Do not chew with open mouth, do not lick your fingers: strange rules of a student dormitory in the USA

Imagine you entered university. You are already looking forward to your free student life. Here’s the thing: sign a contract where you will follow the rules of behavior and not slurp. What else is this?

I'll tell you in order. Parents in America sometimes sign contracts with their children. They prescribe how children should behave, and what will happen to them for this or that disobedience.
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A contract is sometimes created between teachers and students who do not want to learn. ⠀

There is a marriage contract between the bride and groom! ⠀
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But I first heard about such a contract yesterday.
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Two students (such as Christie and Helen) want to live together in a hostel. Christie sets the condition: Only at the beginning we will sign the contract. ⠀

And she hands the girl a document that says:

We take out the garbage in turn every other day.

If you bring a guest, warn them in advance... And so on, all that kind of rubbish. ⠀

But THREE rules in that contract were unusual. And it became clear from them that they are very important for the girl. Because of them, she came up with the whole idea of ​​the contract. ⠀

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These are the rules:
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Chew with your mouth closed. Do not lick your fingers with food. Wash the plate immediately after you eat. ⠀

Helen agreed with all points except one: Wash the plate immediately after eating. She changed this paragraph to: "Wash the dishes within 24 hours."
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There are no penalties for failure to fulfill the contract. This contract is more like Christie’s desire to convey to her neighbor in advance what she cannot stand. ⠀

By the way, both girls are American. But Christie, as a child, came to America with her parents from another country.

The original column is published on the author’s site alena-america.ru.

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