Two young girls, both outsiders, looking for a house to move in....me and Han. We saw an advertisement at our University and contacted the landlady of a house by email....this is what I wrote in the email...
Hi,
We were looking for a self contained flat for the two
of us who are students at the University. We found the
advertisement on the Unipol website where we found some
information about the flat.
There would mainly be two of us living together. One
of our parents will also be staying with us
temporarily for 6 months. We insist that we take a
look at the flat since we are interested in it. Please
let us know of the availibility of the flat. If the
flat is available, kindly also let us know when we can
drop in to have a look.
Thank you,
Archana and Han
NOW YOU KNOW HAN IS A CHINESE GIRL AND WE BOTH LIVE IN THE SAME FLAT
Here's what the land-lady replied....
Dear Archana and Han,
Thank you for your enquiry.
Are you husband and wife undertaking study at the University of
Bradford? [HUSBAND AND WIFE?? Excuse me, but we both happen to be from different countries...Oh well actually, both of us are GIRLS!!!!] What course are you studying and what department
are
you studying in?[We both happen to be a close aid of Osama Bin Laden and we were interested to know how you beings maintain peace and harmony. Thus we are studying peace studies at the peace studies department] What are the start date and end date of your studies?[as if you care...]
What date are you looking to rent accommodation from and what date are
you
expecting to rent too? [We can move in this minute......if you dont mind] Is it possible to state why you would be looking
for
a parent to be accommodated with you for a 6 months period temporarily
as
this is a most unusual request? [unusual?? A mother visiting her 18 year old daughter is definitely UNUSUAL in your country ma'm!!] Where would your parent be arriving
from
and where would they be departing too once the 6 month period has
passed? [She figured out that Iraq would be a safer place to live...so she would migrate from India to Iraq]
Are you both visiting Bradford at present?[Oh yes, we are visiting Bradford beacuse we were kicked out of our countries] Is your parent their too? [Yes, they were sent out too]
If,
so, how long will you be looking for to visit Bradford to find
accommodation?[Have some mercy on the two homeless and countryless girls. We want to stay forever.....is that a problem?? ] If not, are you already residing in Bradford and if so
who
is your current landlord and when does your contract end and has your
parent
being accommodated at present too? [No, actually no-one provided us shelter....so we are street dwellers] If you do not have a current
landlord
where are your staying and do you have a contact number for to reach
you?[No, the phone in the booth aint working]
You state that you insist on looking at my property if you are
interested
and want to drop by to have a look - where are you dropping by from?[I told you, we'd drop in from the street]
And
what timescale are you looking to view accommodation before actually
taking
up any prospective tenancy? [Since we're busy studying and begging during the day, could we visit during 1:00 am in the morning??]
Regards,[I'm thoroughly in need of your regards ma'm]
XXXxxxxxxxxxxx
The lady ended up asking us 14 questions all in all. Han had nothing to say except "Go to HELL you!!!!!" Even the immigration officer didnot ask me a single question when I landed at the Heathrow airport. But this lady, though we haven't met her, thinks that we are from AL-QAEDA, plotting to kill her, as she happens to be the First lady of UK.
6 comments:
Oh to be young again and think the world is out to get you. When you are older and hopefully a property owner, maybe in your 30s, you will realize why the landlady is asking these questions. Experience is a wonderful thing. After a while you begin to realize people are quite predictable. Good luck with the accomodation.
All I can say is that there's a way of approaching people when you first get to know them.I can understand that she is worried about her own security while strangers reside in her property but its not nice or polite to enquire someone with these many questions without providing any information at all. We're at a risk too..we'd be living in a stranger's house too..but we didnot enquire this way, putting forward so many questions. If I were 30 and were a landlady I would not do that.
Getting a room for rent is full of experiences! Enjoy!
I was once asked by my previous landlord whether I was unmarried. I said yes. Then he started asking about my family, my education, my hobbies, my lifestyle etc etc. Before he could go any further in that inquiry, my roommate told him that I am engaged. He was visibly disappointed listening it :D
Shee-shoo,
I was wondering why she did not ask me the question about the mechanisms of flush...I really did!
Utky,
Yeah..thats what I'm going to call you from now....
This one was nice? Are you crazy?
nku,
Was the landlord interested in you? I mean was he interested in you for himself or for his daughter? :P
That was hilarious! Anyway my experience with landlords is an absolute contrast! we had a guy come in sayin he wanted to fix the leaking faucet and well,after a half hour of hime personally fixing the tap,he of the greasy shirt and stained jeans,admits to be the owner of the $150000 townhouse we've rented out. And just cos we offered a coke and chatted him up while he was running a boring errand,hes welcomed us staying around for a further 12 months at his house! Arent we fortunate we were taught to respect our neighbours and strangers(uncle!? from next door,anna from opposite!?!) ;>
Ananth,
12 more months? at his house? cannot be for free, can it?
No....it goes this way for you......Aunty from next door, akka/thangi from opposite ;D
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