hm, do you mean if they are there, or they aren't there?
In my house, I would expect visitors to knock on the door first, especially if they weren't expected, but if I wasn't in they could make their way in and wait. or if it was 3am. if the house was bigger knocking on the door could be replaced with coming in through the door and shouting "hello" while strolling through the house.
I have friends whom I know I can do the same with, but other friends whom I think would be uncomfortable with their house being entered if they aren't here...
does the situation change if you are waiting for them and it's raining hard?
I meant if they are there... if they're not there the door shouldn't be open!
I'd *always* expect people to ring, but if they were expected fairly precisely then I'd expect to be ready. And if I wasn't there and the door were open coming in would be as sane as any other choice.
my block of flats has a combination for entry, and generally I leave the door to my own flat unlocked.
my friends in lincoln whom we visit have a combination on their door. some of their friends just come in (and call "hello"), some of them always ring. maybe ringing and then coming through the door is a sane choice in that case (alert them to your presence and then making your way in to find them); it's a big house, and the doors all go into hallways; whereas my current flat the door opens onto the "bedroom".
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Date: 2007-05-15 01:03 pm (UTC)In my house, I would expect visitors to knock on the door first, especially if they weren't expected, but if I wasn't in they could make their way in and wait. or if it was 3am. if the house was bigger knocking on the door could be replaced with coming in through the door and shouting "hello" while strolling through the house.
I have friends whom I know I can do the same with, but other friends whom I think would be uncomfortable with their house being entered if they aren't here...
does the situation change if you are waiting for them and it's raining hard?
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Date: 2007-05-15 01:07 pm (UTC)I'd *always* expect people to ring, but if they were expected fairly precisely then I'd expect to be ready. And if I wasn't there and the door were open coming in would be as sane as any other choice.
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Date: 2007-05-15 01:11 pm (UTC)my friends in lincoln whom we visit have a combination on their door. some of their friends just come in (and call "hello"), some of them always ring. maybe ringing and then coming through the door is a sane choice in that case (alert them to your presence and then making your way in to find them); it's a big house, and the doors all go into hallways; whereas my current flat the door opens onto the "bedroom".