Overstayed Guests

a saying "Don't visit your neighbors too often, or you will wear out your welcome"

Talk about issues of guests who overstayed their welcome. 

(This post is written for better insights, and no particular person targeted here.)

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I, myself had been a host, as well a guest. I was taught to be hospitable to guests, and when I was a guest, I was being corrected by the elders to be considerate to people who hosted me. 

The house which I'm staying at, hosted people from different age group and nationality before.

I find it important for host to consider who would the house guest be, so not to simply allow every Tom, Dick and Harry to the house, for overnight stay. Say, if you are really uncomfortable with someone requesting for an overnight stay at your house, it's better to tell off clearly to the guest, that it's not convenient for overnight stay.  

Don't get me wrong. Hosting can be fun too, when especially you have good companions in your house as guests. However, there can be ugly side of hosting when guest taken granted of the hospitality offered, by overstaying their welcome.

If a guest is well mannered and a blessing to the host, the host would definitely welcome the same guest to return again for the host enjoy such companion! The host knows who leaves a good name & who doesn't. It won't be good to have ended in a host's blacklist record during a stay ;) 

If you have hosted or being a guest & have something to contribute to this post, welcome to share through Comments below. Would like to hear from you ;)

Cheers!