Using the back door
Jul 13th 2006, 4:03 am
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Using the back door
Wonder if anyone else has been aware of this. Was at an American friends house and a guy came to visit, the friends were really put out because the guy called at the back door. I have spoken to others since then who say that the back door is personal space and only very close friends or family should visit using that door.
Back home we always used the back door and many people didnt use their front one at all.
I like that I am now figuring out the differences between us that are much more subtle. Is this just a Southern thing or has anyone else experienced it?
And yes. I can see the potential for changing the emphasis of this thread!!!
Back home we always used the back door and many people didnt use their front one at all.
I like that I am now figuring out the differences between us that are much more subtle. Is this just a Southern thing or has anyone else experienced it?
And yes. I can see the potential for changing the emphasis of this thread!!!
Jul 13th 2006, 4:07 am
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Re: Using the back door
Originally Posted by Bradford Lass
....the back door is personal space and only very close friends or family should visit using that door.
Back home we always used the back door and many people didnt use their front one at all.
...And yes. I can see the potential for changing the emphasis of this thread!!!
Back home we always used the back door and many people didnt use their front one at all.
...And yes. I can see the potential for changing the emphasis of this thread!!!
Jul 13th 2006, 4:20 am
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Re: Using the back door
I thought this was gonna be good 
Jul 13th 2006, 4:27 am
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Re: Using the back door
Walking around to the back of a lot of US homes could be a fatal mistake ...
Certainly never done to me in the UK or here ....
Certainly never done to me in the UK or here ....
Jul 13th 2006, 4:31 am
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Re: Using the back door
Originally Posted by Ray
Walking around to the back of a lot of US homes could be a fatal mistake ...
Certainly never done to me in the UK or here ....
Certainly never done to me in the UK or here ....
Jul 13th 2006, 4:41 am
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Re: Using the back door
Originally Posted by Bradford Lass
I never thought of that!
Jul 13th 2006, 5:05 am
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Re: Using the back door
Originally Posted by Bradford Lass
Wonder if anyone else has been aware of this. Was at an American friends house and a guy came to visit, the friends were really put out because the guy called at the back door. I have spoken to others since then who say that the back door is personal space and only very close friends or family should visit using that door.
Back home we always used the back door and many people didnt use their front one at all.
I like that I am now figuring out the differences between us that are much more subtle. Is this just a Southern thing or has anyone else experienced it?
And yes. I can see the potential for changing the emphasis of this thread!!!
Back home we always used the back door and many people didnt use their front one at all.
I like that I am now figuring out the differences between us that are much more subtle. Is this just a Southern thing or has anyone else experienced it?
And yes. I can see the potential for changing the emphasis of this thread!!!
On the other hand, if this is a coded thread for anal sex then I suggest you go on the pill, using the front door is okay. Friends using your back door is okay but family is definitely a northern thing.
Jul 13th 2006, 9:47 am
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Re: Using the back door
Originally Posted by Patrick Hasler
I thought this was gonna be good
Jul 13th 2006, 10:46 am
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Re: Using the back door
Originally Posted by lionheart
On the other hand, if this is a coded thread for anal sex
Jul 13th 2006, 12:05 pm
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Re: Using the back door
Originally Posted by lionheart
On the other hand, if this is a coded thread for anal sex then I suggest you go on the pill, using the front door is okay. Friends using your back door is okay but family is definitely a northern thing.
anyway... I think we should all leave that sort of thing to the shirt-lifters who do like it up the Sh*tter..... allegedly
Jul 13th 2006, 12:06 pm
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Re: Using the back door
Hm, never come across that one before.....Most homes have a privacy fence that would stop one using the back door if one felt so inclined to do so.
Jul 13th 2006, 12:09 pm
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Re: Using the back door
Originally Posted by Ray
Walking around to the back of a lot of US homes could be a fatal mistake ...
Certainly never done to me in the UK or here ....
Certainly never done to me in the UK or here ....
Jul 13th 2006, 12:11 pm
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Re: Using the back door
Pushing your way through some one's back door unannounced is considered extremely rude in this country, not sure about the UK.
Also, learn the acronym "UFIA", I use it in daily life:
http://www.reference.com/browse/wiki/Ufia
Also, learn the acronym "UFIA", I use it in daily life:
http://www.reference.com/browse/wiki/Ufia
Jul 13th 2006, 1:19 pm
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Re: Using the back door
We used to only use our back door in our house in the UK....
However anyone found mooching round my back yard uninvited here - especially after dark - is unlikely to make it back out again.
However anyone found mooching round my back yard uninvited here - especially after dark - is unlikely to make it back out again.
Jul 13th 2006, 4:03 pm
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Re: Using the back door
around here, well people use the backdoor as often the front is sealed up during winter and people get in the habit...and sales people, they also generally just go around to the back...
and there's no way around making any of that sound not dirty
and there's no way around making any of that sound not dirty