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Originally Posted by Stealhead
@Ducimus yeah myself if someone came to my door in the middle of the night and they are a stranger it must be suspect because I live in a very rural area and who the hell does not have a cell phone these days? The most they would get from me is a yelled conversation through the closed window and I'd call the cops or whatever they needed.
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Well, I grew up in southern California. I learned from a very early age to trust no one, always be aware of where your at, who's around you, what type and color clothes they are wearing, and watch what your wearing. So me answering the door in the middle of the night has a snowball's chance in hell of happening. I'll be shouting about 5 feet away from the door, to one side of the door or the other, and not directly behind it.
The thing is, people around where I live, tend to be trusting. I don't know about up in salt lake, but in Utah county, in the area south of the Salt Lake metro, people tend to be less suspcious and more trusting. In a total reversal from what I'm used to, ive seen people stop on the side of the road to help strangers. Growing up where you constantly had to watch your back, it's an odd sight to be sure, but I like it, and I'm far more relaxed and comfortable then I ever was in California.
Now, this area has a nickname, "Happy Valley", because people here tend to live in a bubble. Everything's fine here and nothing bad ever happens - or at least, that's the perception. I have a few in-law's that don't even bother to lock their doors during the day. I've always wondered if they lock their door at night or not.
In any event, people answering their door at odd hours of the night, when they aren't expecting anyone probably is more likely to happen in this area, and the criminal element (I wonder if it's growing or not), takes advantage of peoples trusting nature here.