Do you lock your door or gate at night ?

@tudors (1556)
China
February 19, 2009 11:22pm CST
Hi, do you lock your door or gate at night? before you answer me, please first tell me where you are from, i want to learn different culture, coz i heard that people in California don't lock their door at night, there is no need because few people appear in the region. is that true? Is it the same or different in your country?
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@playapal (894)
• United States
20 Feb 09
Hi Tudor, I live in the state of the Yucatan in Mexico. Same small fishing village as beachstarz. I close my gate at night but don't lock it, don't even have a lock for it. I also close and lock my front door but none of the other doors in my house. I have 2 dogs that the local people here seem really scared of, but they aren't scary at all, they would never bit anyone. Even without dogs, this is a very peaceful quiet place with almost no crime.
@lynnchua (3412)
• Singapore
20 Feb 09
I do lock my gate and door at night before going to bed. If I'm not going to bed yet I will lock the gate and leave the door open.
• United States
20 Feb 09
When we lived in Indiana we always locked the doors at night. Since we have been living in the Yucatan, Mexico we might lock the front door sometimes , but never the back door. We live in a small peaceful fishing village, and really don't worry about it .. Well we do also have 3 German Shepherds lol , maybe that counts for something
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@tudors (1556)
• China
20 Feb 09
hi, what a lovely place you are living in, a fishing village, then i guess it must be a safe and peaceful place.
@Musicial (471)
1 Mar 09
Yes I lock up at night, cos there are alot of opportunistic theives out there and I dont want to give them a chance
• India
20 Feb 09
we lock every thing before go to bed. and the worst thing is all the time i have to do that, because i am who comes late from outside. its not safe leaving it ajar.
• India
20 Feb 09
i don't know about California but its India
@dodo19 (47066)
• Beaconsfield, Quebec
20 Feb 09
I always keep my apartment door locked. I feel a lot safer with it locked, whether I'm in my apartment or not. It's just a habit that I picked from my parents. When my parents would leave my sister and/or me by ourselves in the house, they always reminded us to make sure that the front door was locked.
@djemba (767)
• India
20 Feb 09
Well, I definitely lock up my doors at night because of the high risk that is present. It is always wise to lock it up otherwise there are enough people around who would gladly take advantage. In India, anyways we have a pretty nasty crime rate so we need to be careful and even decent-looking people at time show their true colors when a tempting oppurtunity to steal comes before them. Anyways, so I always make it a point to shut the door before tucking in.