Sharing a flat in India: Good or Bad
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On my arrival in Delhi, I decided
to share a flat with 3 other people, the experience was ok. Until they started
bringing other people and you noticed that you don’t share anything in common.
It was quite a weird experience itself as I don’t feel like the type of guy who
can share a flat. I have my own rules and to share a flat with someone else
might be a little difficult for me. So based on my experience and others that I
could remember these are the good and the bad to share a flat:
Good
1. The
rent can be expensive when you are a student, the best way to save money is
sharing a flat with other so that you can have some money in your pocket.
Believe me India is not as cheap as people have told you.
2.
It’s a great way to meet other people
living in India. Your flat mates, who lived here longer than you, can introduce
you to other people and socialize also.
3.
You learn new kind of respects which you
were not doing at home.
4. The
possibility that your roommates becomes like family for you and help you in time
of need.
Bad
1. No
respect for others’ belongings whatsoever,
2.
Noisy, believe me when you live in
another country, in particularly India, noise nuisance are not really
tolerated.
3.
Lazy and dirty, if you come from a house
where you used to clean every time it is difficult to adjust with that.
4.
You share nothing in common with your
roommates, intellectually, politically or spiritually, that will be a big ordeal
for you to share a flat with them.
5.
Your origins might be a factor, well
what I mean is that if you want to share a flat with others here and respond to
ads on internet, they might reject you because of your origins. It’s sad but
true.
6.
Rent: here it means that most of the times
your roommates will either pay the rent late which means that you will need to
pay for that by yourself and they might not reimburse you.
7.
Overcrowded: it means that it might
happen that you will share a flat and sometimes a room with a lot of people. I
have heard that sometimes people share a flat of 3 BHK with 7 people.
8. Forget
your privacy: it means that when you live with other people don’t expect a lot
of privacy; it’s difficult to live with other people and expect to keep your total
privacy.
Well, these were my good’s and the big list of bad when it comes to share a flat, and I hoped that it helped you to think about
it. When it comes to that matter you might want to think many times why you
want to share the flat and hope that you will have a better experience. Also this is based on what I have heard from others and some people had better experience, so it varies from one to another.