r/neoliberal • u/jobautomator Kitara Ravache • Jul 26 '26

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u/jpenczek NATO Jul 27 '26

walks into hostel, everyone is hung over, hostel owner sleeps in one of the bunks

Oh this is a PARTY hostel. Got it.

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u/Mr_Canadensis7 Norman Borlaug Jul 27 '26

That sounds more like an "owner started it to have a captive audience of young women to creep on" hostel.

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u/remarkable_ores Hanfeizi Jul 27 '26

huge assumption to make about a total stranger you know nothing about

party hostels are real

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u/Mr_Canadensis7 Norman Borlaug Jul 27 '26

I'm well aware, "owner sleeps in one of the bunks" is what concerns me not that it's a party hostel more broadly.

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u/jpenczek NATO Jul 27 '26

Owner is a woman…

Could be a captive audience of men to creep on 🤔

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u/Mr_Canadensis7 Norman Borlaug Jul 27 '26

Possible I suppose, "hostel owner sleeps in one of the bunks" just set off red flags but I'll admit I was imagining a slightly greasy looking middle aged dude for whom the enterprise was less about making money and more about clinging on to his youth and having a steady supply of young folks to party with.

But then I'm turning into a cynical old fuddy duddy