Dirty. Unsafe walk to the metro. Slow to unresponsive host. I think the best description I have to explain the sort of people I was renting a room from for over 6 months is the following interaction with Jordan's brother Sergei - "You just gotta know what people want. If you know what they want, you have all the power and you can get them to give you want you really want if you are secretive about it. Use what you know against them." Great political advice for 15th century Italy, but perhaps a little obnoxious for your landlord...