Being a house guest can be an awkward experience. Although most people do their best to not offend their hosts, staying in someone else's home can be a challenge.

One woman was slammed online for saying she expected her visiting in-laws to remove their bed sheets before they left, with Mumsnet users finding the situation "weird."

A survey of 2,000 U.K. adults revealed the social faux pas that annoy hosts the most. Wiping greasy hands on someone's sofa was the number one no-no, followed by putting your feet up on the furniture and going upstairs without asking, according to the survey in June 2021 by the car manufacturer Kia.

About 80 percent said not taking your shoes off before entering someone's home was rude, while 50 percent believed it's bad manners to show up unannounced. Asking for someone's Wi-Fi password would annoy 90 percent of those surveyed, especially within 30 minutes of arriving.

Other examples of poor etiquette include farting, changing the TV channel without asking, putting a drink on a table without a coaster, going through the bathroom cabinet and leaving the toilet seat up.

In a post to the parenting site's AIBU (Am I Being Unreasonable?) forum on August 11, user MooBear22 explained she was frustrated with her in-laws for not stripping the dirty covers off the bed.

She wrote: "[Husband's] family stay over from time to time. They never remove sheets.

"We work full time. Who do they think removes the bed sheets?

"To be fair to them, whenever I have stayed at [their] house they insist we leave the beds without stripping sheets when we go.

"I don't have time for excess housework and was always taught to strip bedsheets as a guest.

"How do I ask politely for them to strip bed? I want to be welcoming and not rude."

Mumsnet users found the request unusual, with pastaandpesto comparing it to asking guests to do chores.

"I think asking guests to strip beds is weird," she said. "You wouldn't hand them the Dyson and a can of Pledge and ask them to hoover and polish, would you?"

ShirleyPhallus agreed, writing: "Given it's your house?! I think if they don't expect you to do it at theirs it's fair they don't do it at yours."

CalistoNoSolo commented: "I would never expect a house guest to strip the bed and I work full time and am a single parent. It literally takes 5 mins."

While girlmom21 said: "I think you're being a bit ridiculous. It's not exactly a taxing chore."

Newsweek wasn't able to verify the details of this case.

Updated 08/12/22, 9.13 a.m. ET: This article was updated with additional information about the survey mentioned

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