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Five types of roommates you are likely to meet in Campus

A roommate is like a first desk mate one has in a new school. They are the first people you see their teeth, and they easily become your first friends on campus by default. While there are good roommates, there are types of roommates who could be a nightmare. Below are five types;

1. The Village Hero Heroines – These are roommates who bring an entire village to your room. They converse in vernacular while laughing hysterically to the pity of their lungs. Mostly, they appear like they are gossiping about you, but they are not. You only get to know that when one of them stands to demonstrate how a certain drunkard in the village walks in italics. However, they are a friendly lot. Once they see you on academic hallways, they wave at you with wide smiles; the next question always hanging on their lips. Is your roommate in?

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