Why do alot of households not close the curtains at night time?

badabing106 · 06-11-2019 09:32PM #1

I can't see any advantages to keeping them open, especially on a busy street?

ceadaoin. · 06-11-2019 10:05PM

Weirdos.

Also are they not scared of looking out of a dark window at night? I'm always afraid I'll see a pair of eyes looking back at me, possibly red ones like from some horror film that traumatized me as a kid lol

Arghus · 06-11-2019 10:08PM

They lie in wait in their darkened front room, hoping to entice any would be burglars inside, who then they can kill in the most bloodthirsty way possible.

Oscar Bravo · 06-11-2019 10:18PM

Thtat'll be the guys houses over on the weather forum, they leave the curtains open so the can lamp post watch incase it starts snowing

kurtainsider · 06-11-2019 10:19PM

I lived in Holland many years ago and one of the most striking things I noticed when I first moved there was how nobody seemed to draw their curtains at night and you could see right into peoples homes as you walked down the street at night. Is it creeping in here now?

Tangatagamadda Chaddabinga Bonga Bungo · 06-11-2019 10:21PM

So people walking past can see my big hairy balls. No one else will look at them!

Gatling · 06-11-2019 10:22PM

My place has no curtains at all ,were one floor up but due to a weird landscape layout most people taking a short cut can look into my living room ,

washman3 · 06-11-2019 10:23PM

It's a way of saying 'look at my giant flat screen tv, it's much bigger than yours'

Allinall · 06-11-2019 10:23PM

badabing106 wrote: »

I can't see any advantages to keeping them open, especially on a busy street?

It’s to give people who can’t mind their own business something to talk about.

punisher5112 · 06-11-2019 10:23PM

Because they are inviting you in op they're swingers.....

It's like going to the zoo.... Are we looking at the animals or are they looking at us....

I do find it interesting though as I find if you do leave them open many passers have a peak....

Why not try it yourself op but for the laugh go around naked...

punisher5112 · 06-11-2019 10:24PM

washman3 wrote: »

It's a way of saying 'look at my giant flat screen tv, it's much bigger than yours'

Is that a cock thing?

06-11-2019 10:25PM

kurtainsider wrote: »

I lived in Holland many years ago and one of the most striking things I noticed when I first moved there was how nobody seemed to draw their curtains at night and you could see right into peoples homes as you walked down the street at night. Is it creeping in here now?

Common in Austria, Germany too

buried · 06-11-2019 10:25PM

Nothing like getting your grim arse up off the zombie tv slouch couch for a p!ss and catching another narcissistic glimpse of your staggery reflection in the window before you get another two hits in the bathroom winda. Because you are worth it.

Montage of Feck · 06-11-2019 10:59PM

No point in having a 60" tv if the neighbors can't watch as well.

Assetbacked · 06-11-2019 11:05PM

I love watching people in their homes just going about their business. Would never leave my own curtains open as I do not like the idea of someone seeing me hanging out in my house. I could be scratching my arse or have no clothes on or whatever, not something I feel others should see me doing.

ILoveYourVibes · 06-11-2019 11:08PM

The see the sky.

Church on Tuesday · 06-11-2019 11:26PM

I'd have more of a problem with people gawking in when they should mind their own business TBH.

ollaetta · 06-11-2019 11:28PM

kurtainsider wrote: »

I lived in Holland many years ago and one of the most striking things I noticed when I first moved there was how nobody seemed to draw their curtains at night and you could see right into peoples homes as you walked down the street at night. Is it creeping in here now?

It's still that way. Not just one or two houses on a street but almost all.

Leg End Reject · 06-11-2019 11:28PM

If I pass a house with open curtains you can bet I'm looking in for a nose.

Melania Frump · 06-11-2019 11:28PM

Exhibitionists.

AulWan · 06-11-2019 11:29PM

Curtains used to be kept closed to keep in heat and keep out draughts. Now, with good insulation they're not needed in many houses and are more "for show" then anything else.

punisher5112 · 06-11-2019 11:30PM

I leave the curtains open at the rear in the kitchen as I have a pub outdoor light set up outside and love seeing the light come in...

Snotty · 06-11-2019 11:33PM

No one close to my current house so no need to close them, but in previous houses in urban area, I would always keep them closed, hate the though of people seeing in.

Earthhorse · 06-11-2019 11:35PM

Leg End Reject wrote: »

If I pass a house with open curtains you can bet I'm looking in for a nose.

And if they don’t have noses I’m straight on to immigration.

Leg End Reject · 06-11-2019 11:36PM

Earthhorse wrote: »

And if they don’t have noses I’m straight on to immigration.

After you've critiqued the decor I hope?

fermanagh_man · 06-11-2019 11:37PM

They have a TV license, so no need to close them

relax carry on · 06-11-2019 11:39PM

badabing106 wrote: »

I can't see any advantages to keeping them open, especially on a busy street?

I thought I recognised you! Come in the next time, we won't bite. ðŸ˜႒

The Oort Cloud · 06-11-2019 11:39PM

These sort of people leave the curtains open when dark because they get a kick out of strangers passing by looking in, it's a kind of weird fetish they have thinking of the mysteriousness of strangers watching them when they themselves cannot see out into the darkness. Odd-ball people for sure and with not an ounce of personal security common sense in mind. Or maybe they just dont care and are just 100% stupid, there's plenty out there.

Tell me how · 06-11-2019 11:48PM

Think it's possibly a mental thing influenced partly by the emergence of social media.
We are accustomed to sharing everything about ourselves so, feeling the need to prevent others watching us doing mundane stuff at home no longer feels important to some. Same with having phone calls on buses and in other places where everyone can hear everything. Traditionally, people were more inclined to say, 'I can't talk now, I'll call you back'

Previously, people had lace curtains to prevent people looking in during the day, can't imagine they are being fitted in any house now unless one deliberately going for a nostalgic feel.

uck51js9zml2yt · 06-11-2019 11:53PM

Live in the middle of no where. Lay in bed last night and watched the moon.

Mam of 4 · 06-11-2019 11:56PM

Used never let down the blind nor close the curtains at night , loved watching the night sky , and the moon shining in . Oh , and lamppost watching

Now am in a bungalow , so curtains get closed

Why do alot of households not close the curtains at night time?

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