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In this transcription, the speaker is hosting a podcast episode about living with a random roommate at Texas Tech University. They discuss common fears and misconceptions about the experience and have three special guests who share their insights. The guests talk about how they felt before moving in, how they handle conflicts, and their overall experience. They give advice to others and the host also shares some interesting survey data about living with random roommates. One student even shares a story about having to move out due to threats from their roommate. Because my teacher is really excited to hear the key about random roommates. Okay. If I F up, we can probably start. Okay, we support. Okay. Oh, why is it on my video? Three. I'm 32. What's your intro music? I don't know that. After I record it, I'll figure it out. I'll add it in post. I don't like that. I heard it right here. Welcome to the Twisted Tea Podcast. In today's episode, I'll be discussing what it's like living with a random roommate at Texas Tech. I'll be addressing common fears, misconceptions about the experience we all have. Oh, that was wrong, y'all. I missed the whole sentence. It's okay. It's okay, y'all. It's okay. Perfectionism made on the first try. Welcome to the Twisted Tea Podcast. In today's episode, I'll be discussing what it's like living with a random roommate at Texas Tech. I'll be addressing common fears, misconceptions about this experience. We'll have three special guests sharing their insights. Later in this episode, we'll read student's testimonials who have either a positive or negative experience. We'll fill the tea up on their stories. This is your host, Desmond. Let's begin this podcast. I have three special guests. Hi, guys. I'm Sabah Mahwiz, and I'm a political science major with a minor in Arabic and legal studies. I'm currently living in Horn. Hi, guys. I'm Jamie. I am an English major, and I live in Horn. Hi. My name is Saiee. I am a biology major on pre-med track, and I am currently living in Weymouth. Thank you all for being here. Living with a random roommate can be quite an adventure. Now, let's dive into some questions. How did y'all feel about the idea of having a random roommate before moving in? I think I was excited for it because it was just a new opportunity to get to know someone that, like, I've never met and who probably doesn't have the same beliefs or ideas as me. Before moving in, I was very excited because I had two random roommates when we first started, and I was very excited because I thought I'd double the chances of a good friend. I was not excited. I was actually very nervous. I was very nervous because it was obviously a different, like, a random stranger, just living with a random stranger. But now, after living with a random stranger, I realize I have the chance to either make a new friendship or whatever. How do you handle disagreements or conflicts with a random roommate? I'm not going to lie. Me and my roommate, we don't talk. We don't talk? Okay. We talk to each other once in a while, but it's not, like, to where it's, like... But it's not to where we're, like, if we have a problem or anything like that, we'll, like, communicate it with each other, but we're not as close as other people who have a roommate are. Jamie? Me and my roommate, we really don't have conflicts because we're the same person, kind of. Like, on where you would have a conflict, like on messiness or, like, staying up, we kind of both stay up the same amount. We both are very messy people, so neither one of us have a conflict. We just yap. Sara? We didn't really have any conflicts other than at the beginning of the year. Maybe just a slight disagreement on leaving the TV on during the night, but we were quickly to resolve that by just addressing the situation. Sorry. How would you... I'm sorry. How would you describe your experience living with a random roommate at TTU? For example, do you feel like you made a new lifelong friend, or you would never want to do this again? I think, for me personally, I think it was a good experience because as in, like... Oh, my God. What are you doing here? I'm sorry. Oh, my God. It's fine. I'll get it out. I'm sorry. For me personally, I think it was a good experience because I got to know someone who isn't, like, very similar to me, but, like, I'm not... If I see her out in public and if we see each other, I know we'll say hey and, like, catch up, but it's not like... We're best friends, and I'm gonna... We're gonna go to dinner together, so... But I think it was a good experience, and I think it's, like... It's something you should be open-minded to, like, doing, and it's something I would do again if I got the chance to. I would probably recommend it because I feel like it's the basics of, like, a freshman year, do you think? Like, I feel like if you try to find somebody to live with, it might end up being harder because you're gonna try to force something out of that, and then if you don't, like, know them, it's like, okay, you're ready to just keep, like, getting to know them. And with the fact that I had two, I feel like me and both of my roommates, we got close, but neither one of them planned to stay at Tech, so it's let me see, like, their experiences differently. Yeah. I would definitely recommend, yeah. And I definitely feel like I made a new friend. My new bestie. But, yeah, I would totally do it again, and I will do it again, and I'm very much looking forward to it, just to see if the experience would be the same or not, but... Okay. I like your responses. That was cute. Can you share a funny or memorable moment you had with your writer roommate? Bad or good? You don't have one, Stella? It's okay. We can go back to you, Stella. Go back to me. I've been answering all the questions first. Okay. One of the, like, memorable moments is when me and my roommate decided that we were going to move our ex-roommates, like, bed, and we kind of just kept getting everything stuck. I helped with that. Yeah. I was the third roommate, guys. Every time we do feng shui in our room, we have the door open, and so all of our neighbors see us doing feng shui, and it's me and her just screaming, not at each other, just, like, because we can't move furniture. What the heck? I like that laugh. We are not Bob the Builder. We are just girls. Okay. Probably the most, like, memorable is really recent. It was kind of scary and traumatizing for the both of us. Yeah, I'm not going to lie. But just trying to act as exterminators was very memorable but very funny. Now that I recheck it. Interesting. Okay, guys, what is one piece of advice you would give to someone about to live with a random roommate at CTU? For, like, incoming freshmen or current students that are thinking about it. I would just say be open-minded. Just be, like, just know that this person is not going to be your best friend, or you're not going to get what you want out of it. You have to communicate about certain things if you feel like you need, like, if something happens, you need to communicate it. And just being open-minded will help you, like, figure out, like, a person can be a good roommate but not a good friend or not, like, a long-time friend. I would say check in with them before you move in. Like, ask them a few questions that you would think are the basics, but as well as, like, be prepared that, like, during it, it may be different. And that you check in, and I know it may seem a little bit weird, but make sure your roommate comes home that night. Because sometimes you won't notice, and you think you've been there all night. Yeah, my roommate was missing for, like, three days. I had to text her. I was like, hey, love, are you okay? And she's like, yeah, I'm okay. But, like, definitely check up on your roommates. That's crazy. Even though me and her don't talk that much, still check on your roommates. I would suggest that, too, because my roommate was in the hospital, and she didn't tell me until the next day. Oh, no. So you don't really got to check in on them. Like, if you don't talk closely to them, they're still your living partner in that moment, and they don't have family here a lot of times. So you are their family. Even if you're not going to talk, you are their only other person, probably, that they may know. You don't know how close they are with people. I love that response, Jamie. That was really cute. Thank you. That was so cute. Yeah. Like Jamie and Stella said, definitely be considerate of your roommate. Check up on them. Communicate with them before moving in can really help the whole move-in process. And, honestly, set boundaries. Talk about what you want out of the living situation beforehand. That definitely will make things a lot smoother for the next nine months of school. Yes. Okay. Now let's take a look at some interesting insights from a survey I conducted about living with random roommates at Sex Affect. I did some questions like, how do you handle disagreements or conflicts with random roommates? Data shows that 58.5% never have a conflict, which I found interesting. Because, you know, that's just weird. It's just like if you don't talk. That's me and my roommate. I can respectfully say that. I'm like, I have random discussions, and I'm like, get out. Like, get out. Like, what are you doing here? Get out. But that's just me being, you know, that's me. But 41% does have disagreements, so I feel like you should always look out for that. Also, I found with 67% of people like, oh, Marilyn Monroe. I don't say that. 67%. Oh, my gosh. It's okay. 67% of people feel that having a random roommate has made them more adaptable and tolerant. Do you guys feel the same way about that? Yeah, it definitely made me realize that you have to be patient with living with someone, especially if it's a random stranger of maybe a different ethnic background or a different, like, they were raised in a different city than you. Like, having different experiences can definitely make livings different. One thing that also shocked me was 50% of random roommates, they do not hang out. I found that very weird because I was like. I know. That's so weird. I mean, you hang out every day. Yes. Come on. Like, that's my new bestie. Like, that's so weird. I found that very real. Now, y'all, what y'all all been waiting for, it's time to spill the tea on people's stories about random roommates. Let's take it away. One TPU student said she had to move out because her roommate threatened her. I was like, oh. And she was talking to her ex awful. Oh, my God, that's crazy. Wait, like the girl that moved out was talking to the ex or the girl that moved out? The roommate was talking to her ex. That's crazy. And threatening her. What's he hot? What's he hot? No, that's not the point. This is anonymous, okay? I don't know. Also, another TPU roommate said there have been many nights where they stayed up late and just talked about random things about each other to get rid of stress and class. Which I thought was so good because there's also good experiences. Another really cute one I thought was cute was they played Just Dance by following a YouTube video, but they always run into each other because the dorm rooms can be small. But I just thought that's so cute. I was like, I have to do that with my roommate. But she don't like me that much. Just kidding. I love you. I'm just kidding. Why are you treating my roommate like that? Another one said, my roommate was super dirty, like food dirty. It was just disgusting. She tried helping, but her roommate was super ungrateful for her help. And her roommate just lays and eats all day. She finds it so gross and she cannot explain it in words. She has videos. And when I tell you those videos are crazy. At first, another person said, at first I was nervous to have a random roommate. But they got close pretty quickly. And now her roommate is her best friend. She don't know what she would do without her. And she said a funny memory they have is when they went to a Greek party. And she saw her party socks come out. She thought that was very funny to see. I thought that was really cute too. We love good experiences. I do. This is a crazy one again. She said, my roommate got a cat. And I don't like that cat. But her boyfriend is also allergic to the cat. But when they talked about it beforehand, she didn't think about it. So when she thought it was okay, she didn't know that she wouldn't like the cat. Or her boyfriend would be allergic. So those are some things you should talk about beforehand. At the end of the day, she did agree to it. So she didn't really be mad about it because you agreed to it beforehand. Do you think she did it so the boyfriend doesn't come back to the door? I would think so. I would think so, but. Is it where y'all live? The person? It's where we live. Yeah, y'all's doors are very small. So I understand that part. But I feel like they should have communicated on that. Yeah, definitely. Another one said, her roommate told her RA that if the RA couldn't force her to talk to her, she'll take care of her. What? I was like, huh? And she was like, she was so scared she had to sleep on her friend's floor. I was like, yeah, I'll leave too. I'll leave myself. Getting threatened by the RA. Getting threatened by the RA is crazy though. Just threatening an RA though. That's what she was doing. She was threatening the RA to make her talk to me or I'll take care of her. Oh, the roommate. Yeah. I said it the wrong way. I thought it was the RA. The RA threatened the. I thought it was the RA threatening the roommate. I was like, nah, the RA needs to be checked. I think that'll be all on that. Those stories. If you want to hear some more, click to the next podcast. Okay. Bringing this podcast to an end. Living with a random roommate can be a daunting experience. But as we heard today, it often comes with this unexpected reward. Sharing your living space with someone new opens doors and unique experiences teach valuable life lessons. So to all the incoming freshmen or anyone considering living with a random roommate, embrace the uncertainty. You might just find a lifelong friend or gain a funny horror story to tell your friends. Thank you to our special guests, Sarah E., Jamie, Stella, for sharing their stories and wisdom. And thank you to our listeners for tuning in. Until the next time, my Twisted Teeth. Twisted Teeth. Twisted Teeth. Alright, thanks for watching the vlog. Welcome to the Twisted Teeth podcast. And today's episode. I'll be addressing common fears, thoughts, and assumptions about this experience. We have three special guests sharing their insights. Later in this episode, we'll bring in two testimonials who have either a positive or negative experience. We'll see what we have on their show. This is your host, Destiny, to begin this podcast. I think I'm finished with the vlog because it's 3.3. Hi, guys. I'm Stella O'Leary. I can make it louder. I'm a law major. Hello. I'm a lawyer majoring in legal studies. Is it on? Sorry. We have the connection to the TV. Oh, okay. But we have no other talk. Other talk? We're going to play a show. We'll show something. What are we playing? Gabby Dane is going to send me the... Make a call. The CAMD. So, I have to stop. Yeah, I was just going to tell her. I'm just going to yap. Who's going to yap? Huh? Oh, no. She's going to yap at the... We're painting now. Oh, you're painting? Yeah. To tell guys. Cool. Cool. How about this one? Stay from it. Yes. Stay from it. Make it up. Do what I'm doing. That didn't do nothing. Good. Good. Okay. How about this one? Where's Stella now? She's at her interview. She's coming home. Oh, I thought she was back. No, she didn't. No, she didn't leave. I know, but I thought she was back. This tape is intended for the recording of spoken word only. Spoken word sounds, like, so... Poetic. Oh, my dear. Uh, yes. It's back there. This is my home. Can you tell me where she's going? She's going to the trash? There's one where you're walking to the trash. What happened? What happened? It's the way you act. It's the way you act. Is this where that tape goes, or no? Okay, well, you just need to stop by Miss Mary's. She should have it. I'm front row parking. Oh, Coco's not coming. How come? She has work. Like, too much work. She's not going to be able to make it. I have an exam. You're welcome. You said, ask me things? I said, you're funny. You just don't listen to me. Did you hear that too, just then? No, I didn't. She just cussed me out. What's up, Coco? I was going to let you see if the tape comes out. Oh, you were? Yeah, me and Destiny will. I'll read it to them. No, let her take pictures. The first picture is not doing him justice, but... You always do that. Why is everyone saying they're going to be... Oh, I left her picture in the way. Oh, she's always there. Okay. I don't... She's always late. Well, I don't hear the comments. That's why I'm always like, sweetie, you're the only one allowed. Okay, everyone. So, today, on today's podcast, you know, on the Twisted Tea... Anyway, so we're going to rate Jamie Snow Man. Jamie has bad taste in men. But... Wow. I thought she was going to hit me. I was so ready. Anyway, so this is her current man, you know. Hopefully, it works out. I'm not going to lie. She kind of looks like Liam. Her face. A little bit, but... Yeah. Well, I said I'd know more. 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