Dear Queenie,
Some people I know will knock on the door but they don’t wait for me to answer, they just knock and walk right in. It can be embarrassing if I’m not properly dressed or inconvenient if I’m in the middle of eating or talking on the phone or whatever.
Queenie, shouldn’t they wait until I open the door or at least tell them to come in? And can I say something to them about it?—Entry Etty Ket
Dear Etty Ket,
Yes, of course they should wait until you invite them to enter. The simplest solution would be to keep your door locked so they have to wait for you to open it. However, you may prefer to be able to call out “Come in” without having to go and unlock the door for them.
And, yes, you can say to them, “Please wait for me to answer before you come in, in case I am not properly dressed.”
