He was such a funny little man. Put off by the positions of sofas and things like that. Rolf decided that he'd best make a note and see if the position of sofas were somehow important to the English.
"I only have a few things, of course. I will be buying everything else that I would need in the next few days. Such as towels and sheets and those things which are provided by the hotel in most cases. A plant, also, I am thinking. Do you hate plants?"
He folded his newspaper and lay it on his chest, turning his head to look at his flatmate and give him a bit of a smile