Be honest! What things do you judge in other people’s houses?

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Just a fun post.

Recently doing a huge renovation in our own home and am absolutely mortified at the dust everywhere, I keep having visions of visitors coming to the door and seeing all the dust everywhere, it is thick!

I also currently have a spatula sticking out my down pipe drain as we have just unblocked it and it’s to catch any old leaves/moss until it’s replaced 🤣

I love a book but I don't have a bookcase. I'm not going to add one as I'm trying to declutter so that wouldn't really help me. I'm going to leave my kindle on show though from now on so my visitors know I read .

@KimDeals

Which ones are anti-book?

Just dirt and bad smells. Mess and clutter is expected with young kids.
I really can't stand the smell of cat wee either so if there is a litter tray and it's not clean it makes me feel funny.

Not being clean
Smell
Smoking
Words on the walls
Anything involving "making memories"

In my job I’ve been in some terribly chaotic homes with all levels of mess but you learn to look past it and offer help rather than to judge.

My own home is quite chaotic but clean (never completely tidy though).

@roarfeckingroarr

Not being clean Smell Smoking Words on the walls Anything involving "making memories"

I know someone that actually draws on the walls when they're bored, not a child either. Like big Disney type quotes. Bonkers.

Dirty kitchen sink
Dirty toilets
Cats on work tops

Open cat litter trays

Filthy dishcloths and sponges

Dogs, cats, animal hair everywhere, cat litter in the kitchen (or anywhere visible). Ugh to Fk.
It could be the nicest house EVER, but nope to the above. Quick in and out is as much as I could do.
Reminds me of the time my elderly cat loving aunt was coming up to 80 and her daughter had bought a lovely cake. Put it on top of the wardrobe in aunt's bedroom and it was gone next day, cat ate it or most of it, what remained had cat prints sunk into the buttercream. Don't know why it wasn't in the fridge, but daughter is a bit flaky also.

People who judge if the house has books… do you think they need to be all in reception area???

My office has work bookshelf, bedroom has fictional books and my primary aged child has her books in her bedroom. My kitchen has a small collection of cookbooks and conservatory has gardening/ hobbies books.

None in the living room!!! And yes we have a big tv

I’m glad none of you judgypants come to my house because you would fail my standards

Dog smell and dog hair on the “human” sofas not the dog bed
But my house probably smells like cats haha

I’m very not judgey, other than that.
Long as the cup I’m drinking my tea out of is clean , and I’m not going to leave stinking or covered in dog hair, then I’m like “meh”

My house is a riot. When I think it’s clean it’s probably other people’s idea of messy haha

We'll take cleanliness as a given, but that said, people who have those plastic covering on their sofas and chairs crack me up. Likewise people who relegate guests and families to one particular toilet, but kick off if they themselves are "relegated" to the "guest toilet"

No books definitely makes me judgey - or did - I guess people have Kindles now. But back in the day, I couldn't be with people who didn't read and who wanted only to watch telly. Chacun a son gout, but I just didn't engage with people who weren't readers. They probably think my place looks like a library or bookshop.

Same with TVs in the lounge the size of a small planet, or TVs in more or less every room in the house. And an armchair that obviously belongs to the man of the house and woe betide anyone who sits there.

This all makes me a terrible person, I know. But like the people who let their dogs sit on the sofa, I honestly don't care.

Like many have said I only judge dirt and especially if you can tell the vacuum cleaner hasn't been out in months. Also a dirty toilet 🤢
Everything else I don't judge, dusty, untidy, piles of, ironing toys everywhere is just lived in. It takes quite a commitment to keep a house clean and tidy - I know because I try so I don't judge untidiness or old tatty furniture but not cleaning is a health hazzard!

Huge televisions. Animal hair. Inspirational quotes as decoration.

@riceuten

We'll take cleanliness as a given, but that said, people who have those plastic covering on their sofas and chairs crack me up. Likewise people who relegate guests and families to one particular toilet, but kick off if they themselves are "relegated" to the "guest toilet"

No books definitely makes me judgey - or did - I guess people have Kindles now. But back in the day, I couldn't be with people who didn't read and who wanted only to watch telly. Chacun a son gout, but I just didn't engage with people who weren't readers. They probably think my place looks like a library or bookshop.

Same with TVs in the lounge the size of a small planet, or TVs in more or less every room in the house. And an armchair that obviously belongs to the man of the house and woe betide anyone who sits there.

This all makes me a terrible person, I know. But like the people who let their dogs sit on the sofa, I honestly don't care.

you'd never see the books in my house (well maybe the one(s) I am reading. My bedroom is wall to wall books. as well as 2 kindles

Having no books.

You can usually tell the difference between a scummy house & someone whose renovating

What if someone had a library's worth of books on display but they were all Mills and Boon and bodice rippers?

I judge smells and dirt. Also animal hairs. I'm a pet owner so I understand it's inevitable but if there's a thick layer around I really won't be able to eat or drink anything.

What’s worse, toilet not flushed and poo in it or second visit a cigarette butt in toilet ? That was the one time I was judgy! Yuk

The smell when people open the front door if it’s wiffy I don’t stay long; or it the loo is grubby I won’t eat or drink in their home; my son says I’m a snob but I’m scared I’ll get fucking food poisoning if they’ve got a dirty loo their kitchen isn’t going to be very clean either is it??

To all of you saying you judge no books... How thoroughly do you search a house? People visiting our home would at most see the downstairs toilet, the lounge, and perhaps the kitchen. We have books in a cabinet in the lounge, but they're out of sight. We also have lots of books upstairs. So, we'd be unfairly judged for a lack of books when in fact we have loads.

I just didn't engage with people who weren't readers. They probably think my place looks like a library or bookshop.

Why would they think that? Do you mistake the homes of people who have multiple televisions as electronics shops? Or do you just think they're stupid?

I'd judge a dirty house, unless the person had been ill or long term depressed.

I'd also judge "Live, Laugh, Love" wall art, seriously Hun, what are you thinking??

Also, no books, I've been to houses that had NO BOOKS, not a single bookshelf, nothing. Soulless. Ugh.

I judge on books too. Mainly because I love having people to stay and I love staying with friends. But it's no good if you have to bring your own books every time. One of the joys of staying with friends is having unfamiliar bookcases to rifle through on a wet day or a long dark evening. If that's not on offer, we probably wouldn't get on I'd be thinking.
But I don't judge in a nasty way, I don't look down my nose and feel superior. I just recognise that we're very different, and therefore unlikely to ever be particularly close friends.

Dirt (mess it different & completely understandable in a lot of cases)

Smells (hate going to houses with animals)

When it's clear the animals in the house eat off the same plates as humans (still scarred from that one!)

Anyone who insists on shoes off (unless your coming in from a really mucky farm, must people who how to clean their shoes on the mat when entering. I think it's so pretenious).

People who do not have bins in their bathrooms (would you like me to put a used tampon in my handbag or what??? Absolutely inconsiderate)