Room Mates / myLot

United Kingdom

September 15, 2020 12:49pm CST

I don’t have a human room mate but I share my room with 3 small cacti, one Calamondin plant, lemon grass, a rose, and alpaca-vased plant. Plants are living beings so I do consider them as my companions. Watering them gives me a sense of responsibility and seeing them prosper gives me a sense of pride.

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Bensen32

@Bensen32 (18324)

• United States

15 Sep

Great roommates. No arguing, they probably don't make much of a mess and they wont eat the last of your food.

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Bensen32

@Bensen32 (18324)

• United States

15 Sep

@Justine_soon LOL, true. Just so much better than dealing with some humans

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YoghurtGal

@flapiz (10917)

• United Kingdom

15 Sep

Yeah they only need a little bit of time and water.

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Bensen32

@Bensen32 (18324)

• United States

15 Sep

@flapiz That is a good roommate, I could spare some time and water LOL

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JB Girl

@sol_cee (23451)

• Philippines

15 Sep

Do you talk to them?

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YoghurtGal

@flapiz (10917)

• United Kingdom

15 Sep

Yes I do. I call them pretty all the time.

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JB Girl

@sol_cee (23451)

• Philippines

15 Sep

@flapiz are all of them females?

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YoghurtGal

@flapiz (10917)

• United Kingdom

15 Sep

@sol_cee I named them all females hahaha.

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rakski

@rakski (59564)

• Philippines

15 Sep

At least your roommates does not give you problems. They are not loud and noisy

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YoghurtGal

@flapiz (10917)

• United Kingdom

15 Sep

True that! The only downside is they don’t pay rent. If they happen to do, I’d keep more of them.

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rakski

@rakski (59564)

• Philippines

16 Sep

@flapiz oh yes, they do not also help in the household chores but they make you smile

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Marlina

@marlina (108554)

• Canada

16 Sep

@rakski And since smiling is so important in life, that's a great plant to have

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hereandthere

@hereandthere (44609)

• Philippines

16 Sep

so you're on your own now? i remember when you first arrived and had no furniture.

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YoghurtGal

@flapiz (10917)

• United Kingdom

16 Sep

I actually live with another Filipina with her family but we don’t share a room. Yes that was me. Now I have a mattress and a cabinet as well as a mirror.

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hereandthere

@hereandthere (44609)

• Philippines

17 Sep

@flapiz do you have a curfew or do you have a separate entrance/exit?

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YoghurtGal

@flapiz (10917)

• United Kingdom

17 Sep

@hereandthere it’s just a house divided into 4 segments. My housemate and I share the same entrance. We got no curfew.

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Thelma

@thelme55 (51668)

• Germany

15 Sep

They are still a good companion to you. You can also talk to them but you will never get a response.

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YoghurtGal

@flapiz (10917)

• United Kingdom

15 Sep

I do talk to them and say nice things. Study shows plants grow better with positive talk and music.

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Thelma

@thelme55 (51668)

• Germany

16 Sep

@flapiz That´s right. I do that to my plants.

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CarolDM

@CarolDM (95485)

• United States

15 Sep

Could be better than a human.

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YoghurtGal

@flapiz (10917)

• United Kingdom

15 Sep

No arguments and dramas.

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CarolDM

@CarolDM (95485)

• United States

15 Sep

@flapiz Exactly!

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NJ Chicaa

@NJChicaa (89477)

• United States

15 Sep

My roommates are my 3 cats. I do have 6 plants too. I haven't killed them yet.

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YoghurtGal

@flapiz (10917)

• United Kingdom

15 Sep

Hahaha I almost killed my lemon tree whilst on holiday

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Judy Evans

@JudyEv (222742)

• Bunbury, Australia

16 Sep

That's a very cute vase.

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YoghurtGal

@flapiz (10917)

• United Kingdom

16 Sep

I know I’m obsessed with Alpacas after I saw a live one.

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Judy Evans

@JudyEv (222742)

• Bunbury, Australia

16 Sep

@flapiz They're very cute, aren't they? I saw them close-up at our Royal Show. It was quite warm in the shed and they had fans going all the time to keep the alpacas cool.

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YoghurtGal

@flapiz (10917)

• United Kingdom

16 Sep

@JudyEv The only downside would be they can spit on you. Like for real

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