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Guests or pests? Friends clueless
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Dear Miss Manners: Is it inappropriate to expect friends who
constantly hang out at my apartment weekend after weekend to clean up
after themselves?
I have a roommate, who is my best friend, and often two friends of
ours hang out with us on Saturdays. My best friend and I are the only
ones with an apartment, so we don't mind them being at our place
every weekend.
However, I've noticed lately that my friends (roommate excluded)
will tend to leave their cups on our coffee or end ta...
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