Accusations

Today I went to meet the caretaker of the guest house, Ruth Hafner. It did not go as expected. After confirming that I am the resident of room 5, she started off aggressively. Her English was not so good, and I thought that maybe she thought I had come to complain or something. So I clarified, “I have no problems.” Pat came the reply, “We do.” She rambled on hurling one accusation against me after another, the major ones being, - keeping potatoes on the table, throwing banana skin into the waste paper basket, keeping my toilet/bathroom wet, and not to have squeezed the towels before hanging them to dry. By the time she was done with me, I had completely forgotten my primary motive - to ask her about the facility to wash clothes in the guest house.

But suddenly after the business talk, she became very friendly. She even consdered that since I am staying for just 2 days more than 2 months, instead of charging me on a monthly basis, charged me on a daily basis. She talked about family and gave me postcards to send home. And advice about transportation. And places to visit around. Before leaving I assured her that she won’t have as many complaints again.