On Wed, 11 Jul 2018 19:18:34 -0700 (PDT), John Kuthe wrote:

> My KITCHEN!! And my fabulous Indian housemate needed some rice at
> the same time I needed some too so we went on a shopping trip
> today and bought rice and he bought some chicken and goat
> and...cooked when we came home!
>
> Fabulous! :-)

You must have been really lonely before you got housemates. All the
more reason to avoid renting a room there.

Did you give him another month's rent free? That seems like
something you'd do just to show your appreciation for some
superficial friendship.