I am knocking at your door
By shibham
@shibham (16977)
India
November 1, 2009 8:20am CST
Hi mylotters, suppose i have arrived in your city/town by any condition, and eventually i have come to know about your residence. It has made me curious to meet you and for this intention, i have knocked at your door. When you have opened the door and see a stranger, you get surprised. But after giving the introduction you have no doubt that i am shibham from india, a mylotter. Yes, i become familiar to you by my avatar too. Then, yes then what will you do? A simple question.
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22 responses
@zandi458 (28102)
• Malaysia
2 Nov 09
Agree. Being friendly has its disadvantages with people not known to me personally. Just need to be careful when it involves online friends. They are too many unwarranted cases being reported when meeting online friends. Thanks for the warning.
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@shibham (16977)
• India
3 Nov 09
hi maezee. every person has some special vision towards friendship and life. but i think you have no need to freaked out?
if you dont know me, or the members of your friends list, then why we have been sharing our views from months/years? it is the platform to make some good online friends rather than a money making machine. right?
thanks for response. keep mylotting.
@fifileigh (3615)
• United States
3 Nov 09
i say, namastay, how is life? sat nam.
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@fifileigh (3615)
• United States
3 Nov 09
no. i have just taken lots of yoga classes for fun. and i memorized some of the words, while i forgot other words.
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@ckyera (17331)
• Philippines
1 Nov 09
hehe, hello shibham!
i guess by seeing you in my door, i will be surprised! and after being on that stage, maybe i will greet you and will say, hello shibham , welcome to my house, please come in... then introduce you to my husband, offer you a seat & offer something to drink...haha and i will also invite you to have dinner in our house...then i will call 'sunset' to inform her that you are here and after a while i will accompany you to her house...
just like that, i guess i will let you feel the hospitality of a Filipino...
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@ckyera (17331)
• Philippines
3 Nov 09
hi shibham!
thanks! actually i just achieve it a while ago...
and why did you change her name to mrs. enigma? hehe and what makes it difficult to understand her? well, she's still so young...
well, i also hope for a lasting friendship with my mylot friends!
do take care & keep in touch!
blessings!
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@Canellita (12029)
• United States
2 Nov 09
I would hope that you would not turn up at my door unannouced as that is considered rude. I would hope that you would let me know you will be in town and that we would try and find a time and a place that would be convenient for us both to meet, perhaps over coffee.
Personally, I hate it when people just show up at my door without calling first. I am usually very busy and I have to extract myself from what I am doing (I could have paint or dye on my hands) and make my way to the door. I might be preparing a meal and have food on my hands or because I was not expecting guests I may not be properly dressed to receive anyone.
Often I am trying to get something done on a deadline when a family member will knock at the door and I do not have time for the visit. I find it terribly inconsiderate when I know they are doing it because they are family and would not do it to someone else.
For someone I have never met before to show up at my door univited when I did not tell them where I lived automatically puts me on alert and it is the sort of thing I might report to the police. You just can not be too careful.
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@Canellita (12029)
• United States
3 Nov 09
I am not a housewife. I am not even married.
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@shibham (16977)
• India
3 Nov 09
hi canellita, it seems that you are a complete housewife. how would i let know about my arrival in your city. it is a hard task.
hahaha.... no need to call police for me. if i see that you are teased by my arrival, then i shall leave you door as soon as possible. hahaha...
being arrested in a foreign country, i will prefer to go airport. (although i know that you are a good friend in mylot) hahaha...
anyway thanks for response. have a nice day.
@msfrancisco9369 (10002)
• Boston, Massachusetts
2 Nov 09
The moment i recognized you i will let you in and introduce you to my family... a good friend from india that i met through Mylot. It will be an honor to be visited by you friend!
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@msfrancisco9369 (10002)
• Boston, Massachusetts
3 Nov 09
who knows one of these day mylot frieds from all over the world we have an international conference... why not? nothing is impossible in this world. see you soon hehehehe!
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@enola1692 (3323)
• United States
2 Nov 09
come on in an have a cup of coffee an lets talk so we can get to know more about each other
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@peedielyn (1207)
• United States
2 Nov 09
To be honest, I would walk out on the porch and chat with you but not invite you in. I don't know you that well so I would ask you to leave. I don't let too many people in the house for various reasons, and not knowing you would be one of them. I learn about people through meeting them and phone conversations and whatever my gut says is what I follow. I am sure you are a nice person and all, but me being a mother I would worry about protecting them first.
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@dragon54u (31634)
• United States
2 Nov 09
I would invite you in, of course! We would have a good visit and share some tea or a meal and you could spend the night (or several) in my spare bedroom if you wished. It would be nice to see one of my friends from overseas!
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@shibham (16977)
• India
3 Nov 09
hi dragon. yes i can feel how will you react after noticing me at your door step. basically, in america, a busy contry, it is hard to meet someone in person but if anyway we get the proper address, then we definitly hope that the reciever will be enough curious to recieve. thanks for it. it makes me to be busy in mylot more than before. some nice people are here. take care.
@veejay19 (3589)
• India
2 Nov 09
What will i do? I will welcome you with open arms after having first satisfied myself that you really are shibham from Mylot. I had once started a discussion on mylot asking fellow mylotters belonging to y city to introduce ourselves and have a gettogether. I did not receive any encouraging response from anybody so i gave up. However in case you really do get my address and really come to my residence i will be thoroughly pleased and we could become good friends.Send me a pvt message telling me from which Indian city you are and if our cities match then i will reply and then we can go forward with it.that is if you are really sincere about it.
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@shibham (16977)
• India
3 Nov 09
sorry for that i have not responded to that discussion. probably i did not see that. yes i am from a small town of assam. it is 55 kms away from guwahati, capital of assam. any way thanks for your response and i appreciate your steps towards a global friendship. keep it up. i am always with you. thanks for response. lol
@PeacefulWmn9 (10420)
• United States
1 Nov 09
Hi Shibham. Before I'd invite a mylot friend in, there'd have to have been prior arrangements made for us to meet. That would be the logical order of things, yes?
Karen
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@gracefuldove (1668)
• Malaysia
7 Nov 09
If we have been in touch, you would not have been a stranger. So, if you should knock on my door and you have phoned me or email me before this, you will be welcomed to my house with open arms. In fact we can also have home stays instead of residing in expensive hotels.
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@jashoaf (296)
• United States
4 Nov 09
Hello, shibham!
I do not know you, so I would be really freaked out if you showed up at my door! But even if we had been friends for a long time online, I do not think I would immediately invite you to my home. We live in the country, and it pays to be careful here. There are many break-ins and people get hurt. And no amount of writing online - especially in a social site - can really let you know what a person is like inside.
I would, however, meet you in a coffeeshop or restaurant, with my hubby, and we would show you around our beautiful region! We would find you a good motel to stay and visit with you as long as you are here!
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@shibham (16977)
• India
4 Nov 09
hi there. that type of hospitality will be heartly welcomed by me. yes, you should be aware of stranger whether i am also a stranger to you, although u know my name but may not that person is shibham. chancees there of forgery. thanks for response. keep this relationship alive. take care. lol
@Bionicman (3958)
• Czech Republic
1 Nov 09
I wouldn't remember your name or face (I have pictures turned off in browser)and even if you'd explain you're from mylot I'd probably say "Go away creep! Get a life!"
nice discussion btw
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@cream97 (29085)
• United States
21 Jan 10
Hi, shibham. Well, if I did not give you my physical address information, I would be very shocked to see you at my doorstep. I will ask you many questions that is for sure. And, being me, I may not open my door for you. I usually don't open my door to people that I have no clue that is coming over to my house. And, if I am aware of you coming, I may open the door. I am not trying to be mean, but that is how cautious I am when I am not expecting someone over my home. In the end, once I find out who you really are, after fully checking you out, then I may just may open my door for you.
@thea09 (18305)
• Greece
1 Nov 09
Ha shibham, if you landed round here I guarantee you would not find my door, and no one would direct a stranger to my door. If you asked the way to my door they would direct you to my favourite cafenion where you could ask for me and they would telephone me to say you were there, and I would hasten down there and share a coffee with you.
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@shibham (16977)
• India
3 Nov 09
why thea? what is the reason? yes there may be two posiible reasons. 1. you are not familiar in your society. or 2. you are VVIP or icon., right?
thanks for the cup of coffe. at any moment, i can arrive in your city. hahaha... joking.
thanks for response. hoping all the best friendship here.
@xannebull (1793)
• Philippines
1 Nov 09
of course i will let you come into our house, i'll offer you a drink and introduce to some of my family members, i will tour you around our city, there's no problem with it because we are already friends through online.
@jaiho2009 (39140)
• Philippines
1 Nov 09
Hello shibham,
Well,of course i will be surprised at first,but,knowing it is you..i will gladly say "hello Shibham,welcome to the Philippines ".
It will be a pleasure to have you in my house,and i wish i know how to cook any indian dish to offer.And since i don't know how to cook any indian food...i will be taking you to Bollywood restaurant or maybe at SWAGAT restaurant the cheapest and most affordable indian restaurant here in our place.
@shibham (16977)
• India
3 Nov 09
hi jaiho. i am very pleased by knowing that you are ready to welcome me even you have found out some dishes for me, specially indian. but know, i am potato type person... rather i would like to take phillipino dishes. but yes, i shall visit those to reasturants to see how about it? hahaha...
thanks jaiho. thanks for this valuable friend ship. take care.
@lovelyn_medrano (3070)
• Philippines
11 Jan 10
That is a simple question yet a very hard to answer! Is not that I don't trust you but it is very hard to let somebody in especially if you don't know the person fully or personally. I think it will be more easy if you are a lady-- more harmless.
I think if you are planning to visit other country or town, and for some reason you know that there is a possibility that you would passed by to some mylotters place -- you must give them notice first.
I know it is a bit rude if I don't let you in but I must also consider the feelings and opinions of my relatives who are living with me too...
I think I would talk to you and entertain you, but not inside. I would probably bring out comfortable chair outside for the two of us with a drinks and some finger foods as well.
@lovelyn_medrano (3070)
• Philippines
12 Jan 10
Filipinos are really hospitable and friendly in nature but trusting is a different thing also... hehehehe. That takes time and lots of effort. With everything that is happening around us... somehow that word is hard to give...
Have a nice day shibham!