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View Poll Results: Are you one of those people who like surprise-guests? | ||||||
No - you should send message to me that you’re coming, now. Let me clean and prepare for you | 9 | 64.29% | ||||
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Depends who you are (e.g., yes to close friends/family but not if we barely know/like each-other) | 2 | 14.29% | ||||
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Depends more on me and my mood than anything-else, not necessarily for preparation’s sake. | 1 | 7.14% | ||||
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I operate with a door-wide-open policy. Come and join me at my place whenever you want. | 2 | 14.29% | ||||
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06-12-2022, 09:02 PM | #1 | |||
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Are you the sort of person who likes people dropping by without warning or is it a big no-no?
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06-12-2022, 09:03 PM | #2 | |||
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No . hate it
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06-12-2022, 09:16 PM | #3 | |||
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I don’t mind (as far as someone who’s far from the most socially-open sod in the world could; I don’t love having people over for more than a couple of hours without special motif anyway) but as someone who likes people to feel comfortable and well catered-to I’d rather be notified an hour in advance so I can at least tidy up and know when to be at the door for you (otherwise I could be having a shower, popping to the shops or just doing day-to-day life in one’s free time).
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06-12-2022, 09:19 PM | #4 | |||
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It’s one of my biggest pet peeves
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06-12-2022, 09:20 PM | #5 | |||
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It's a no from me. If I'm not expecting you, I'll pretend I'm not home
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06-12-2022, 09:28 PM | #6 | |||
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It's a no from me too.
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06-12-2022, 09:28 PM | #7 | |||
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I do try and accommodate for people’s varying personalities (we can’t all be reserved and socially unadventurous) but it does get on my nerves when people expect you to be waiting for you at the door when you weren’t really expecting them in the first place. That’s when it starts to feel a little bit entitled but people have their own reasonings behind their, er … reasonings. It’s not for me to judge when they’re coming with good intentions and I’d rather not answer the door more than three or four times a month anyway (whether I know they’re coming or not) but a bit of heads-up is always welcome.
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06-12-2022, 09:30 PM | #8 | |||
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06-12-2022, 09:31 PM | #9 | |||
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Would only get up from behind the back of the settee for about 3 people. The rest can knock as much as they want.
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06-12-2022, 09:32 PM | #10 | |||
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06-12-2022, 09:44 PM | #11 | |||
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Generally I’ll be at the door if I’m around but like I say spontaneity stops being fun for me when it becomes social and I have to stop cooking or watching Emmerdale to see to someone I didn’t know wanted to come.
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06-12-2022, 09:47 PM | #12 | |||
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Mhm, and that’s how
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14-12-2022, 05:18 PM | #13 | |||
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Massive no no.
Don't drop in on me unannounced or I'll drop kick ya back out the gate thank you very much. |
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14-12-2022, 05:31 PM | #14 | |||
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No way
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14-12-2022, 05:55 PM | #15 | |||
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we are not a very social bunch, what gets me is they will always turn up when the house is upside down
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14-12-2022, 06:06 PM | #16 | |||
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I actually don't mind.....if people turn up unannounced they take me as they find me...usually in pjs lol. A lot of my friends will just walk in....pop the kettle on and help themselves to stuff in the fridge
I was a bit more unsocial when my son was little and I was knackered but now its nice to have company now he's an anti social little git and lives in his bedroom
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14-12-2022, 06:20 PM | #17 | ||
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Yes more the last one for me.
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14-12-2022, 06:21 PM | #18 | ||
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Remembering Kerry
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Unless I'm doing something really important I welcome people.
My Grandmother who lived in the Republic of Ireland. Her home was like an ever open door I just loved being there among the atmosphere. |
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14-12-2022, 06:51 PM | #19 | |||
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My doorbell doesn't work.
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14-12-2022, 09:48 PM | #20 | |||
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God Save The Rave
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If you turn up at my door without at least 2 hours warning you're not getting in and it's your own fault.
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14-12-2022, 09:58 PM | #21 | |||
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14-12-2022, 10:18 PM | #22 | |||
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It does get on my nerves when people expect you to be at the door waiting when they didn’t give you any notice at all in the first place. How can you expect them when they weren’t expecting you?
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14-12-2022, 11:07 PM | #23 | |||
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Not for me…I think it’s rude to just show up without notice
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14-12-2022, 11:39 PM | #24 | |||
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To me it’s “meh” on that front (depending on who it is it can even be a pleasant surprise) but I’d rather have time to have the place appropriately-stacked with food/snacks and clean. At least sweep it and actually be at the door when you need me to be. If it’s truly a surprise-visit, fair enough but when that’s not the case you might have to be prepared for the fact that the person might be … in the process of cleaning up, asleep (especially if they do night-shifts) or just not in the mood/headspace for visitors and when it’s like that I don’t think it’s rude to politely send people away. They can try their chances but it shouldn’t really be a case of passive-aggressively imposing on someone who wasn’t expecting you, unless you’re literally best friends.
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14-12-2022, 11:56 PM | #25 | |||
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Some people would hypothetically take it a step further and literally just walk in without even knocking if the door wasn’t locked.
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