210: Tiffany had a fake landlord

What Was That Like - True Stories. Real People.

Scott Johnson & Glassbox Media

True Crime, Personal Journals, Society & Culture

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🗓️ 21 March 2025

⏱️ 69 minutes

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The thing about living in an apartment or renting a room is… you have to deal with other people. Depending on how the building is laid out, it’s almost like living with strangers. If your next door neighbor accidentally starts a fire, your home could burn too. If the person above you has a flood, it’s very likely that you’ll be dealing with that problem as well. Not to mention, what if your neighbors in this same building are jerks? Or they have 20 drunk people at their place for a party? Or they practice their drums at 3 am? These are all things to consider, and you might not even be able to research all of this before moving in. My guest today is Tiffany. She was in a different country, and she rented a room to live in. There were other rooms, and other people living in those rooms, and they were mostly nice. But there was one guy who was not so nice. And he was pretending to be the landlord. Tiffany’s socials: Her podcast on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bittersweetlifepodcast/ Her podcast on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thebittersweetlifepodcast Tiffany’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tiffanyparksrome Tiffany’s book: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B071HD869D Full show notes and pictures for this episode are here: https://WhatWasThatLike.com/210 Graphics for this episode by Bob Bretz. Transcription was done by James Lai. Want to discuss this episode and other things with thousands of other WWTL listeners? Join our podcast Facebook group at WhatWasThatLike.com/facebook (many of the podcast guests are there as well) Get every episode ad-free, AND get all the Raw Audio exclusive episodes to binge, by joining the other listeners at What Was That Like PLUS. Try What Was That Like PLUS free: iPhone: at the top of the What Was That Like podcast feed, click on “Try free” Android: on your phone, go to WhatWasThatLike.com/PLUS and click to try it free on any app Sponsor deals: Head to http://Lumen.me/WWTL for 20% off your purchase. Go to bluenile.com to shop Blue Nile, the original online jeweler since 1999! Follow “MrBallen Podcast: Strange, Dark and Mysterious Stories” on Amazon Music or wherever you get your podcasts. This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at BetterHelp.com/WHATWAS and get on your way to being your best self. To get 15% off your next gift, go to UNCOMMONGOODS.com/WHATWAS Sign up today at https://www.butcherbox.com/whatwas and use code whatwas to get chicken breast, salmon or ground beef FREE in every order for a year, plus $20 off your first order. Cut your wireless bill to 15 bucks a month at mintmobile.com/WHAT Go to Quince.com/whatwas for free shipping on your order and 365-day returns! Go to cookunity.com/What or enter code What before checkout for 50% off your first week. Go to Seed.com/what and use code 25WHAT to get 25% off your first month. Go to storyworth.com/what to save $10 on your first purchase! Get 15% off OneSkin with the code [WHATWAS] at https://www.oneskin.co/ #oneskinpod Cancel your unwanted subscriptions by going to RocketMoney.com/whatwas. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	The thing about living in an apartment or renting a room is you have to deal with other people.
0:11.0	Depending on how the building is laid out, it's almost like living with strangers.
0:16.0	If your next door neighbor accidentally starts a fire, your home could burn too.
0:21.4	If the person above you has a flood, it's very likely that you'll be dealing with that problem as well.
0:29.1	Not to mention, what if your neighbors in this same building are jerks?
0:34.0	Or they have 20 drunk people at their place for a party.
0:38.3	Or they practice their drums at 3 a.m.
0:42.7	These are all things to consider, and you might not even be able to research all of this before moving in.
0:51.7	My guest today is Tiffany.
0:59.0	She was in a different country and she rented a room to live in. There were other rooms and other people living in those rooms and they were mostly nice.
1:06.0	But there was one guy who was not so nice.
1:10.0	And he was pretending to be the landlord.
1:16.6	Real people in unreal situations.
1:21.6	The eerie silence when I walked in, and he's just staring at me.
1:26.6	I was like, hello, like, are you okay?
1:28.8	And then I had to tell him, it was me.
1:32.3	There was just blood everywhere.
1:35.3	They're shouting, they're screaming, they're being hit by bullets, they're hitting the ground.
1:39.3	And in that moment, I literally thought, this is how I die.
1:42.8	Everything changed then. And I just thought to myself,
1:47.3	this isn't happening. Every single story deserves to be heard. I'm Scott Johnson, and this is
1:56.2	what was that like? Introducing Floodlights.
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