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I went to my semi new friend’s house for the very first time last week. She didnt offer me “ house tour”. I always take new guests through the house. Is it bad manners not to?


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3 years ago
It’s an older custom & mostly kept for family & close friends. It’s a sense of pride & accomplishment. Particularly your 1st home. Also can be a sense of embarrassment as I found out after my husband showed my godmother around & I had literally dumped everything into our lounge off our bedroom 😂 the lovely part of family & friends is they should understand & still take joy in your new home. 😂 my Godmother & I had a good chuckle. Also not my 1st home, my 3rd... 30 years married & 2 children later so it was definitely a good laugh.

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3 years ago
No. Unless they offer. And you should only ask if you need to use the bathroom.

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3 years ago
Absolutely not. You have no right to see what her home looks like. You onmy need to know the common areas. Anything else is off limits.

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3 years ago
No. I'd only do this with close friends and family if I'd moved into a new house. I wouldn't expect this of someone I was still getting to know. Only if I was staying over would I need to be shown around. If I needed the bathroom, I'd just politely ask.

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3 years ago
Why would you expect a house tour? Are you staying there? Moving in? You go there to see the person not inspect their home 🤦‍♀️

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3 years ago
I show my existing friends a new house if I’ve moved, but not a new friend my house I’m already in. That’s weird.

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3 years ago
Who does this? Seems ridiculous to me!

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4 years ago
Do you charge people ?
Do you give them a map ?

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4 years ago
I’m a very private person. I’d never show anyone around my house.

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4 years ago
Not everyone wants to show off their bedroom and bathroom unless you need the shitter

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4 years ago
Or a nap.

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4 years ago
Lol

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4 years ago
We live remote so we don't have alot of visitors anyway but that suits me just fine 😂

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4 years ago
Come and see my 8 bedrooms and 5 bathrooms and 6 toilets and my butlers kitchen
Over there is a pool and pony and chooks
Here is our 5 garages with our cars

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4 years ago
Luckily dreaming is free

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4 years ago
🤣🤣🤣

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4 years ago
Here’s the spare bedroom filled with junk. Here’s the spare bedroom filled with the laundry I haven’t ( and probably never will) got round to ironing. Here’s the kids bathroom they are too lazy to clean. Who the hell does house tours? Pretentious twats.

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4 years ago
^You sound like you need some domestic help. Where do you live?

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4 years ago
Once again, I’m not talking bout myself. I’m saying how the average person would describe their home. No one needs to see it.

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4 years ago
wow there are so many jealous people here

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4 years ago
I’m not jealous at all, it just bores me. My cousin took me through her two storey mansion. I was not interested at all. It has two more bedrooms than my house, but she has two more kids than me. Hers had a theatre room, mine does too. Hers had a study, mine does too. Our houses were basically the same, hers was just a lot bigger. I’m not fussed about material things. I really thought she was just being show offy to me because her house was bigger than mine but I honestly couldn’t care less. It’s a house. Lots of people have houses. No one is better or worse than someone else because of the house they live in.

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4 years ago
Why would you show people your house?
That is strange! Unless you are a show off-y kind of person!
I just make people sit in my kitchen at the dining table and give directions to the toilet if they want.

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4 years ago
It's not the OPs house

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4 years ago
I hope you are paying attention to all these comments OP!

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4 years ago
Why?

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4 years ago
Because there is an over whelming response to her question.

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4 years ago
How stuck up must you be to think people want to see your entire house.

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4 years ago
😂😂😂😂😂^^

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4 years ago
At least they have a house to be proud of 🖕

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4 years ago
😂😂😂😂😂^^

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4 years ago
But they might not. I’ve been shown through an ugly house and to pretend I thought it was great.

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4 years ago
Recently got a house tour from an acquaintance but it was only because we are looking at buying in the area and seen a similar unit in the same block for sale. The owner offered. I didn't request a tour. When we bought our house and then a few years later when we did Reno's we showed people who were interested.

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4 years ago
Is this even a thing? In Australia? Fuck me 😣

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4 years ago
no thanks

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4 years ago
I grew up in rural NSW and everyone does house tours when you visit. The details depend on how well you know the person. But generally, its considered rude not to show visitors around. It amuses me that this isn't a common thing nationwide. Lol. I can only imagine what people from out of the area are thinking when I do the rounds here 😂
"What kind of redneck ritualistic shit is this" 😂

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4 years ago
Hahaha, indeed. "And to your right you'll see our leaking shower room. And down the hall there is a one of a kind hoarders nest also known as my twins room!" 😂

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4 years ago
I love the rednecks. They're right up there with the bogans. Good for you babe 💝

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4 years ago
😆😆😆😆😆😆😆

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4 years ago
Nah, I would only show my house to people if it was a friend Id had for a while and Id moved house or done renos recently. For somebody you haven't known for long I wouldnt show them but I might say 'toilet is that way' or 'help yourself to a drink'

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4 years ago
I agree, I'd show old/close friends a new house. If we're discussing house things it's helpful to have seen the room they are talking about.

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4 years ago
People can fuck off and mind their own business. They’re invited for coffee and a chat not to see personal stuff. How rude.

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4 years ago
😂😂

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4 years ago
House tour? Wtf? That’s just weird even if you are friends.

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4 years ago
Whaaaatt? A house a tour??! Are you kidding? I have never given anyone a house tour, nor do i expect to have a tour when i met someone new. I think it’s rude you wanting to be shown through the house!! And weird. :/

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4 years ago
Totally

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4 years ago
^and this

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4 years ago
Please stop taking new guests on a house tour, those people think you are c r a z y.

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4 years ago
^ this

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4 years ago
My friend moved and invited us around to checkout the new pad. Did I feel she was showing off? Yes Did I think it was weird? Not at all. I might add that we have known each other for over 20 years

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4 years ago
No one does that it's weird.

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4 years ago
I mean, if you're a somewhat new friend I wouldn't give you the grand tour. More of a "yeah we have a master, 3 beds, and a kitchen - lets go sit on the patio". You're new friends.
If it was an established friendship, but a new house, THEN you'd get the grand tour. Once I trust you're not secretly a psycho who might come back and murder me in my sleep.
You sound a little neurotic tbh, I'd be wary of showing you my private space at all.

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4 years ago
😆

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4 years ago
Is this what we’re meant to do? I always knew I was terrible at adulting but I didn’t imagine that not letting people wonder through my house would be my downfall

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4 years ago
I wouldn't show just anyone around my house either

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4 years ago
No. Its her house and maybe she doesn't feel comfortable enough with you just yet

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4 years ago
I have literally never given anyone a tour of my house lol I would feel like such a wanker 😂 my proper friends would just go opening all the doors and checking it all out themselves any way, while they swing by the fridge to eat my food. I would also probably feel uncomfortable if I went to a new friends house and had to pretend I give a shit about her stuff on a grand tour.

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4 years ago
When I was a kid we moved from a 3 x 1 to a 4 x 2 and my parents were super proud of the new digs and showed absolutely everyone around the new house. I never really felt comfortable with it and I think it’s the kind of thing you do only if it’s a close friend

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4 years ago
Definitely not bad manners!!! Maybe show you where the toilet is if you need to use it. You sound nosey

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4 years ago
Agree

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4 years ago
I don’t do it