NOT HAPPY.

So the story is: For the past two weeks, we've had people stay with us. Two girls, one 18 and one 18 in a month. The girl who's turning 18 is my 'niece' and the one who's already 18 is her friend. (Niece: My cousin's daughter)

During their two weeks trip down to sydney, they've pretty much had all expenses covered by us; food, drinks (except the meals that they went out and had themsleves), electricity bills, water bills, phone bills, taking them around sightseeing, driving them places etc. We've also had to clean for them, do their laundry, cook for them. SO DAMN TROUBLESOME..and this is why I'm so reluctant about having people stay with us...
sound bad enough? here comes the worst part...
They left today - finally. We dropped them off at my aunts, they're staying there for the night then leaving sydney for home tomorrow night. But before leaving, they didnt even say a single "thank you". RUDE RUDE AND RUDE... after all the things we've done for them.. this is what we get? a few good byes, and nothing else.

Like I get it, they're 18...younger than me and may be 'immature', but I was never like that when i was 18! COME ON. Like if you're going to disturb someone for 2 weeks and trouble them, AT LEAST BE APPRECIATIVE. We're not your maids, we're not your drivers...so dont fucking expect us to do everything for you!
Not only that... If you're staying with people, don't make life any harder for them than it already is... I have too much to say.. but just as an example.. they were picky about their food. For breakfast, they only ate toast, and WHITE TOAST (of all the other things we offered.. cereal, danishes, muffins, etc), they don't drink milk (because apparantly australian milk tastes 'odd') - they only drink soy milk... stuff like that... srsly, what the fuck.
Another example.. *Background story: When my brother gets home from work at night, he would call us at chatswood, and tell us he's nearly at lindfield, so we can leave to go pick him up from the station*... So one day, they're on the train with my brother, and my brother does the same thing... Next day, they're coming home from the city, and we get a call from them telling us they're on the train home and that they're at chatswood already... implying that we need to go pick them up.. This didnt just happen once. It happened pretty much everyday for the remaining time they were staying with us. WHAT THE FUCK. EXCUSE ME. we're not your chauffeurs.

Today..
The whole time they were saying their goodbyes, I was just waiting....waiting for that one "thank you"... but it never came. Ok, fine. Whatever, they can forget to say thank you to me, or my sister, or my brother - despite all our contribution. But at least say it to my parents, right?! They've put in so much energy and effort in accomodating them, yet they get nothing in return but a "goodbye". COME ON, REALLY?! WHO THE HELL DO THEY THINK THEY ARE.
Electricity bills, water bills, phone bills, whatever. It was never about the money. It was about the appreciation behind it... They're 18, not kids anymore.. they should know better.

To be fair, i'll say that i wasn't expecting much from my niece - afterall... she's related to us, we're family. I can accept the fact that she's comfortable around us and can at times take us for granted, but this friend of hers?!?! Who the hell does she think she is to just wander in here, do her shit, then leave. Like...I'm not close to her or related to her in anyway, so don't act all casual and breezy with me. WHERE THE FUCK ARE YOUR MANNERS?!
I hate to accuse my cousin and everything, coz she's genuinely a nice person, but she obviously doesnt know how to raise children, and she obviously forgot to teach her kids proper manners.

Anyway...sorry about that rant. I'm just genuinely PISSED about this whole situation, and needed somewhere to let it all out.
Maybe i'm overreacting... I don't know, but I HATE people with no manners. enough said.

Take care.
- Cindy.

I'm so tired right now, that I can't be bothered to edit this post. Sorry if bits dont make sense, LOL.