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Strange Hosting Request
Soumis par beppi le ven, 2009-10-16 19:57
Dear Fellow Bicyclists,
Among more hosting requests than ever before this year (is it becoming a fashion?!?), we had one recently which I felt strange about. I would like to hear your opinion about it.
The guy emailed me with arrival date etc. and mentioned that he is currently travelling by public transport, because his bike was stolen in Indonesia.
We couldn't host him for other reasons (full house), but I offered to help him buy a new bike in Singapore, as we probably have the best bike shops in South East Asia here.
He wasn't interested, but asked me to help him buy a notebook computer instead. (When I did, he refused to believe that computers here are not cheaper than in the West, but that's another story.)
He contacted us again twice (with a few days in-between) asking if we could accommodate him now. In his last email he asked if we know friends or anybody else who could host him.
As he was not our guest, and the issue caused no more than a feeling of uneasyness, I will not post a negative comment. Please let me know what you think or what you would have done!
Greetings,
Frank
P.S.: For fairness I have to add that all our other bicycling guests were wonderful people and we see WSL as a real enrichment of our lives.
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uneasyness
I think if you have a feeling of uneasyness you should follow your feelings.
Sometimes they are the only thing you have to go by.
I can be quirky at times but when I'm a guest I try to be a good guest.
Same thing with being a host. I try to be a good host.
I agree
If someone is guarded, secretive, etc. I can certainly understand feeling uneasy. I wouldn't have hosted him.
Strange Hosting request
I have had over 50 guests over the years and none of them have made me feel uneasy but I fear this one would definitely make the hair go up on the back of my neck. I think I personally would not offer anything more. You have already gone above gone above and beyond. Your uneasy instincts may have been an alert to pay attention to.
Mary from Montana
Do what you think is right
Every host has to follow their own gut on this sort of thing. When you have a largish group like this, there will be some strange ones. We once had a 'reverend' visiting some of our hosts... and taking advantage of their hospitality. He was really a bum. But that's one of the few accounts we've every cancelled for misbehavior.
If you aren't comfortable, send them away.
strange request
A strange request indeed.
We are not hosting cyclists because we are currently riding.
I think you are handling the situation well, offering him bicycle related help, and not making him known to the whole forum.
We have occasionally seen some very strange touring cyclists on the road, that I´d feel uneasy hosting. )they weren´t members though.
I think it might be wise to discuss his details with the warmshowers webmaster and they might keep an eye on him.
Wish you many more good guests...
anna