Living in a small dorm room with a total stranger is a universally stressful experience. Learning to be polite and considerate to each other is a must, as is mature, open communication about what the two of you expect from each other. But if you really want to get on your roommate’s nerves, here are 20 great strategies.

Use your snooze button whenever possible. Avoid cleaning, especially things involving food and dirty underwear. Have an extra loud ring tone, and make sure it goes off in the middle of the night. Have an extra loud everything, for that matter. The noisier you are, the better. Make sure you have lots of company whenever your roommate has an exam. Buy a comforter that completely clashes with your roommate’s. Borrow your roommate’s things–no biggie, right? Break your roommate’s things–no biggie, right? Gossip about your roommate to everyone on the floor. Forget to mention that visitors have stopped by. Spill perfume or cologne in the room. Study in the room all the time. Eat your roommate’s food, and drink his or her milk right out of the carton. Make sure your guests are rude to your roommate. If you have a “special” guest, be sure to be be intimate in front of your roommate. Eat things in the room that gross your roommate out. Spill things on your roommate’s homework Be rude when your roommate’s parents visit (bonus points for being drunk). Put political and religious messages all over your side of the room that your roommate disagrees with. Flirt with your roommate’s ex–or current.

Posted on August 14th, 2008 by Naomi

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