will you always knock on the door before entering on it?

I always knock on the door when I'm visiting someone, even my son's house. If they tell me beforehand that I can just walk right in, I will knock, then walk in. I always knock first. I wouldn't want anyone thinking that I am a burglar trying to break in to steal stuff! Usually, when I am expected, and I see that the door is open or even partly open, I will knock, then call in the room before entering. I think of it as common courtesy. I respect the privacy of others and would like to know that they respect mine. If I were expecting someone and they knew that they could walk right in without knocking, and I was caught in an embarrassing situation like scratching an itch in a most private spot on my body or expelling gas, well, I don't think I could live it down!

It is a sign of respect or a good habit to always knock on the door before entering. It would be bad manners when you never knock because people may think you have no ethics. A literate person always knock before he enters to a closed door.

hi janebeth oh yes I really do always knock on the door as you may find your friend or relative otherwise in an embarrassing situation. My mom never did bother to knock on our door, she just came in and ordinarily that would be okay as she was my mom and had seen me in my undies numerous times. But this particular day my husband had the day off, the little ones were down for a nap so my hubby pulled me into our bedroom, closed the door, and we made love in the middle of the afternoon. all would have been fine, but my mom did not knock on our bedroom door but just barged in. I do not know who was more surprised or embarrassed of the three of us, but I do think it was my gentle mom. she turned red, oh oh sorry and backed out and shut the door. I noticed she did start to knock on the door first after that shock. he he ha ha

I always knock on the door no matter what door it is before entering,however there are alot of people who never knock.I hate it when people just walk in as i think this is an evasion of privacy.I think that people like that do not have any respect for other people or other peoples privacy.

....ofcourse...i knock before i enter...a show of good manner..

hai~janebeth ye I'm agree with you.It's very offensive to enter other's room without a permission.I always knock on the door as a signal to let the owner known that I want to come into his/her room .Most people around me all have this basic polite manner.hehe~how lucky. when someone who come into my room directly ignoring knocking on the door .I will agrin tell this person whether he /she could not do that next time .It always work.

Yes, Jane, I do. I always knock at the door before entering a room, even if the door is open. Firstly, I think it's a good manner. Secondly, it makes people inside informed that someone is coming. Just one situation, people inside look me and open the door for me. Haha... I also don't like the people break into my room but don't knock at the door. Sometimes, it makes me suffering in fact. But in most situation, I'm okay, but just don't like it.

this is something that is taught in the military and this is really a good manner to exercise. sometimes i do, sometimes i do not. if i enter one's room or house, i do. but if it's my own room, i can always get in without knocking first.

It is a habit even children should be taught at early ages. It shows politeness for the host, and can avoid ackward encounters, if any. There are many more basic things we need to follow, such as the dinner table manners, greetings, etc. Showing respect for each other helps creating a good harmony, and makes ourselves at ease in any community.

yes, in my case i have this maner of knocking before entering as we were trained to do this when we were young, we grew up having this as part of our habbit and maners to avoid and unfortunate incidents. I do hope people today also learn how to do this cause i notice lesser people practice this good maners specially the young ones of today, the parents should do their best to embed good maners to their childer specially when they are still young.

Certainly I do knock first because it is a sign of respect even in my own house, lol..

Me too, i always knock on the door before entering. I dont want to feel embarassed if there are some people in there having their personal moments going on. It is always better to knock and people will respect you more in this way.