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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Marshall, post: 958633, member: 21705&quot;]The unspoken rules of direct home contact have been lost. The idea that you can just walk right in without an INVITATION is shocking to those who remember a more refined era where such niceties of respect alongside cordiality kept everyone on a friendly and non threatening level. </p><p><br /></p><p>I faced this very thing from a young woman who was obviously involved with a door to door marketer who preached getting in the door to make the sale. She asked if the lady of the house was home and I chose not to offer any information. She grabbed the door and attempted to walk right by me to see for herself and I was shocked and unwilling to be moved. I told her to leave and asked her where her solicitation permit was (required in our city) and she started shouting at me. I stood there as she attempted to go to the neighbors and I followed her since my neighbors are longtime acquaintances (single women) who would be scared of such tactics. She started screaming that I was a racist (she happened to be black) and said she was going to call the police and I told her if she didn&#039;t, I would!</p><p><br /></p><p>It took me a while to conclude her actions may have simply come from ignorance of the long established norms of behavior when visiting other peoples homes,[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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