I know that in certain countries like Japan or South Korea: it’s normal to leave the front door unlocked since the probaility of someone breaking in is low since their crime rate isn’t high. I knew a friend of mine who resides in Korea where they even left the car unlocked with the keys inside, can you do either of those things in America?
Depends where youre at. Growing up, I lived in the middle of no where. We rarely locked our doors, even if we were not home or on vacation. I live in DFW, TX now. I generally keep the doors locked when home or away. That being said, I have left the doors unlocked when I’ve gone to work and left the doors unlocked and even the garage door open
I’m more worried about my door blowing open and my pets getting out. Locking the door takes like 1 second and I do it out of habit. Whether it’s safe or not to not leave it unlocked isn’t even a thought that enters my mind. Everyone that needs to be inside is inside. If someone else comes they can knock. Why would I leave it unlocked? Like, for real, it’s one second of effort.
Depends on location. I wouldn’t leave my doors or windows unlocked in any major US city with a population of 100k or more. I live in NY but about three hours north of NYC in a small village of 2500. I never lock my doors and have no fears whatsoever.
First, the USA is a giant country. It takes about four hours to drive from New York to Philadelphia and two weeks to drive from New York to Los Angeles.
Second, crime can vary wildly in the same city.
It so does not take four hours to drive from NY to Philly.
Are you driving a horse?
Dunno why they picked those two cities anyway. Plus traffic is a huge factor. Tampa and Orlando are only about an hour apart, and that drive can take 3 or 4 hours on a bad day.
Two weeks is an exaggeration… it’s roughly a 40 hour drive. I find 10 hour driving days to be quite reasonable, so 4 days.
But, your point is valid… big country, different places will have different danger levels. Within my own city, there are areas I would feel OK leaving the front door unlocked, and other areas where I absolutely would not.
Yeah, I did western Tennessee to northwest Washington in 2 days.
… I regretted it, but I did it.
The US is as big as Europe.
Consider how many cultures are living there.
It’s quite comical to say “The US” implying they are one homogenous culture everywhere.Reminds me of a joke, A Texan and a Carolinian rancher meet in a bar. The Texan says “Yessir, it takes me two days to drive my pickup truck across my ranch.” The Carolinian says “Yeah I had a truck like that, but I got it fixed.”
Two weeks is about how long I took when I made that trip, but I did some sightseeing on the way. Also even on the longest day I don’t think I drove for 10 hours in one day.
I believe Trumptopia is about the same size physically as Australia.
Same thing.
Big city. Lock.
Small town. Maybe lock.
Rural area. Never lock.
I believe Trumptopia is about the same size physically as Australia.
You know, you could get a ‘search engine’ like AskJeeves or Bing and then you’d know for sure.
USA 9.83 square km
Aus 7.69 square km.
wow both under 10 square km, I have been navigating way wrong my whole life apparently.
Yeah nah cunt. You don’t include Alaska in that as it’s pulling a lot of weight.
Contiguous US is 8.08. Still slightly larger than Australia but only byy a dick hair.
This is the most Australian argument I’ve read, I even read it in my best Australian accent.
Some of my inspiration for my internal Australian accent include:
“Fosters, Australian for beer!”
“That’s not a knife, THIS is knife!”
“I’m dry as a dead dingo’s donger”
Fun fact: if by some miracle you find Fosters anywhere Australia, if you actually buy it and drink it, you get instantly deported to Manus Island because you’re clearly not from around here. Or worse, a pome.
Good to know! I’ve never bought it in any capacity, I am sure I’ve heard that sentiment about the ‘beer’ way back in it’s heyday, as well. I’m just in it for the accent.
Pretty close then. Interesting. Thanks for the stats.
You say that, but you can fit a Saudi Arabia in there.
We’re kind of getting away from the point that how long it takes to drive somewhere has zero to do with whether you lock your door.
oh I might disagree believe leaving doors unlocked is more common when the nearest neighbor is a mile and a half away but maybe I’m wrong
Kind of? Its a discussion about the size of the United States, and how it is impossible to speak for the entirety. I won’t give you a play by play on the posts you just read, but it is all relevant to the discussion at hand.
the drive time was to illustrate scale.
While it doesn’t matter how big a whale is vs a microbe, you can’t put a whale under a normal microscope, thus the distinction is relevant.
The US is significantly larger than Australia and has ten times the population.
It’s not significantly larger. Lots of people though.
20% larger is significant.
Is it though?
Significantly?
Hhmmmm
Yes?
Being leisurely sure. But RI to CA can be done in a weekend if you’re in a hurry
Wouldn’t advise leaving things unlocked overnight in general, but it’ll depend where in the US. Here out in the exurbs I have neighbors who haven’t locked their houses or cars in years, but I just personally wouldn’t fall asleep without locking my doors. Maybe it’s the true crime podcasts getting to me.
Would do you define “locking”?
A: Just closing the door and relying on thr closing snapper (resulting in pulling on the door being unable able to open it)
B: Turning the keyIt is highly dependent on where you live. And it’s not density-specific, either. Some cities are sketchier than others. Some rural areas are sketchier than others.
In most cities a block really does make a difference. Where I am I wouldn’t feel afraid if I forgot to lock the door one night. I think it’s weird not to now (having a woman in the house opened my eyes to a lot of new horrors I never once had to worry about).
However, if I went 15 blocks in one direction or another, damn right I’d be sure to turn the car around to make sure I locked the door.
the US is a gigantic country, so there are different practices in different places. I have never left my door unlocked, but maybe others have.
It’s not that big mate
It’s the 4th biggest country, it’s pretty big
It is nearly as big as Texas….so quite big.
ERM
Texas is larger than Victoria and the Australian Capital Territory (ACT), but smaller than all other Australian states.
If Texas were a state in Australia, it would rank as the sixth. Behind New South Wales, Queensland, Western Australia, and South Australia.
Erm… Not that big
ACT isn’t a state
I don’t believe that was claimed?
Northern territory also
They said “all other Australian states”
That jokes gone over your head.
Alaska has entered the chat
Antarctica becons
Australia isn’t on the same continent as Antarctica. But New Zealand is.
Maps without nz
When I lived in LA and Atlanta, motherfuckers would steal the milk out of your coffee. I kept everything completely locked up, put away and hidden. I now live in northern Wisconsin and I dont lock anything. I dont think anyone around here does. This is the safest community I’ve ever been a part of and I love it.
That really depends on where. My mother grew up in Montana and they never locked their doors. Whereas my ass in NJ has never not locked the doors.
In my parent’s area, where it’s like 40 people per square mile, yeah it’s perfectly safe. It’s a hard mindset to get out of for me, I live in metro Detroit now. My neighborhood is nice, low crime. Good school district. We leave our house unlocked for short periods, like going g to pick up our kid from daycare or taking a walk to the park. Sometimes it gets left unlocked accidentally overnight. Nothing has ever happened.
I also am in the habit of never locking my car. There’s nothing in it, except my daughter’s carseat and some quarters for the Aldi carts. Only once has anything been taken, and that was in a mall parking lot. They stole two throw pillows, and a warm coat. I can only assume it was a homeless person, so I’m not even mad. At least with unlocked doors I don’t worry about my windows being broken.
Living in a top 25 murder per 100k capita area, windows are locked, doors locked, cars locked, bright outdoor lights, backyard fence padlocked, cameras recording and on battery backup lol.
I personally have never lived somewhere where I don’t lock the doors, even if I’m home. It just makes me feel safer.
Conversely, my dad, who lives about 15 minutes from me, has never locked the front door of the house in the 45 years I’ve been alive. When he goes away somewhere, he leaves the garage door unlocked so neighbors can borrow tools and the kids in the neighborhood can grab a ball if they need one. Nothing has ever gone missing.
Yeah, I lock my door at night, but i don’t think I have to. I’ll usually leave my house unlocked and unattended if we take a neighborhood walk, or even go to the park for a couple hours. The only person who has ever ever “broken in” to this house in almost 50 years is a family member with an addiction looking for something to pawn, and even that was only once. Never a stranger. I live in a city, not rural at all.
I live in Suburban North Carolina, I haven’t locked my house in years.
Like others have said, it depends on where you are in the US. I live in a suburban area and we always lock our doors, whereas my cousins live in a rural region of the state and rarely lock their doors.
It’s up to you, but I’d always err on the side of caution and lock the door.
