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Originally posted by jets
I read it twice and I don't believe it. I'm a private guy so what you said there is the direct opposite of my view on this topic. Open door in my house is when I'm moving furniture.
People who always drop in unannounced I have no mercy for. If it's some people you can just come right out and say they're being ballbreakers. Other people pick up subtle hints and learn from the past so this is my rule:
Just because you don't mind me dropping by anytime unexpected, don't assume it's the same policy when the tables are turned. Call first.
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Actually I do know that it's the same with my friends. I've even got yelled at for bothering to knock at one guys house before. I still do knock though if he doesn't know that I'm coming over because I don't want to catch them by surprise and get shot or something goofy. I've had friends that were not like that in the past, and I always quit talking to them, they just don't fit in with the rest of us. We're all laid back and mellow, always glad to see everyone else, if you're busy then you tell them that you're in the middle of something and usually they'll help or keep you company while you do it, or take off. No feelings hurt at all.
I can understand that attitude for the people that like things to be clean when other people come over, but none of us bother to clean for silly stuf like that. None of us are slobs, but we've all got kids, so nothing is ever totally clean.
Hell, I still have people ring my doorbell at 2AM on their way home from the bar. Just seeing if I'm up and if I want to bs a little and have a couple of beers. That one and the late night phone calls took a little getting used to by my wife, but now she doesn't really mind them at all, unless we get rowdy, make a bunch of noise and keep her up.