scouser 4 Posted June 23, 2003 Share Posted June 23, 2003 Back home, I would never consider going out of the house withoutocking the doors and windows. Even if its a short trip down the road. It is just unthinkable. But this last weekend I just realised that I went out on a Saturday night with most of the upstairs windows of my house open - and I often go out down the road without really bothering locking the door. And it seems lots of Japanese people leave their house empty for long times without locking up. What about you and your Japanese friends? Lock up or not? Link to post Share on other sites
miteyak 0 Posted June 23, 2003 Share Posted June 23, 2003 Locked and double locked... not that it stopped our aparto getting burgled. To be honest though, I dont think there's too many oportunistic burglaries here, they mostly seem to be carried out by pro's. Our guy just smashed the patio door lock and walked out tyhe front door... Link to post Share on other sites
nekobi 0 Posted June 23, 2003 Share Posted June 23, 2003 i once went away for the weekend and left by back sliding door open. right in front of it was my laptop. now that its hot, i leave my upstairs windows open 24/7. Link to post Share on other sites
Siem Reeves 0 Posted June 23, 2003 Share Posted June 23, 2003 I know i should lock my door, and i do sometimes (very seldom, don't even carry my key half the time), so basically it's always open. does it count if i live amongst rice paddies??? i mean, the people who walk past my place are little old ladies with their wheelbarrows and little kids to and from school. and everyone knows where we live cos its teachers housing. maybe i should be more careful since i've got computers, stereos and a ton of ski gear just sitting around... Link to post Share on other sites
amandanism 0 Posted June 23, 2003 Share Posted June 23, 2003 our house had been broken into a while back, so now we double lock everything. in singapore we never locked anything. Link to post Share on other sites
Davo 1 Posted June 24, 2003 Share Posted June 24, 2003 Same thing happened to me Miteyak-a downside of living in central Osaka I guess, and there's not much you can do about it. Nowdays gangs of pros are going around checking the types of locks people have and marking potential hits with tiny colored stickers on letter boxes or around door frames. My friend has just been warned that such stickers have appeared in his building. Link to post Share on other sites
Ocean11 0 Posted June 24, 2003 Share Posted June 24, 2003 The colored stickers and markings are not just burglars. Sales people also use them for signaling your potential as a target. NHK also does the same thing for people who pay. Link to post Share on other sites
mumbojumbo 0 Posted June 24, 2003 Share Posted June 24, 2003 Hmmm. You should always lock your door as a habit. Link to post Share on other sites
veronica 2 Posted June 24, 2003 Share Posted June 24, 2003 I always lock up. What is there to lose by locking up? Its a good habit. Link to post Share on other sites
Stefan 0 Posted June 24, 2003 Share Posted June 24, 2003 I'm intensely paranoid about my front door and windows. Even if I KNOW I've locked it I'll walk back to check it maybe 2 or 3 times. Irrational behaviour I know, but it's the same with 'leaving the hob on' or 'leaving the cooker on'. I just can't help myself... Link to post Share on other sites
snowboard_freak 0 Posted June 24, 2003 Share Posted June 24, 2003 I'm paranoid when it comes to locked as well. Car doors are the same. I hate it. Very annoying. I know i've locked it, but i still have to go and double check. Damn annoying. Link to post Share on other sites
LARD 0 Posted June 25, 2003 Share Posted June 25, 2003 I'm all for habitual locking as well. I find it crazy that people leave their houses empty and unlocked for whole afternoons (like some of the people in my neighbourhood do). It's crackers. Link to post Share on other sites
Will Lee 0 Posted June 25, 2003 Share Posted June 25, 2003 Now come to think of it...I never bothered locking my sliding glass door when I was in Japan. Link to post Share on other sites
sam_casper 0 Posted June 25, 2003 Share Posted June 25, 2003 the other day my whole family went out and everyone expected that each other had locked the back door, i got home and it was wide open..... i mean wide open.... the dumb dog hadnt even gone inside...!!! we leave our windows open but lock the doors...!!?!?! mmm?!??! Link to post Share on other sites
indosnm 0 Posted June 26, 2003 Share Posted June 26, 2003 use to leave unlocked while we were home, but a few too many times has the next doors baba chan walked in our place thinking that it was hers! now my wife is a compulsive locker! Link to post Share on other sites
frannyo 2 Posted June 26, 2003 Share Posted June 26, 2003 I leave the windows open on the 2nd floor most days when its warm. Link to post Share on other sites
Karnidge 2 Posted June 30, 2003 Share Posted June 30, 2003 I tend to lock things, but have seen front doors wide open when there is noone in the house for long periods of time. That would never happen back home. Link to post Share on other sites
zwelgen 0 Posted June 30, 2003 Share Posted June 30, 2003 If Im out I dont lock the doors windows usually but I lock it when I get home because I dont want some weirdo coming into my house when Im there. The phone calls are bad enough... If I know Im going to come home late when its dark then I usually make the effort. If Im out for the weekend I leave one of the windows open because often someone wants to borrow something. I dont usually lock my car unless there is something in it I dont want stolen. But if there isnt and Im at my mates house I often leave the keys in the ignition so I know where they are. That sounds bizare but I dont think anyone wants to go joy riding in my old dunger let alone steal it! In NZ I always lock the door always. Link to post Share on other sites
BigSausage 0 Posted July 1, 2003 Share Posted July 1, 2003 I would think that like in other countries, being out in the countryside rather than the cities makes a difference. Link to post Share on other sites
miteyak 0 Posted July 1, 2003 Share Posted July 1, 2003 Quote: Originally posted by zwelgen: If Im out I dont lock the doors windows usually but I lock it when I get home because I dont want some weirdo coming into my house when Im there. The phone calls are bad enough... What about the weirdo who came in whilst you were out... and is hiding in yer closet... Link to post Share on other sites
zwelgen 0 Posted July 2, 2003 Share Posted July 2, 2003 no closets in my house and the only closet is full to the brim with futons. Yeah that is a point but something about being daytime makes me feel a bit more secure. Not the case I know but ah well. Ignorance is bliss Link to post Share on other sites
LiquidX 0 Posted July 3, 2003 Share Posted July 3, 2003 Always lock the door. Me mam taught me that. Link to post Share on other sites
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