Just... Leave one out? What about that is problematic? — Kat 55 secs ago

What exactly would respecting your feelings look like to you? Is that really what you want, or do you want them to change their behavior? — Kat 3 mins ago

What do other roommates think? Who owns this flat or pays rent for it? — puck 1 min ago

I’m voting to close this question because this really is a legal question, not a question about interpersonal skills. — baldPrussian 2 mins ago

Hi Olivia! Asking 'what should I do' is off-topic on this site, so I've edited the question to remove that and ask about the convincing, as that's a clear goal we can address. Please do still take a moment to answer the questions from puck and Kat, and try to see if you can edit your post further to include what you've tried/considered trying to convince your roommates, so that answers won't just be brainstorming possible solutions that might not work for you. — Tinkeringbell ♦ 2 mins ago

@Tinkeringbell I think it's a good question, and maybe a solution is just to drop all references to movies since the curious observation isn't worth the off-topic answers. The question could be: "How do phone conversations usually end in North American culture?" and maybe specify whether it's a professional call, between friends, or between partners/family/etc. Not sure if we should edit this one though and end up with 5 irrelevant answers or just start fresh... — Euchris 2 mins ago

@Euchris: as I mentioned in my edit, this kind of behavior is something you either see when traveling to a country, or via TV/movies, or because someone told you so. I took the example of movies - not for the sake of the movies but as one of the examples the behaviour is visible. — WoJ 1 min ago

@WoJ Yes, and it's a very good example, it's just that people seem to be tempted to focus on that aspect in their answers — Euchris 1 min ago

@Euchris: True. On the other hand, each question ends with "to answer your question ..." giving the experience they had in real life. — WoJ 2 mins ago

Comments are not for extended discussion; this conversation has been moved to chat. — Tinkeringbell ♦ 42 secs ago

Saying "I won't use it" may have been harsh, but I don't think it was passive-aggressive. You were clear and direct, which is the opposite of passive-aggressiveness. — Rokit 35 secs ago

Hi Jon. Thank you for your clear explanation. This makes me curious about what Americans will do to celebrate Christmas typically. Do you invite friends to the house or just spend time with the significant others? — Frank 20 secs ago

@Frank - the time from slightly before Christmas eve (and Hanukkah days) to New Years Day allows for quite a range of having large parties, a few friends over, relatives visiting, work get togethers, etc. Again, more diverse and more diffuse. — Jon Custer 1 min ago