Is it rude to assume you can crash with a friend?

Asking for a place to stay has become the internet’s latest battleground, throwing into question what we owe our friends

Is it rude to assume you can crash with a friend?
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Picture this: your out-of-town friend, a big Harry Styles fan, is coming to New York City to catch a night of his New York residency. You live in New York, so instead of getting a hotel or Airbnb, they want to crash at your place after the concert. Do you (a) answer “of course”, (b) tell them to get lost or (c) make a video lamenting the absurdity of their request? 

That’s more or less the debate that’s recently taken TikTok by storm, after a read more raquo;