I respect the notion of being a guest in a different culture, but the point of AirBnB is to democratize the travel industry. In that sense, I’m okay with our stay at Sergio’s.
We were met by the parents who did not speak a word in English - which is not an issue, I understand why they wouldn’t and shouldn’t - which was awkward. The apartment itself was clean, but it felt like living in a student’s dorm: no wine glasses, matches...that sort of a situation.
The feeling left after the stay is that even though it’s unjust to ask for something familiar of somebody who might not share these views, the fact that a place is being let as a place for somebody else to stay in, should, in my opinion, add a sense of responsibility to the host.
Now, we weren’t exactly the perfect guests either - I messed up the check-out thinking we had another day to stay. We were outside the city at that point. We were met with by parents again with some bags where they put our stuff in. No English. Again - awkward.
Nevertheless, Naples was intense (good way) and the stay was okay.