Does anyone keep open house any more? / myLot

Preston, England

October 8, 2016 11:28am CST

Does anyone keep open house any more? This where guests and even strangers can guarantee hospitality from you 24/7, helping themselves to any of your food and drink, watch your TV, sleep over etc. Nowadays it’s a good way to be exploited and robbed blind, as guests, gate-crashers and rent free free-loaders become one and the same thing. While happy to invite friends round for visits, there are limits on the time they can spend, which rooms they can access, which beers are out for them, etc. When it gets to time for them to depart, they are likely to be told to go. Similarly, in visiting others, I never exploit their hospitality or overstay my welcome. Have you ever kept open house? Arthur Chappell

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Judy Evans

@JudyEv (381928)

• Rockingham, Australia

9 Oct 16

We are always happy to welcome others and to give them a bed and a meal. I guess we haven't had anyone exploit our generosity. I'm not sure how we'd get rid of an unwelcome guest.

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Arthur Chappell

@arthurchappell (44941)

• Preston, England

9 Oct 16

@JudyEv always tricky getting rid of the guests who are reluctant to leave

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Judy Evans

@JudyEv (381928)

• Rockingham, Australia

9 Oct 16

@arthurchappell It is. I get really annoyed that such people should put the hosts in such a position.

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Arthur Chappell

@arthurchappell (44941)

• Preston, England

9 Oct 16

@JudyEv they would never get invited again if they did that to me

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@RitzzView (3041)

• India

10 Oct 16

No strangers other than the Delivery boy, plumber, inverter checkup guy, etc and invited in our home.

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Koalemos

@Asylum (47893)

• Manchester, England

8 Oct 16

This was not uncommon when I was younger. Of course you are right that nowadays it is no longer viable.

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Val

@valmnz (17095)

• New Zealand

9 Oct 16

Any of my friends are free to pop by any time, hopefully none will ever have the need to stay over, but if they did they would be welcome - not that our small house has much room for such unexpected things. But I like to think that during the day anyone is welcome.

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RasmaSandra

@RasmaSandra (97954)

• Daytona Beach, Florida

8 Oct 16

Nope never and everyone here in Latvia minds their own business and keeps to themselves.

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Scott Ganschow

@teamfreak16 (43579)

• Denver, Colorado

8 Oct 16

I've let friends crash on my couch after drinking, but nothing like that.

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Michelle

@infatuatedbby (94909)

• United States

8 Oct 16

No never. Especially not strangers! That is set up for robbery!

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Jekca

@Jessicalynnt (50523)

• Centralia, Missouri

17 Oct 16

my housemate opened her home to me, no limits. she is a rare bird though

Inlemay

@Inlemay (17712)

• South Africa

8 Oct 16

there may be dangers involved in todays world, but even though my home is not open for strangers 24/7 its pretty much open for anyone that requires a sleep over, friends, friends of friends etc

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NJ Chicaa

@NJChicaa (127123)

• United States

8 Oct 16

I've never heard of such a thing before

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lini b

@teenspirit (1596)

• Israel

8 Oct 16

no...we never kept open house..doesnt matter in which time of the day...its a big risk in our days

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