Her posts however are so much fun to make sense of and always lead to some true bonding of our little forum community.
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True! Somehow it provoked the fun conversations about fishing! I donāt fish (just never have) but love hearing your conversation!!!
I keep wondering ātroll, or not a troll, troll, or not a trollā - just when I think itās one, then I read something that makes me think the other. At least one other poster said they found Chenās listing and she is a real host.
I was reading through an old thread the other day and some of the things that she said then (that stirred up a lot of controversy) have been reiterated by others here and it has been their same experience. And I read some similar posts on the internet 
I go back and forth also; she throws a bombastic post into the group to see what happens, yet at other timesā¦hard to tell indeed.
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I think I remember that. But the poster who āvouchedā for her had only just joined a few minutes before he or she posted 
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most recently a poster named dirk claimed he found them on Wimdu too and they had no bookings. However, I find it hard to believe that anyone would be able to locate a hosts listing unless they specifically said where they are located and she has not.
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Me too. I also donāt really think that any real host would post the things she does on a public forum that anyone can access (which includes potential guests).
This thing she went on about regarding demanding deposits is bizarre.
However, I admit that itās entertaining 
But for any potential guests who are reading, I want to assure them that a) Iām 99% sure she isnāt a host and b) on the very slim chance she is, sheās very āunusualā (to say the least) in her attitude.
I also canāt see why she hasnāt posted a link to her listing. OK, I understand privacy and all that, but when you have a very public listing on a very busy site then all ideas of privacy should go out of the window.
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Agree. All transactions are to go through airbnb as stated by the Terms and Conditions. Iāve never heard of anyone collecting a ādepositā outside of the listing, with the exception of local and state taxes which must be stated in the listing prior to booking, if the host chooses to āvisually pass onā the taxes in addition to the room rate. This is the exception where airbnb is not collecting or forwarding the taxes to the state for hosts in the listing area.
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Perhaps the title to this thread should have been āANOTHER crazy day with guestsā¦ā), because I am now certain Chen has had more than one.
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Where do you host? Germany?
Actually, my first guess would be China. Not sure why; something about the toneā¦
But I guess you inferred something from the sentence structure and word usage.
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Her thought processes seem Chinese (customer as enemy. In any business transaction someone has to win and someone has to lose. There is no Win-Win. Strong distrust of strangers. Stubborn resistance to following rules. Fixation on rich vs. poor people.)
Her last name sounds Chinese.
But that last post looks like it was put into Google Translate from German.
My guess would be Chinese immigrant living in Germany or maybe another German speaking country like Austria. She also mentioned very high water rates, which sounds like Western Europe.
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She has written posts in German before, and not Google translate German, but as someone who actually speaks German.
I agree with @jaquo I dont think her listing really exsists and the person that āvouchedā for her was really another account of hers.
āOderā would always be translated if it were Google Translate.
Hi there Chen_Susanne and all of you Monkey Island Losers.
I started reading this forum some weeks ago because I had a specific question about hosting but then I found in Chen my favorite comedian. Iām living in a touristic area and many of my friends host as well on other platforms. It became a running gag to quote Chenās statements and to imagine to really treat guests like she is suggesting.
I was curious and as she posted something in German ( List of guests, which you should avoid - #19 by Chen_Susanne - Airbnb hosts forum ) I tried to find her in Germanyā¦ and I did. It took me about an hour.
First I registered here to post her listing but then I found it unfair and I just stated: She is a real host.
As I continued reading her entries I saw she did several improvements on her listing after posting here.
Now Iām 100% sure that I found the right one.
Here come some of Chenās Airbnb house rulesā¦
Multi account policy:
āMember since May 2016ā
General:
āCheck In: 5PM - 12AM (midnight)
Security Deposit: ā¬600
Shared Luxury Kitching and Terrase -7:00-20:00ā
Washing:
āWashmashine+dryer (6L)-one load is free of charge longstaying guest (over 7 nights) or 4 guests who are together in one room. ( Washmaschine 30-40āC 30 mins-1 hour, Dryer 2-3 hours) One extra load losts12 Euro.
This room will be closed after 20:00.ā
Privacy:
"We kindly ask guests to refrain from entering other rooms and use things that arenāt theirs. "
Luxury:
āTo reduce the risk at an expensive place, please donāt take heavy and hard objects to the bathroom. (They can break the toilet and the basin.)ā
Kids
āChildren are welcome, but children of all ages count as āpeopleā and must be included in the guest count. Arriving at the home with more guests than you booked, including babies and small children, violates airbnb rules and our policy.ā
Deposit:
āOn the other side, guests in any form are not welcome and have to stay home. Because they can break something in the room so that your deposite will not be back.ā
Showering:
āTo keep our costs down (and pass those savings on to our guests) we kindly ask that you switch off lights and the heating when its not in use or leaving the house and donāt waste water.ā
Strange:
āUnfortunately we can not give you a master keys. If this get lost, the locking system of the whole building has to change which is quite expensive.
Just tell us your plans and we ensure that you can enter without any problems.ā
Wimdu only:
āearly check in costs 50% of the room price.ā
ādeposite 500 euro cash by check-inā
PLEASE Chen, donāt stop to enlighten me with your experience and your knowledge of human nature.
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Oooo fun. Itās like an online game: Find the listing.
I also thought she was Chinese because of the name but of course I know thatās not really her name. Referring to guests having HongKong foot and Singapore being expensive I was also thinking of a host in Asia or Australia
Interesting that she doesnāt post a name on Air.
Host name: Munich.
āHi, Iām Munich!ā
Ah, here I go to peruse Munich listings. Munich, the birthplace of Nazi brand fascism. How apropo. The only place where a European said something racist to me as we watch an Australian aborigine perform in a public square. Funny how she fits the stereotype.
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Side note, as a guest I wouldnāt stay at a hosts place with a name like munich. Munich is a lovely city thoughā¦
Ooooo. Please give me a hint how to find it. I must see this luxury kitchen for myself.
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