dark or airless?
By hereandthere
@hereandthere (45651)
Philippines
June 25, 2018 5:17am CST
i remember one afternoon, after our last subject, i went home with one of my classmates to spend the night at their house.
i was surprised when we got to her room.
there was no window. just pale blue walls and a door.
we didn't sleep much because we talked a lot.
this memory got me thinking.
if worse comes to worst, i would prefer a dark room as long as there is at least one window that can be opened.
darkness can be solved by painting everything white and keeping the light on from the moment you wake up till bedtime.
whereas in a bright but windowless room, i have to keep the door open and the electric fan on all the time for the air to circulate.
of course, in a sunny but humid country like mine, i would prefer the solitary window to be anywhere but the west side of the room.
have you ever stayed a windowless room?
would you choose light or air?
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@Jessabuma (31700)
• Baguio, Philippines
25 Jun 18
In my room there's no windows also, but I do have two light bulbs , I want a bright room.
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@hereandthere (45651)
• Philippines
25 Jun 18
really? why? i would feel like i'm suffocating. it's also hard to tell what time it is since you can't see the sky.
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@hereandthere (45651)
• Philippines
25 Jun 18
@Jessabuma so when you wake up, you have no idea what it looks like outside - if it's sunny, or cloudy, or raining?
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@Jessabuma (31700)
• Baguio, Philippines
25 Jun 18
@hereandthere yes, I agree with you.. In our building, (place where I am working) , we live here in the ground floor. We have Windows but in my room there's none,
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@AmbiePam (85541)
• United States
27 Jun 18
@hereandthere I had a mean babysitter for awhile.
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@hereandthere (45651)
• Philippines
27 Jun 18
oh, my. that must have been scary, @ambiepam. how did it happen?
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@hereandthere (45651)
• Philippines
28 Jun 18
@AmbiePam i would probably faint with fright in that closet
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@arthurchappell (45002)
• Preston, England
26 Jun 18
air for me - I quite enjoy darkness
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@arthurchappell (45002)
• Preston, England
30 Jun 18
@hereandthere as long as i'm at home I can tell where I am in total darkness
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@hereandthere (45651)
• Philippines
1 Jul 18
@arthurchappell because you already have a mental picture of where everything is.
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@Porcospino (31366)
• Denmark
25 Jun 18
In Laos I stayed in a hotel room without windows. It was a budget room, but when I made the reservation I didn't know that there weren't any windows. It was a bit strange to stay in a room without windows. I would like to have at least one window.
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@Porcospino (31366)
• Denmark
25 Jun 18
@hereandthere On the pictures we could only see the bed, so we didn't see the entire room. There were many problems with that room. The A/C didn't work, the toilet broke down etc. We were happy when we left that room and moved into the next one and the next one had a window 
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@hereandthere (45651)
• Philippines
25 Jun 18
@Porcospino yeah, even pictures can be deceiving. i'm glad you were able to find a better one. what did you like best during your stay in laos?
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@hereandthere (45651)
• Philippines
25 Jun 18
it would feel like being in a box. did they show you pictures of the room?
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@hereandthere (45651)
• Philippines
28 Jun 18
yes, that's the word - trapped. reminds me of the time i got trapped in the elevator.
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@hereandthere (45651)
• Philippines
1 Jul 18
@sol_cee thankfully, it was only from the 3rd floor doing down to the ground floor. it stopped, bounced, the lights blinked, i pressed all the buttons i could, banged on the door then sat on the floor. it was only a minute but avoided it for a while.
@sol_cee (38223)
• Philippines
30 Jun 18
@hereandthere you did? How long were you inside?
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@JohnRoberts (109857)
• Los Angeles, California
25 Jun 18
I stayed in a windowless hotel room in Stockholm and did not like it.
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@hereandthere (45651)
• Philippines
25 Jun 18
i can imagine windowless budget rooms, like @porcospino experienced in laos, but it's hard to imagine a windowless hotel room in the capital of sweden.
you had no idea it was windowless? how many days/nights did you have to sleep in that room?
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@hereandthere (45651)
• Philippines
25 Jun 18
@JohnRoberts oh, my one week. but then if you're out most of the time seeing the sights and only there to sleep and shower, it's okay. you've been to many countries in europe.
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@JohnRoberts (109857)
• Los Angeles, California
25 Jun 18
@hereandthere I did not know it would be windowless. I was there a week. It was a cheap room I booked ahead of time.
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@hereandthere (45651)
• Philippines
28 Jun 18
i want to have an idea of how high/low the sun is, or if it's cloudy or raining
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@hereandthere (45651)
• Philippines
27 Jun 18
i'm sorry to know you have a windowless room @justbhem. yes, i would do the same - keep the door open. i hope your room does not receive direct sunlight in the afternoon because that would make it superhot and stifling.
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@JustBhem (70555)
• Davao, Philippines
27 Jun 18
@hereandthere
Nope. It doesn't.
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@anamika161088 (11868)
• India
25 Jun 18
It would be suffocating.. I like fresh air and natural sunlight..
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@hereandthere (45651)
• Philippines
25 Jun 18
but what if you can only choose one - fresh air or natural sunlight?
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@hereandthere (45651)
• Philippines
25 Jun 18
@anamika161088 the choices i mentioned in my post were a dark room with one window or a bright room but no window.
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@anamika161088 (11868)
• India
25 Jun 18
@hereandthere where there is natural sunlight, fresh air will also be there.
@almostoveryou (4223)
• Philippines
25 Jun 18
I will always need light and ventilation. Too scary to sleep in a windowless room. My friend's room was like that. She always had to turn on the light and the aircon. I had a tough sleepover then.
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@almostoveryou (4223)
• Philippines
27 Jun 18
@hereandthere i would rather pitch a tent in the garden or even garage than sleep in a room like that.
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@toniganzon (72285)
• Philippines
26 Jun 18
I have never been in a windowless room. I want to wake up each morning with the sunlight waking me up. That's why I don't use dark and thick curtains in my room.
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@hereandthere (45651)
• Philippines
28 Jun 18
i've always liked curtains in light color and fabric
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@neelia_lyn (2003)
• Philippines
25 Jun 18
I'd prefer a room with at least one window. It's the first thing I look at everytime I wake up so I'll know if it's morning already or not and if it's raining or the sun's shining outside. And I'd choose both light and air.
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@hereandthere (45651)
• Philippines
25 Jun 18
exactly. the window gives you an idea of the time and the weather.
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@hereandthere (45651)
• Philippines
25 Jun 18
if i draw the curtains during an afternoon nap, i might end up sleeping eight hours!
@sunrisefan (28524)
• Philippines
25 Jun 18
I don't like a windowless room. It gives me the feeling of suffocation.
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@hereandthere (45651)
• Philippines
28 Jun 18
i need the window to also see the weather
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@hereandthere (45651)
• Philippines
25 Jun 18
yep, that's the word - suffocating. even if there's only one window and it unluckily faces a wall, i'll still be grateful for it than no window at all.
