Many people, who have lived as tenants in metro cities like Bengaluru, say it’s difficult to look for a rented house as landlords ask too many questions and have unreasonable demands. For these reasons, the house-hunting stories from Bengaluru often make it to Twitter.
A man recently said that a prospective landlord in Bengaluru asked him for his LinkedIn profile and requested that he share a write-up about him. Yes, you heard that right. On the microblogging platform, “peak Bengaluru” has emerged as a new trend, and rightly so.
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Unexpected conversation shared on Twitter
Goutham shared a screenshot of a conversation he had on WhatsApp with a dealer who requested his LinkedIn profile and a bio. After sharing photos of the flat and quoting the rent, the dealer told him he would have to share his LinkedIn profile with the owner.
The dealer also asked him if he could share a small write-up about him. “Day 12 of house hunting Indiranagar,” Goutham said in the tweet as he tagged @peakbengaluru, a Twitter account famous for showcasing Bengaluru’s start-up culture.
Goutham shared the unexpected conversation on Twitter. The post went viral and got several responses.
Twitterati said ‘it’s relatable’
Many netizens said they could relate to him and shared their experiences.
Earlier, a @peakbengaluru ‘kidney for sale’ poster went viral
Earlier, a quirky and sarcastic poster stated that someone was selling their left kidney to pay for the security deposit on their rental home in Bengaluru. People then responded to the allegedly high rents and deposits for homes in the tech capital by sharing the hilarious poster online.
Left kidney on sale, according to a poster shared by Ramyakh, a Twitter user. The poster indicates that the person wanted the security deposit amount that landlords are requesting, and the only way they can afford it was by selling a kidney.
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