Why does it seem like Americans are obsessed over home invasions? Do you have a lot of them?
Constantly see people online talk about "when the robber comes thru my door" or whatever, and some of it is memes, but a lot of it is just people legit discussing what the "best weapon" to fight robbers breaking into your house at night would be - Giving it so much thought as if it is a legitimate concern. So is it? Does it happen a lot?
I've lived in cities in the US most of my life and I routinely forget to lock my door, I've never had anything happen. Nobody is desperate enough to go rooting through my dirty laundry, shoes, and old electronics for something of value.
I woke up from a nap to someone rooting through my shit in the living room in the middle of the day.
I think people like to fantasize about what they would do in certain scenarios, but the truth is you don't really know. It felt so surreal that I actually just passed him and went to the bathroom.
When it dawned on me what was happening, I just asked him to leave. He just said he meant no harm and actually asked me if he could stay a while to get out of the rain.
I was on the other end of this once. I was being shown an apartment and the tenant was clearly not expecting it (or just didn’t give a fuck, which I respect). I just cut it short and left because there were several other red flags anyway