Translations:Hotels & Temporary Accommodation/5/en

| Understanding=A rented room is often described as neutral ground, and that description is broadly accurate. Neither person has the home advantage of familiarity, and neither carries the obligations of hosting. Nobody has to tidy up beforehand or explain the state of the kitchen. For people who feel uncomfortable inviting someone into their private life, or uncomfortable entering someone else's, this neutrality can lower the emotional stakes considerably.