Shouldn't have invited him: "He insists on lending me his suitcase, in which he hid ecstasy."

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Have you ever regretted inviting a friend on vacation, to a restaurant or to your home? Our witnesses did, and they have bitter memories of it. In our fifth episode, Louis recounts how his boss ruined a trip to the United States.

"My boss is absolutely determined to have a party and for everyone to be in the same frame of mind as him and to spend as much." (Photomontage Libération/Getty Images)

Between the friend you invite on vacation who turns out to be rude, the friend you lend your couch to as a last resort and who stays longer than expected, or even those you invite to a party who make a mess... Sometimes, we regret our generosity. This week, Libé tells you stories where our witnesses really said to themselves: "you shouldn't have invited him." Today, Louis (1), a 35-year-old Parisian salesman, remembers having agreed to let his boss join his group of friends on a trip... where he was awful the whole time.

“It’s spring 2018. Some friends and I decide to go to the United States for a ten-day vacation. At the time, I’m working for a guy who’s just a few years older than me. He’s a bit bored and insists on joining my group. I don’t dare say no, because he’s my boss and more or less a friend. We go out together regularly.

"He insists on lending me his suitcase, because I don't have one in cabin size. We arrive one morning