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Originally Posted by WickedSkengMan

I'm just not good with new people in personal spaces

If you look around enough, it's generally possible to find somewhere with an en-suite and locking bedroom doors. In fact, in Scotland it's actually a legal requirement for "Multiple Occupation" houses to have key-locking bedrooms, all of my Uni houses did. In that case you're essentially ONLY sharing a kitchen. And if you don't really cook properly you could just get a kettle and microwave and cook in your room .

To be fair though, I do get where you're coming from, I wouldn't want to house share with strangers. Uni Halls is a bit different because it's all new and everyone's in the same boat, so to speak, and both of the other shared houses I lived in when I was younger were with friends I made in that first year. Shared houses with friends are a lot of fun. With strangers I imagine it's a bit weird.