Come on in, or knock first?

[NorthEndGal]

If you have friends or family coming over, say they told you they'd be by after supper, so you know they are coming, do you make them knock?

I'm amazed at the number of people with front door that don't automatically lock .

I have never lived in a house/flat where the front door would be left open.

NB I'm London know but have lived rurally and the doors still locked...

Our door won’t open without a key from the outside, so they have to knock.

Door usually locked but if I know someone's coming round then I unlock it for them to just walk in when they get here. I like having friends and family feel at home enough to just walk on in. That's what my house was like growing up though and most of my friends are the same

It's personal preference, I don't mind walk-ins or knockers, my front door is always unlocked.

It didn't take long for the "I've never heard of doors that don't lock automatically" posts .

We’re a ‘ring the bell, open the door and shout’ household. So much so, that if someone rings the bell and doesn’t walk in (like a delivery driver) no one goes to the door straightaway.

Only my parents and one friend has their doors unlocked (when they are home). With my parents I walk in and with friend I knock then try the door handle.

I'm in London.

This is an eye-opener! The idea of anyone just walking into my home fills me with absolute horror, and I would vote anyone who did it, no matter how well I knew them, as a massive CF!

Also used to live in a big city so the idea of leaving my door open or on the latch is totally alien to me.

Knock and walk in at my house, I live in a 3 story and don't hear knock on the door so if people didn't walk in they'd be ignored. If you don't want visitors then lock the door and ignore if someone knocks.

My door is always locked so everyone has to knock.

I would never leave my door open where I live.

Family just come in (usually call out) doesn't matter if door is locked close family have keys.

Friends/others knock and wait.

You are all so relaxed!

I’d be fucked off with a knock, I’d want a text or call first to see if it was Okay to come over

They would have to, our door is always locked after a friend had her bag and car stolen while she was upstairs

My door is always locked so you have to ring the doorbell if you want in!

My husband works from home, as do his colleagues, and when they come round for work related stuff they just walk in.

That's so rude! I used to just open the door and shout hello with my parents as they were deaf as posts and wouldn't hear if I knocked anyway. Anywhere else I'd knock and wait.

Family and friends all just walk in my house. The front door is unlocked all day.

That's so rude!

It's only rude if the person in the house doesn't want callers doing it, if the poster is OK with it, and it seems she is, why would it be rude?

If I tell my friends to come straight into the house but they ring the bell so I have to stop what I'm doing to answer the door that would be a bit rude because it's not what I want. It depends on the circumstances imo

People knock on our door where I've moved to but they're newer friends. Older friends it's a open door whilst yelling hello situation. If anything when I'm at my mum's house and people knock we look at each other in surprise.

Knocking on the door= stranger

To those asking about other people walking in, the door is shut, just not always locked.
I only routinely lock the front door in the day now I live in a dodgy area but I leave it unlocked if I'm expecting someone.
The door isn't literally wide open all day.
People would come round the back though as that's nearly always unlocked.
If you're on the toilet then the bathroom door is shut and you shout to get the guest to stick the kettle on