I commented that it was fine to ignore knocking and to not open your door to strangers, adding that it is not even impolite.

In today's Miss Manners column, advice columnist Judith Martin responds to when is it acceptable to ignore unexpected knocks ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: On our neighborhood app, one of my neighbors cautioned that two young men had recently knocked on her door. She could see them on the security camera and she did not know them. She ...

I commented that it was fine to ignore knocking and to not open your door to strangers, adding that it is not even impolite.

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The fact that your neighbor was unsettled is enough evidence to affirm that she should not have opened the door. Trespassers of any kind need not be treated as guests, Miss Manners assures you. Even ...

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On our neighborhood app, one of my neighbors cautioned that two young men had recently knocked on her door. She could see them on the security camera and she did not know them. Trespassers of any kind ...