Recently, I remembered a situation when I was in elementary school and visited a friend at his house. At some point, his mother wanted us to go to a neighbour and ask to borrow some eggs. We went a few houses down, opened the garden gate, entered through the door to the house, and arrived in the kitchen calling out for the person. But no one was at home, so we left and returned without eggs.
Keep your doors locked
It felt strange to enter a house with no person being at home. However, it was normal at that time not to lock doors, and probably it is still normal today in some areas. In contrast, most of us agree with locking all doors when out of the house. Usually we feel compelled to lock our doors – when at home, or leaving our cars, or when we’re the last person out of the office.
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