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Do you hate it when people show up at your house unannounced?

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Originally posted by: tenthumbs
I keep extra beer in the fridge just in case. Come on over
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I purposely DON'T keep extra beer in the fridge just to discourage uninvited drop ins. I have a life and don't take kindly to being forced to entertain surprise "guests". People need to learn some manners so that they don't visit without an invitation.
 
I don't care if my brothers come by since we know each other so well that we don't even need to entertain each other. But I'd prefer if my friends gave me some notice beforehand, since I might be in the middle of something.

I purposely DON'T keep extra beer in the fridge just to discourage uninvited drop ins. I have a life and don't take kindly to being forced to entertain surprise "guests". People need to learn some manners so that they don't visit without an invitation.
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Ok, I'll stay off your lawn.
 
Family can come and go, eat my food, sh!t in my toilet.

Friends, well I don't keep them close enough to have them come cover. I like to relax at home; if I hang out with peeps, I'm outside the house.
 
Originally posted by: oiprocs
Family can come and go, eat my food, sh!t in my toilet.

Friends, well I don't keep them close enough to have them come cover. I like to relax at home; if I hang out with peeps, I'm outside the house.
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That's pretty much how I feel. Great way to put it. I like hanging out with friends, but I'd prefer to do it away from my home. My home is my castle. Now go away or I shall taunt you a secondeh timeh!
 
Like anything this is about personal preference so I don't think there's a right or wrong answer. But for me I like the company of other people and having them in my home is something I like. If I'm busy, I just say so. No big deal.
 
Originally posted by: KeithTalent
I have one friend that shows up unannounced quite often on Friday and Saturday nights, but she is always welcome.

Everyone else = annoying.

KT
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You must have a giant cock if the booty comes to you.
 
Originally posted by: Baked
Originally posted by: KeithTalent
I have one friend that shows up unannounced quite often on Friday and Saturday nights, but she is always welcome.

Everyone else = annoying.

KT
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You must have a giant cock if the booty comes to you.
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More likely a wallet the size of Rhode Island. :frown:
 
Originally posted by: Baked
Originally posted by: KeithTalent
I have one friend that shows up unannounced quite often on Friday and Saturday nights, but she is always welcome.

Everyone else = annoying.

KT
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You must have a giant cock if the booty comes to you.
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Um no, definitely not, but thanks for the vote of confidence. 😛

KT
 
Originally posted by: SandEagle
i prefer a call before anyone shows up. give me time to straighten up the mess....
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Same here. I think a week's notice might allow me enough time. Might.

Been in this place for over a year now, and I think I have yet to have any guests/friends/whatever over for a social visit.

I'd prefer advance warning though, even without the need to clean up all the junk everywhere. I really don't like unexpected changes of plans, even if I don't have any concrete plans. I find interruptions and surprises to be rather unpleasant.

I also never really had friends who were in close proximity. They or I would always need to arrange it with a parent to get transportation. And now in college, well, I can't really say that I've got any "close" friends here. Friends, yes, but I guess I've just never thought of socializing with them outside of time spent working on coursework. I'm really not sure what I'd want to do anyway. I don't care for movies (damn loud, lousy chairs, expensive, can't make fun of movies in theater), don't like bars or clubs, bowling is rather dull......and I don't really know what other social activities people typically do for fun.



Back home, my parents also always preferred to have some advance notice of visitors. Part of it might simply have been distance; it'd suck for someone to drive 20-40 miles for a visit only to find that we're not home.

Which brings up another question I was actually thinking about earler; I think I'll post a thread about it in awhile.

 
I wish more people would chill out and stop with the stupid call-ahead-and-plan-everything-far-in-advance bullshit. Dropping by a friend's place shouldn't be that big of a deal.
 
Originally posted by: MoPHo
My friends are always welcome. Family, those bastards better call ahead...
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agreed. i have no problem with any of my friends randomly showing up at my place. happens all the time. on the other hand, family, you call and give me notice
 
Originally posted by: Martin
I wish more people would chill out and stop with the stupid call-ahead-and-plan-everything-far-in-advance bullshit. Dropping by a friend's place shouldn't be that big of a deal.
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Way to blow shit out of proportion, bud.

Showing up to someone else's house unannounced is rude. Doing things last-minute is fun, but interrupting my man-time is not acceptable! 😛
 
If it is my wife's parents or my sister-in-law/brother-in-law, no call is necessary (only local family).

Anyone else, I appreciate a call.

Then again, people do not show up at my house just to hang out. There is usually a reason for them to come by so it has rarely been an issue.

MotionMan
 
Originally posted by: loki8481
my neighbor comes over unannounced pretty frequently. I don't really mind it, but then again, we share a giant wall with no insulation. not many secretes to hide from each other.
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Lawrence: Hey Peter, man, check out channel 9, check out this chick!!!
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MotionMan
 
No one comes in my house without calling first. I require 24 hour notice if my mother-in-law is going to be here.
 
Hot Spanish or Black woman = come over whenever
Texas Hold 'Em player = come over whenever as long as you bring enough people to get a game going. lol
everybody else = fuck em, don't even bother calling because I'll just pretend I'm not at home 😀
 
I hate anything that interrupts whatever I'm doing. I'm always doing something. If I'm not doing it with someone that always means that they are unwelcome at that particular time. Give me a ring and I may be able to slot you in, but otherwise leave me the hell alone.
 
Originally posted by: Nik
Originally posted by: Martin
I wish more people would chill out and stop with the stupid call-ahead-and-plan-everything-far-in-advance bullshit. Dropping by a friend's place shouldn't be that big of a deal.
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Way to blow shit out of proportion, bud.

Showing up to someone else's house unannounced is rude. Doing things last-minute is fun, but interrupting my man-time is not acceptable! 😛
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x10 - I plan my life for a reason. I might not have 30 spare minutes to hang out, so call first.
 
What I get from this thread is that for the people who it matters, they expect to have to entertain. When I have been in situations where people would drop by, I would not necessarily have to always be around them when they dropped by or when I dropped by. Like last place I was living I always walked in my buddies place because he had a better porch to smoke on and a couch I could read my books for class on, a lot of times I'd come over and he'd be in his room on the computer the entire time and we would barely speak. Other times I'd come over and we'd hang out, or vice versa.
 
Between "I don't mind friends showing up, but would appreciate family calling first" and "I don't care who shows up or when". More so the latter, I don't really care.
 
Originally posted by: pcslookout
No this happens in Sweden all the time.
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Yeah but you guys also break beer bottles on the front door of the groom's father's house after a wedding. You guys are weird 😛
 
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