If people don't put up net curtains, is it wrong to look in their windows?

Question

I don't mean stand and stare, I mean just check it out

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Answer 1

Tell the truth... you are just trying to get a peek at their downstairs carpet.

Answer 2

I was at this concert once and a couple starting doing "IT" on the floor infront of the stage. (A wasted youth is better by far then a wise and productive old age).

Anyway, everyone but me is pretending to not watch. They are all looking very intently at the band or the speakers or the floor. Oh, they were paying attention - people had details after the show. I'm just watching. I figure that if people want something to be private, they will go to a private room or - say, put up curtains. If they are on the floor of a nightclub, they want an audience.

Sure, it would be rude to buy some binoculars or stand at the window with your face pressed to the glass (And probably illegal) but it would be insane to think that a human being could walk past that kind of temptation. We are curious animals and we all wonder what our neighbors stuff is like. If the window is open, I say go for it. In fact, I'd probably complement them on their big screen TV.

Answer 3

Something cheap, and that wouldnt look too tacky, and would also block out most if not all of the sunlight would be to coat heavy drapes in opaque liquid latex.. so long as they hang close to the frame of the window it should work rather nicely.. If you paint a lighter color on the outside, and a darker color on the inside it will also improve your cooling issues.. Liquid latex can be baught for as inexpensive as 16 dollars a tub.. depending on how large your windows actually are you could convert a set of curtains for around $100 i would guess.. The finished product will probably resemble upholstery vynil in texture and appearance.. Tip if you do go this route, dont even bother trying to buy it at a sex shope, they tend to gauge prices, find some at a costume shope, or look online.. Do not use paint, paint gets stiff.. Another option of course is to have someone you know make drapes for you that rest in runners.. (the final product is basically an insulated drape with a rod at one end, and a pull cord/motor to raise/lower it) If you know any handy people they could probably pull it off for less than 100 for materials, pluss whatever you give them for their time.. Yeah i think that covers it.. kinda..

Answer 4

I don't think so. Not absolutely sure. But one of my pleasures in the autumn and winter is to walk around the small town i live in, and look in at rooms where there are no curtains drawn. I clock the furniture, pictures, lighting, ambience, etc just to see what people do with their homes. We live at the end of a footpath so nobody walks past, hence we do not bother with curtains, but I would fully understand if somebody just wanted to have a look in. We have books, tatty sofas, cats everywhere, friends ... I have always been very interested in what people do with their homes. In fact, some of the people in the town never draw their curtains in the evening, and I see this as almost an invitation!

Answer 5

I think its natural to look - I aways do, especially when Im on a double deck bus!!! I dont have nets and I dont mind people looking in my house(if its untidy I just don't open my curtains) A neighbour(who lived opposite) of mine once told me that she watched the last 10 minutes of a film on our telly from her bedroom window which I found a bit weird.

Answer 6

If people have made a conscious decision not to have nets in their windows, it could be because they feel nets wouldn't be in keeping with their house. Quite often, though, I think it is a deliberate attempt at inviting people to peer through the window. Therefore it's not wrong to look - indeed, it's human nature!

Answer 7

sometimes i don,t think u can help avin a glance to check out the decor n stuff, people are naturally curious, i hate nets so i have lots of plants in my window and really don,t mind people admiring them as they usually get a long stare back from my dog(who is an alaskan malamute and looks like a big wolf) they don,t look for long
jules

Answer 8

i think that if ur driving or walking by, looking in windows is ok. It will just look like u admiring the exterior of the house. UNLESS of course you are walking and the inhabitants of the house of on the front porch, outside, or sitting righti n front of the window. It might make them feel awkward and make it look as if ur staring at them and not the house.

Answer 9

I don`t think so. Probably best to keep your hands where we can see them though. I f people do put up net curtains they are obviously up to no good in which case it is your civic duty to have a right good shoofty through any available orifices.(still keeping your hands where we can see them mind you)

Answer 10

Etiquette includes not staring, so strictly speaking, it's a no-no, but everyone has a peek when they can, so the rule isn't observed. I don't care what people's homes look like, personally.

Answer 11

I dont have net curtains and my neighbours are always looking in..... its great :) especially when they catch me picking my nose or chasing my dog round the house naked....Curtains should be banned.