What is your cleaning pet peeve? (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 year ago by ericbomb@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world

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I've realized I am really bothered by passive voice in cleaning with people I live with. "I am going to do the dishes tonight" - great "Eric, would you take out the trash tonight please?" - that's fine! I probably would have taken it out if I had realized it was full. I'm an adult and this is my house, I try to keep it clean. "We need to clean up around here!" - What does that mean? Do you want me to clean? Are you going to clean? I thought things were pretty clean, is there something specific that needs cleaning?

Also me and my mom can't live together because we do dishes differently. I am a "fill and start the dishwasher" person and she is a "Empty the sink" kind of person.

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[-] musicmind333@mastodon.social 9 points 1 year ago

@ericbomb had roommates in college to whom mopping was just rearranging dirt on the floor.

Step 1. Get the mop wet in the bucket
Step 2. Mop the entire first floor
Step 3. Move to the next floor

No rinsing, no emptying/refilling the bucket (because hey, it never got dirty!). All grime just got wiped up, and moved around to the kitchen, living room, entryway, hallways etc. God forbid we had a party and beer got spilled in the basement. I'd be smelling it upstairs by the bedroom for weeks.

[-] ericbomb@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

But... but where did they think the dirt was going if you don't rinse it off in the sink or bucket?

[-] musicmind333@mastodon.social 4 points 1 year ago

@ericbomb they didn't 🙃🥲

Honors college students, too. I have a few stories like this from my time living with them that still bring a 🙃🥲 to my face lol

[-] ericbomb@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

They were taught to mop, but not how/why to mop I suppose!

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