"I can hear her swishing and spitting from my room. I have a visceral reaction to it I've lived with Gina for two years, after we both went through breakups and needed a new place to live. She's fun and kind, but what annoys me at home is her tendency to brush her teeth around the house. She'll do it in the kitchen sink sometimes, if she's running out the door."
"Not once, not twice, but four or five times a session to rinse out her mouth. She leans over, sucks water directly from the faucet, swishes it around her mouth and spits. I can hear the whole symphony from my room, and I have a visceral reaction to it. I lie there and recoil. Why not just use a cup?"
A person shares a flat with a roommate, Gina, who brushes her teeth around the house, including at the kitchen sink, leaving toothpaste residue on surfaces. Gina repeatedly drinks straight from the bathroom tap while brushing, swishing and spitting several times per session, producing audible noises that provoke a visceral reaction. The shared-tap behavior raises worries about contamination and hygiene for other household members. Requests to change the behavior lead to temporary pauses but not lasting change. Gina has ADHD, which affects habits and multitasking, and the other housemate feels the condition is sometimes used as an excuse for repeated breaches of shared standards.
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