An engineer in Bengaluru shares how she and her flatmates divide chores using a detailed shared document. This amusing organising of responsibilities finds space in this tongue-in-cheek revelation about the uniqueness of living with roommates in a city like Bengaluru. Lightheartedness will weigh the balance between seriousness and amusement that Bengaluru’s culture stands for.
Documenting Chores Like A Corporate Project
The woman’s spreadsheet, titled “the ultimate list of chores you did not sign up for,” is split into four columns. There it mentions whom to approach for a particular task and the reasons, written humorously on why it is so important. For example, one of the duties is a reminder to pay the rent on time, so it does not become “a tenant in your own fantasy land.” The other warns that failure to pay the gas bill could jeopardize cooking dinner over a “campfire in the living room.” The paper even made contributions to a “Cook Fund” lest they face “Chef’s Special” sneeze-ridden food.
Social Media Response In Mixed Colors
There were mostly mixed responses from the people regarding this post of the woman on social media. A user commented with a hilarious remark that this would be a brilliant idea, and it would either be collected into a dustbin by the second day. Another user countered by saying that chores are something that is otherwise left undone unless someone feels motivated to do it. They were reminiscing about the group’s decision to clean after they started living together for three years.
To add to the comedy, another commenter had taken a screenshot from WhatsApp, in which a tenant had quipped, “Didi ne sirf dough chor diya hai. Iska bhatura banana padega,”
The Delight of Living In Bengaluru
This is such a funny narrative, going along well with how the inventive ways people work around shared living in Bengaluru. Whether it is through spreadsheets or WhatsApp jokes, the mutual trust and friendship of flatmates make it that much more entertaining. As they work their way along their responsibilities, they also foster friendships thriving on humor and collaboration.
