How do you feel about people that don't knock and just come walking in your home
By Wvgal_5165
@Wvgal_5165 (121)
United States
June 29, 2009 4:56pm CST
Something happened a couple weeks ago to me.
I was asleep on the couch taking a nap when I hear a loud knock at my door then the door bell.
I jumped up because it scared me because the knock was really loud and whoever it was they kept on knocking and ringing and knocking and ringing..grrr
anyway..then I hear somebody calling my name then my sons name.
Before I could recognize his voice he stuck his head in the screen door and was saying our names again.
He scared the livin bejesus out of me.
It was my next door neighbor.
I said Paul I only have a t-shirt on, get out of my door !
He kinda goes back out, then he's like all crazy eyed & says..I need your son to help me carry a tv in the house.
OMG !!!! I was livid.
I said all that for a tv, I thought my house was on fire.
Have you ever had someone just come on in without knocking ?
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26 responses
@angemac23 (2003)
• Canada
29 Jun 09
If someone jut walked into my house without knocking, I would call the cops and say there was a break and enter....that would teach them to gain some manners....I hate it when people think they can just do whatever they want whenever they want like walk into other people's houses unannounced!
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@Wvgal_5165 (121)
• United States
29 Jun 09
He had this crazy look about him, more then usual..lol
I had to go wake my son up in his bedroom and he was sooo mad.
He went and did it but he even said he looked crazed.
I swear you never know about people these days.
@GardenGerty (157552)
• United States
29 Jun 09
I keep the front door locked. All the time. The back door is a different story. However, if people know me well enough to know we use the back door, they probably could come on in, but wouldn't. I did have a friend come on in one time during a thunderstorm because the water in the road was over her axles. She came in, but was hollering my name all the way.
@GardenGerty (157552)
• United States
29 Jun 09
No, not really. I was already tensed up from the storm.
@Wvgal_5165 (121)
• United States
30 Jun 09
I guess if the water was over her axles it probably scared her as well, so you would have to over look that..poor thing
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@Wvgal_5165 (121)
• United States
29 Jun 09
I bet that scared the heck out of you? lol
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@magnel (2263)
• India
30 Jun 09
I don't mind people coming in without knocking in my room if it is that urgent, I mean really worth that urgency, not like that tv thing you said. But, I dont like it when i'm in some meeting or working with someone on some important matter. I and my mom always advise the neighbors around to knock slow, as the lady always bangs so hard early morning at 5am, that really scares us all out while we are in deep sleep.
@Wvgal_5165 (121)
• United States
30 Jun 09
That's funny you mentioned knocking because he has always knocked hard like that.
Like your deaf or something, I bet he has done this kinda thing before & nobody answeres for him.
@SHAMRACK (8576)
• India
30 Jun 09
Dear friend,
I could see that as a poping into my privacy or just giving me an unaccepted visitor. May I would make it sure to close the door and keep a bell there. I hope it would be better say it straight if possible to make it clear that next time it may not happen.
@Wvgal_5165 (121)
• United States
30 Jun 09
I thought about telling him off but, he might be just a crazy guy & you never know about retaliation from him.
@krajibg (11923)
• Guwahati, India
30 Jun 09
Hi,
This is too much. The man must be half mad or the sort. Would any one band a neighbour's door just to help him with TV and peep though? I would have shoo him off like anything.
I have had people coming in without knocking at the door or ringing the bell but they are mostly relatives. Still I do not like any one to enter my house without knocking at the door. This is sully an act.
@Wvgal_5165 (121)
• United States
30 Jun 09
My sister doesn't mind people walking right on into her house.
When I go I have always knocked first & they kinda laugh & say why are you knocking?
@christys4angels (16)
• United States
3 Jul 09
Where do you find these straight up crazy people at...you must have an X on your forehead like me :)
@Wvgal_5165 (121)
• United States
3 Jul 09
You got that right girl..lol
I must be jinxed.
I must not be livin right.
@Poison_Girl (4150)
• United States
29 Jun 09
I can't say someone has ever just opened my door and walked in. I keep my doors locked, though. I have had a neighbor just invite himself in when I open my door, though. I never invited him to come in. I didn't step to the side or anything, but I guess it was the way I would open my door, he thought it was ok to just walk right in. I've stopped opening my door that way and will only open it enough to poke my head out. I'll also stop answering the door when he comes over, too. That was pretty rude of your neighbor. Why couldn't he go to another neighbor when you weren't answering the door?
@Wvgal_5165 (121)
• United States
29 Jun 09
Well when I went to work I was telling all my friends about it. They came up with something similar to your story but you sometimes have these people that think it's ok to knock then walk right on in.
Why bother knocking? LOl
If your going to do that. I would never walk into anybodys home unless they answered and let me in.
@reinydawn (11643)
• United States
30 Jun 09
My sons friends will come right in without knocking. It's kinda annoying, but I know most of them and they only do it when he's home. If they don't see his car they will knock or just wait for him.
@Wvgal_5165 (121)
• United States
30 Jun 09
My sons best friend is a neighbor.
I can't think of one time that he ever barged in my house.
His mom taught him respect.
If my son had told him to come up he would be one of those that knocked as they came through the door kinda thing..lol..but that was fine.
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@daryljane (3406)
• Philippines
30 Jun 09
I always feel like my privacy is invaded. Im living in this compound and our neighbor is only 2 meters across our door..he distance is enough for us to pass when going out to the gate. But then this one neighbor just gets inside our house to check whatever we are watching on tv or sometimes just gets inside to see what we are eating..thats why, most of the time, where its just us and we know that our neighbors are sleeping, we leave the door open, but when they arrives, we closes the door right way. I know it sounds rude but were talking about privacy and i need mine.
@sid556 (30960)
• United States
30 Jun 09
there was a time that I had 4 kids in my home so yes...many of their friends had that habit. I got too used to it. Once I had a drunk guy walk in here and i didn't even look up. It wasn't until he started asking me where his buddy was that I realized that he had walked into the wrong place.
@Wvgal_5165 (121)
• United States
30 Jun 09
You definately need to keep your doors locked..lol
I wonder if my neighbor was drunk ?
@Ldyjarhead (10233)
• United States
30 Jun 09
No, that's never happened to me and it had better not!
If you didn't answer the door after he knocked and rang the bell, it was one of two things - either you weren't home or didn't want to be bothered for whatever reason. If you were there and chose not to answer the door, that's your choice! For him to come barging in for anything less than a true emergency is bad news.
I guess you'd better lock your door from now on.
@Wvgal_5165 (121)
• United States
30 Jun 09
I would be so emberassed if I was him, but I doubt he is.
I haven't seen him out side since but I would say he's going to act as if it never happened.
I wonder what is going through someones mind to be that desperate to act like he did?
I'm the kind of person that will be direct with you about things, but I am thinking he has mental problems so I might leave this one alone.
@dawnald (85135)
• Shingle Springs, California
29 Jun 09
Just relatives and even that bothers me a little bit unless we're having a party and they're invited!
@Wvgal_5165 (121)
• United States
30 Jun 09
Yea, I think if you knew they were coming @ a certain time then that would be different. They should still knock though.
@edelweiza (157)
• Philippines
30 Jun 09
i feel bad about them, it's rudeness to just walk into your home without knocking first. and by knocking, i mean just enough for me to hear.and not too loud just what you experienced.decent people won't do that, unless you are close to them and it was just a joke.
@Wvgal_5165 (121)
• United States
30 Jun 09
This man was far from jokeing, he had a weird crazy look in his eyes..freaky
@iamJuNe2 (50)
• Philippines
30 Jun 09
now that's just plain rude. does he ever think before acting??? just because you're next door neighbors doesn't mean you're all close or something. @_@ add to the fact that you were already sleeping at that time! i could imagine it did scare the wits out of you. @_@
well, bottomline is... keep the doors locked. doesn't mean that that you're paranoid or OCD or something, just playing safe. ^_^
@jellymonty (2352)
•
29 Jun 09
Oh I can't stand people who just let themselves in before knocking! The worst moment I can remember was when I was living in a share house and a friend of one of my house mates just casually opened the door to the bathroom while I was having a shower! I was so mad that I went up to him and told him never to set foot in this place ever again!
but seriously some people just don't have common courtesy..
but seriously some people just don't have common courtesy.. @Wvgal_5165 (121)
• United States
29 Jun 09
Exactly..people in general just take things for granted like you owe them for something so they can just do as they please. I don't believe in general people even know what common courtesy is anymore. I think they only think about number one & no one else. He didn't care what I was doing all he wanted was his tv in his home & I really don't think he was going to leave..lol
Pretty much scared me.
@lelin1123 (15595)
• Puerto Rico
30 Jun 09
No I never had someone just walk in. That is so not right. Why didn't he call ahead of time and ask for what he needed. Instead of just come barging into someones house. If I knock or ring the bell and after a couple of minutes no one shows up I walk away. However I usually would call ahead of time that I'm coming over. I would never just walk in calling out your names. Some people are just so rude.
@marguicha (215403)
• Chile
29 Jun 09
Fortunatly, that couldn´t happen in my house. In my country, houses are more protected. We have brick walls between houses and iron bars with a locked door in front. My house is my castle. Being your neighbor doesn´t give him more rights. I wouldn´t have helped him either. There are phones. And hours to do things.
@mkrishna22 (465)
• India
30 Jun 09
if they are the members of my extended family, i would not mind.
anyone else,if they barge in without knocking, i would not be amused.
@SuperJelly (320)
• Malawi
30 Jun 09
I feel bad about it. Sometimes I send such people back to the door to start all over again just to put in some sense in their heads. I wonder why some people have no regard for other people's privacy.
