Indeed, the term to get or experience shock is funny to me because it is used incorrectly. Why? Because, first, shock is a medical term that means a severe circulatory disorder and a complex physiological condition requiring urgent care – you cannot get shock in a hotel just by seeing a cockroach (unless there is some very strong arthropod phobia, but that is a completely different case) or a dirty sheet.
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And second, this phrase is very popular in Russian (Russian speakers are constantly getting shocked by something), so adopting Russian slang is off-putting in itself. On the other hand, I am neither a linguist nor a teacher to explain to my compatriots how to speak – let them speak however they want, I have more serious things to worry about.
Imagine how many different kinds of overnight places I have seen.
So, I read those dissatisfied stories and think, am I worse than them? Today I count more than 100 trips in my lifetime, so imagine how many different kinds of overnight places I have seen. Do you think I have nothing to tell? Not only do I have, but I also intend to do so.
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And, by the way, for many years I have had the habit of taking a photo of my room when moving out of an overnight place. But only when moving out, because, in my opinion, that moment better reflects the relationship with the lived-in place and even shows its spirit (when moving in, that relationship is not yet created).
