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<p>I’m thinking it’s probably just you. I’d read that as assuming someone did travel abroad during their college years or later…which was what actually happened.</p>
<p>I reference my relatives to leverage my own observations and their experiences to contribute to the discussions. </p>
<p>One benefit of having a large extended family in the US and to a limited extent…abroad.</p>
<p>^^^Maybe. I don’t follow most of the time.</p>
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<p>I understood what you were saying but we probably have a bunch of things in common.</p>
<p>"On average, males are allowed by their parents and society to get away with much more slobbiness than their female siblings/counterparts. "</p>
<p>Society?? Cobrat, society at large does not CARE about any individual person’s messiness or sloppiness. </p>
<p>There is no cobrat except in what is reflected in other people’s eyes, it seems. I have never seen a person whose entire conversation is so dominated by what some groups of people think of other groups of people, and the assumption that what other people think is automatically Importnt or meaningful.</p>
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<p>I’m also not saying all males are “whatever” regarding room decorations like myself or slobs like some older cousins and frat members/hardcore academic Nerds I’ve encountered. </p>
<p>My post-college roommate is a good example. I admired how organized he was and tried to learn from it as much as I could. </p>
<p>Then again, I know myself well enough to know that some of my decorative tastes…like having a Jolly Roger Pirate flag hanging on a bedroom wall in my apartment will drive most anyone with good taste up the wall. :)</p>
<p>Which brings us back to a comment made upstream. If what you have is what YOU like…that is what matters. Worrying about what others think or value is pointless. It’s your apartment, dorm room, or home. How you decorate it, how much it costs, or whatever, really shouldn’t matter at all to others.</p>
<p>I think it’s worth it if makes the place much more homely and inspiring, and aids happiness. Speaking as a low-income student, 90 dollars is not a lot to pay for happiness.</p>
<p>I suffer from schizoaffective disorder and suicidal ideation-- a drab dorm room only exacerbated the problem. When I moved into a well-furnished and very pretty dorm room during my medical leave (which I got because I was seeking an apt in the middle of the school year), I noticed I was happier even though my medication didn’t change.</p>
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<p>I think that anything which helps a student feel comfortable and cozy when they begin school is worth it if the parents can afford it. It is a huge transition, one which is not especially easy for some, so if this makes it easier then go for it.</p>
<p>I get decorating services for free----from my mother! She’s very creative, and we both love decorating my room together. If anyone else is interested in decorating but at a much cheaper cost, I found the blog Lovely Undergrad to have some excellent ideas.</p>