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Sharing your bed
TheSonicGod:
--- Quote from: achtnull on 18.09.2007, 14:45:25 ---I'd avoided this thread, but I have a couple things I'd like to add...
First off, on the comment "these days, you do whatever you can to save money," please realize that doesn't apply to everyone. There are people (like myself) who put EF in their yearly budget, so (a) aren't going into debt just to go and (b) intend to splurge a bit, as it IS my big annual vacation. No, I don't want to throw money away, but I will spend a bit more to be comfortable.
... Which leads to the second point. I (for example) will not share a bed with a stranger. Period. I don't care how big it is, etc, I just won't do it. To add to that, even with most friends, I am not comfortable sharing a bed. That's the culture I grew up with, and that's my comfort level.
The US is often accused (rightfully) of ignoring others' cultures. To look at someone who says "look, I'm not comfortable with this" and say "get over it" is to ignore their culture as much as we are guilty of over here. If you grow up in a society where that just isn't done, telling someone to get over it just doesn't work.
To tie those together, I will personally go so far as buying two memberships if that's what it takes to get a guarantee of a bed to myself. Now I know you you don't have to go so far, but I know I am not the only one who feels that way. I don't envy the EF staff having to do all the bed assignments, but perhaps you can add a checkbox to request a double-bed room. If you are worried that everyone will check it, defeating the purpose, add a €10 or so surcharge for it.
As EF becomes more "multi-cultural" with non-Europeans growing more common, I suspect some of the US's (and others) prudish issues will come into play. Yes, I know I'm no longer over here. That still doesn't mean I can change my personal comfort level as I ride the plane out.
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Well... I wasn't implying everyone... sorry if it came out that way. Now, if I had miscalculated my budget and found out that I needed to share a bed with a roommate, preferably I would choose someone I knew quite well... or ask to sleep on the floor.
Some hotel's chairs/sofas can expand into another bed. Investigate your room. I found out that a cheap Days Inn has a hidden sofabed. ^^
Fawks Beaumont:
--- Quote from: TheSonicGod on 23.09.2007, 06:17:23 ---Well... I wasn't implying everyone... sorry if it came out that way. Now, if I had miscalculated my budget and found out that I needed to share a bed with a roommate, preferably I would choose someone I knew quite well... or ask to sleep on the floor.
Some hotel's chairs/sofas can expand into another bed. Investigate your room. I found out that a cheap Days Inn has a hidden sofabed. ^^
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But, you must remember that European hotel rooms are usually much smaller then American hotel rooms.
Recherei:
--- Quote from: Fawks Beaumont on 24.09.2007, 06:33:54 ---
--- Quote from: TheSonicGod on 23.09.2007, 06:17:23 ---Well... I wasn't implying everyone... sorry if it came out that way. Now, if I had miscalculated my budget and found out that I needed to share a bed with a roommate, preferably I would choose someone I knew quite well... or ask to sleep on the floor.
Some hotel's chairs/sofas can expand into another bed. Investigate your room. I found out that a cheap Days Inn has a hidden sofabed. ^^
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But, you must remember that European hotel rooms are usually much smaller then American hotel rooms.
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Also, most European hotels, unlike those in the US, take a dim view of extra persons staying in your room.
TheSonicGod:
As was made aware to me by Ms. Samantha Brown, who has stayed in many European hotels.
So, should bed-sharing be more of an emergency situation, or what?
Recherei:
--- Quote from: TheSonicGod on 25.09.2007, 06:40:42 ---As was made aware to me by Ms. Samantha Brown, who has stayed in many European hotels.
So, should bed-sharing be more of an emergency situation, or what?
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The only problem with that is, if you allow it in an emergency, you will have numerous emergencies.
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