Am I paranoid?
@jahernandezrivas (11288)
United States
July 10, 2012 8:57pm CST
Okay here is the story but before I begin I have to say I am not predijuce or however you spell that my best friend is a black girl and I am a white girl and when I was younger my best friend was from China but anyway here is the story I have lived here for all my life and I know my neighbors well I have lived other places before this was my mother and fathers house before we moved in and they lived here for over 10 years and I still know the neighborhood very well.Well every Sunday around one to 2 in the afternoon this skinny black guy rings the door bell and he is wearing a straw hat like something you would see on Buckwheat if those of you that remember that great show, and he always has a rake and a bag in his hand but I never answer my door to strangers because I have never seen him before in 10 years or more around here and we do have a few black neighbors but I know them and have never seen him at their house either. I feel bad because maybe he just wants to rake my yard because here all the neighbors even in the summer have so many leaves and I saw him knock on a few other doors as I watched out the peephole but they did not answer him either. But the last couple of times he only knocked on our door. I don't know how to feel about that what would you do?
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6 responses
@bjc66bjc (6730)
• United States
11 Jul 12
well its good to read that you are not prejudice, and just because
you have an issue with other ethnic people dosen't mean you are
necessary prejudice...frankly I would not open my door for him
either regardless of what color he was...especially if I had no
idea of who he was and exactly what he wanted...But without opening
the door and if there is male home, to go to the door and ask
"why is he there, who is he looking for and what does want' that
way you can at least let him know that you don't want anything he
is selling, or offering...and he may not come back again...
@jahernandezrivas (11288)
• United States
11 Jul 12
I am not prejuudice and never have been and never had any problems with any other ethnic people at all, I am just hear alone when he knocks on the door and I am scared to open it because I never saw him before and then I start feeling bad because he probaly just wants to rake the yard, but you can never be sure you know what I mean?
@anex08 (868)
• Philippines
11 Jul 12
Maybe that guy needs your help. Helping out a stranger is the modest thing we could do. It's not necessary to open the door to be cautious, you have at least ask what he need by asking through opening a window. We do not know when a certain people really needs help, we have to acknowledge that in every person that we met because we do not know what kind of struggle they are fighting.
@jahernandezrivas (11288)
• United States
11 Jul 12
That is true and sometimes I feel bad because I never answered the door for him 
@3SnuggleBunnies (16374)
• United States
11 Jul 12
I think you did the wise thing. If I don't know who's at the door, weren't expecting anyone, and I don't recognize them I just ignore them and watch out my windows. Now you could always ask a neighbor if the person knocked at their door and what they wanted. Usually the only strangers that knock around here are people selling magazines, home improvement companies, lawn care companies, and religious groups. One can never be too safe especialy if you were home alone and as I said were not expecting anyone.
@jahernandezrivas (11288)
• United States
11 Jul 12
You are right it is usually someone selling something or some Church people but you can never be too sure these days.
@allen0187 (58444)
• Philippines
11 Jul 12
hi jahernandez.
i'm sure you will help the man given the chance. no need to feel sorry for him as you are looking after your safety. one can never be too careful nowadays. i think next time you have a chance you can chat with some of your neighbors and ask about this guy. if they say that they've done business with him and he did a good job then you can tell that neighbor that the next time the man shows up looking for a job, knocking at their door, they are more than welcome to tell the man that they put a good word for him to you and that he can come over to your house to rake the leaves in your yard.
of course, if your neighbors has never had a chance to employ the services of this man and they say otherwise about his reputation, then you did well at keeping your door shut when this man came knocking.
just my 2 cents.
cheers and happy mylotting!!!
@jahernandezrivas (11288)
• United States
11 Jul 12
I will put my 2 cents with yours he he I feel the same way. Thanks for the response1 Have a great day. 
@alberello (4752)
• Italy
11 Jul 12
Well, dear friend, what do you want me to tell you, perhaps you've seen a ghost?
No, I'm sorry I'm kidding, you know I have no idea how you can live in the States but I am in Italy, despite the street, more or less matches the same faces, sometimes happen to meet someone different, perhaps dressed in a particular, or you know, with an unkempt appearance, in short, I could give many definitions.
Maybe this person 10 years ago (and I'm talking about your case) had different customs and habits than those of today.
@jahernandezrivas (11288)
• United States
12 Jul 12
Speaking of ghosts I do believe there is some in my house and all of my family thinks so too so many strange things have happened here in this house you would just have to be here to know what I am talking about, believe me!
@jahernandezrivas (11288)
• United States
21 Dec 12
Okay thanks for the response and hope you are having a great day.
