Coming from a European, this is definitely not normal.
replyI would examine why your acquaintances are normalizing such creepy behaviour.
I agree it’s awkward. But I don’t find it creepy per se. It was a tradeoff to which all parties consented.
replyIn one case there was just that one room available stranded in the middle of nowhere.
In other cases it was due to lack of financial resources.
< In Europe...cultural thing.
replyGo on, which culture is that? Most "cultures" in Europe I know of it would be a breach of many stated and unstated rules and norms (Germany, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Poland, and Belgium).
Example Finland. Could you end up in a nude Sauna with your superior? Yes, especially if it is same sex.
replyExample Germany. Which law would be broken? Internal compliance rules, yes, that would be often the case.
definitely not a cultural thing in United States.
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