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 01:07 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".