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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I’m going to go against the grain and say that it is kind of embarrassing and creepy for an older person to be staying in a hostel.

I’m also a long-time expat after moving to Europe in my early 20s for work and then meeting DH there, so I’ve seen many, many of these types, and also hosted a lot of young family members of friends who were hosteling in Europe.  You might be fine, but there are plenty of older people who are mentally ill, impoverished due to reasons that become apparent in group living situations, or have unsavoury intentions.  Just get yourself a hotel room like a grownup.  Don’t be the creepy old person haunting the hostel and making the young people wonder why you are there.  It’s a loser-ish thing to do.[/quote]

"These types"  You're a real peach. I can just imagine what you think of minorities, LGBTQ,  disabled, etc. Looks like you've acquired a robust case of discrimination as well as an annoying habit of spelling, dear expat.  "OU" indeed.
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Thanks, my spell-check corrects to “ou”, actually.  Since that’s what I need for my work-related documents, I’m not changing it for DCUM posts.

You sound a little crazy.  I have a lot more experience with young people hosteling than you do, and you have decided that I am racist and homophobic, etc?  Bizarre.  Your experience is based on…what?  The time you stayed in a hostel once, years and years ago, and had a super cool time even though there was that old dude?

I still maintain that it is creepy and sad for an older person to be staying in hostels.  Unfortunately there are a lot of people in hostels in that age bracket with addiction issues or a desire to hook up with really young women.

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