[All_blacks_2011]

Just moved in with another couple, which is one British Pakistani girl, and one Indian guy.

No issues there.

Except last week they cooked a curry, and ponged the whole house out.

I had washing on the clothes airer in the lounge, and I had to rewash it all.

This was a week ago, and it still smells!

Now I'm of Indian heritage, and grew up in an Indian house, and this has never been an issue for me or my partner (also of Indian heritage).

I don't really want to go to work, and smell like stale curry. Has anyone got hints or tips here? Obviously opening windows and such, but here where there is little wind, we had all the windows and doors open, and the smell simply didn't go away that night, and it was worse by the morning.

We keep our bedroom door closed, and the smell even permeated into there, though not nearly as bad!

The worse thing is that the couple spend their entire lives, other than cooking time, in their room. We have a decent sized lounge that connects to the kitchen - and we can't even sit there, for fear of smelling out our clothes, and my girlfriend's hair!

So the two main issues for us are - we can't utilise the great lounge we have, and we are also scared that the landlord will withhold our bond because he will need to get it professionally cleaned, I'm sure.

Or, am I overreacting?

[rob444]

1. discuss the issue and concerns with your housemates, hopefully this will solve things.
2. Dry clothes outside, tumble dryer etc. It is not nice to have racks of drying clothes in a shared living area.

[montyzuma]

It can be a problem but i dont think it hangs about, i had 1 indian lodger, really nice bloke all the other guys got on with him great but the only problem was the cooking smells. once he moved on tho , it didnt hang about. smoking inside tho thats a whole differnet ball game, honks the place out

[All_blacks_2011]

[jojosut]

if you put charcoal in a dish in the kitchen it should absorb the smell and neutralise it before it goes through the house. failing that ask them to open windows when they are cooking and ask them to eat their meal in the kitchen. it's not too unreasonable in a shared property

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[LeilaAnvar]

i live next door to an indian couple (second lot)

and the small hall way in between our front door always really smells.

i have found shake and vac and oust quite effective although it does come back.

try that it may work
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