learnt to appreciate.

[Mikkel_K]

I am a grot, what is with all these neat freaks?

Both my study and my bedroom got trashed for the month or so before exams, they are becoming progressively cleaner at the moment though. My shaving gear is all over the bathroom counter, although when I had to share it wasn't. When it comes to my own personal area it's messy, but I try to keep it reasonabl-ish in combined living areas.

I'm very similar to you, I think.

I know quite a few people, who are more concerned and take better care of their own things and area than with the things you share with others. I've always been completely different - I dont mind my own things being a bit messy, but combined living areas etc, I'll do my best.

But to Sharla, yeah, absolutely I think that - as a general rule - girls care more about these things than guys. However, most guys dont mind trying, and most guys can accept you making comments too. Girls, to my experience, tend to take 'constructive criticism' much more personal. So in terms of dynamics, a guy might be a better (or as good a) choice.

Maybe it comes down to whether you are one of those girls who appreciate the effort, even if it is not enough, or you really get consistently annoyed when things (again) arent up to standards? (Thats not to critisize if you are - just something I think you should ask yourself).

[mike_tha_man]

well im a neat freak too. befor i was a complete slob as my moms would clean up after me. then when i moved out i strated cleaning up after myself as i didnt have her anymore. and then since i joined the Air Force i need to have everything in order and clean. (its the microchip they put in my head) haha sooo i guess what im trying to say is a female would be a better choice

[Kirkland Laing]

My place is nice and clean but that's entirely in spite of me, not because of me. If people didn't clean up after me it would be phenomenally scruffy and I wouldn't care less about it. I could go years without bothering to clean anything. Decades possibly. Luckily I've never had to find out how long I'd actually go before cleaning up after myself but I'm sure I'd be world class in terms of potential scruffiness.

[killersheep]

It depends on the room, my kitchen you could eat off the floor, never any dishes in the sink, cabinets are all neat and organized, food is all neat and organized as well. The bedroom is really clean too, we make the bed after getting up in the morning. My living room ironically is a mess, always a bunch of projects started, video game controllers, homework, work work and the like all over the place. That only get's cleaned on weekends or when we have company.

[Sharla]

I am a grot, what is with all these neat freaks?

Both my study and my bedroom got trashed for the month or so before exams, they are becoming progressively cleaner at the moment though. My shaving gear is all over the bathroom counter, although when I had to share it wasn't. When it comes to my own personal area it's messy, but I try to keep it reasonabl-ish in combined living areas.

I'm very similar to you, I think.

I know quite a few people, who are more concerned and take better care of their own things and area than with the things you share with others. I've always been completely different - I dont mind my own things being a bit messy, but combined living areas etc, I'll do my best.

But to Sharla, yeah, absolutely I think that - as a general rule - girls care more about these things than guys. However, most guys dont mind trying, and most guys can accept you making comments too. Girls, to my experience, tend to take 'constructive criticism' much more personal. So in terms of dynamics, a guy might be a better (or as good a) choice.

Maybe it comes down to whether you are one of those girls who appreciate the effort, even if it is not enough, or you really get consistently annoyed when things (again) arent up to standards? (Thats not to critisize if you are - just something I think you should ask yourself).

Yeah you have a point there.

I guess the thing is i hate to have to ask anyone to do their share. I am more likely to sit and stew on it than to actually say anything.

If it was cleaned and just temporary mess i'd get over it - if it was always bad i'd just get more and more POed.

Perhaps that's is something I could learn to do I guess. It just seems confrontational to me.

I had one male flatmate once who was really paranoid of being sexually discriminated against. Once I was watching a program and he sat down and noticed one of the evil characters was male and since this show was directed towards a female audience (i won't confess as to what i was watching) he had to ask in an offended tone if all the evil characters were men?!?! He often told me about how he hated women glaring at him etc etc
and got really shitty when another female flatmate asked him to clean up something while i was away and unable to mediate. He just announced in a wounded tone that he thought he was being targeted as a grot just because he was male.

The thing is he really was a grot! His dog shed a disgusting amount of fur in winter and he kept saying he would wash it but didn't. We would vacuum the floor of this large house and within days it would be covered with fur again.

The bathroom was covered with dog hair even though the dog rarely went in there - it was just really visible on the hard floor and sinks etc (it must have been airborne and settled everywhere). Then one day I cracked, bought medicated dog shampoo and gave the dog a bath myself. He got home, noticed his dog was wet, asked where i bathed her, stormed into the bathroom to check the bath-tub in case it was covered with fur.

Thing is he rarely cleaned the bathroom - i mainly did that and i didn't leave the tub messy so he didn't have an excuse to get angry and the dog stopped shedding after that. The few times he did wash he after that he'd take her outside spray her with a hose, not use shampoo, not run his fingers or a dog comb through the thicker layers of fur so the water didn't even penetrate to her skin and walk in announcing it as if he'd done it properly.

When he was moving out we had to sneak in and spray an air freshner into his room and pre-clean it so people could look around. He thought it was clean and I suspect was annoyed at us cleaning but it really smelt bad and we couldn't afford to have the room empty for long so we had to make it presentable.

When he moved out he left an old dona cover for us to dispose of. It was covered with fur because he didn't use sheet or a quilt cover on his bed and the dog slept with him. It didn't fit into the wheely bin so i had to sneak it along with other rubbish left behind up to the big uni dumpsters at night.

He was originally the first lease holder on the place and if we had to get him to ask the landlord to fix the toilet he could put it off for weeks.

If anyone said anything he'd be offended though.

I just don't want to deal with that if it is likely to be a common reaction to raising household matters - with anyone - male or female!

[Gandalf]

Im pretty clean. I spent an hour on the balcony last night cleaning because the dust was upsetting me. I dont like mess and clutter. It bugs me.

But when it comes to the washing up I refuse to get involved. If I wash a plate the Mrs. will just clean it again anyway. So, Ive given up with that.

I possibly wash my hands too much. I think I developed that habit having been a teacher too long and being fearful of bacteria.

[Youngblood]

I do think there is some truth to the belief that when we are overly clean, like I know I was when I was younger...that it was a bit of unknowingly creating order amidst the chaos. Likely as we get older, for most...it likely turns into a person just taking pride in having a clean place.

As far as the gender thing goes...I again admit, I am a slob considering how I used to be, but by my sisters standards...I'm Mr. Clean. She has the filthiest, messiest room i've ever seen, and is a walking trash deposit. It disgusts me how bad she is, or if I have to go looking for something of mine in her room.