Dropping in unannounced?

[FFSFFSFFS]

To a casual acquaintance you live near and you've met up for a drink with once before.

And saying that their phone must be broken and they need to sort it because they didn't respond to your calls an hour before.

AIBU to think that this is really really not a common thing to do?

WTAF. I was in my slumming clothes ready to netflix binge.

(Yes I know I could have said no but I just was so taken about I didn't even know how to!)

It is a bit odd.

I wouldn't have answered the door!

Weird!

I would ghost them........ pronto!

From what you've typed here I think it's odd.

Get back to Netflix

Are they still there?!

Thanks - I just needed to check that maybe I wasn't being some antisocial recluse!

It is weird isn't it. Especially for a casual acquaintance. I wouldn't even drop by to an old friend unannounced.

Shall def be taking a step back from this one.

Back on the sofa with Netflix now!

I had to be borderline rude to get them to go - I had to basically stand up in the middle of the living room. Excruciating.

I'd hate this...I cant even stand my own parents or in laws turning up. You just don't do it. Height of rudeness!

I'd be too surprised to tell them to leave too though so can see where youre coming from

Soooo odd for a very new casual acquaintance! How awkward to have to stand up. Did you yawn too

Not odd (but not necessarily popular) for friends and family, then it depends on what's your established norm.

Yep I think these days with everyone having a mobile there's just no excuse to land in someone's private space expecting to be entertained.

Fortunately I'd cleaned the house this morning. It's never filthy but its certainly not always ready for public viewing.

Ugh. I'm all off kilter now.

(but yes agree if you have an established norm with family and friends then not a problem at all!)

I hate when friends and family come by unannounced, let alone someone who is practically a stranger

Years ago MIL and SIL turned up as they were passing, we'd literally just finished having sex as the doorbell rang. Then when we didn't answer they called DP, as our car was in the drive. It was so obvious and awkward, but thankfully they've never dropped by without checking again

this is my worst nightmare. just no

Odd, particularly the phone not working bit.

Saying that though, I did this as a student; met a random person in the union around Freshers Week, thinking she was a coursemate of my housemates. She'd actually randomly joined our table after being separated from the people she went with. We had a great chat. Next day, I took her up on her open invitation and dropped round her flat as I was passing.

At the end of the year, her mum thanked me for being her friend. That day, she'd been on the phone wanting to drop out as she was feeling lonely, then I knocked on the door. It was back when a good mobile could store 10 SMS messages

Dear God no, never ‘Pop’ in anywhere! Even my closest friends and I have sworn a solemn oath to never, ever ‘Pop’ round

I once had an acquaintance who just ‘dropped by’ a lot..just before tea time.I bloody hated it.Talked about nothing but herself for an hour then fucked off home.😬

I would never answer the door to this, my worst nightmare!!!! Luckily I live in a flat and no one can see that I’m home...

Yep I think these days with everyone having a mobile there's just no excuse to land in someone's private space expecting to be entertained. I'm of an age where there was no problem dropping in, and you weren't "expecting to be entertained", you were merely dropping in to see whether they were free, no problem at all if you were turned away.