rexdartspy

As somebody who has stayed and worked in hostels, I think you will find that there is an immediate community atmosphere. People will usually look after people out of the goodness of their hearts and because they can easily imagine what would happen if somebody stole their stuff.

The biggest problem you could potentially face is really drunk people acting like dickheads. Other than that, if you use common sense and keep your stuff locked up, you should be fine.

Some handy tips if you think your hostel has bed bugs:

1) Lift the bedding off of the mattress so that it is bare. Give the mattress a good slap. That should rouse any bugs and if you see movement you will know you are dealing with an infestation.

2) Keep your bags off of the ground. Put them in or on top of a locker. This give the bugs one less way of getting at you.

3) Get out of there if you suspect there are bed bugs. They can be hard to get rid of.

Not to correct you on your own movie knowledge, but isn't the brain sucking quote from Starship Troopers? And yes, I am early 30s.

Good call! I don't know how I even forgot that important bit!

Have you ever thought about setting up a bidet or bum gun in your toilets? Bum guns are super popular in Asian guest houses and once you are used to them, they are far superior to tp. I think you can get easily installed bidets on Amazon.