Esther locking the bathroom door
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Radagast81 — 10 years ago(June 16, 2015 03:11 PM)
You don't lock bathroom doors? Perhaps it's a regional thing or something. Everybody I know tends to lock the door when they're in the bathroom. Although that might be partially because most people here also tend to keep the bathroom door closed at all times, whether it's in use or not, so the only way to know if it's occupied is if you knock or try to open it. I personally think this is silly, it seems to make more sense to just leave bathroom doors open if they're not in use, so if they're closed, you can just assume it's in use, no need for locks. People must be more trusting where you live. (I'm around Northern VA/ Washington DC).
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PopSixSquish — 10 years ago(June 17, 2015 06:36 PM)
Yeah, no, like I saidour bathroom doors don't even HAVE locks! xD Or, I know two of the three don't. The downstairs one MIGHT have a semi-functional lock, but it's almost never used anyhow.
Don't know whether that's common in our area, but I don't specifically recall any of my friends' houses having them either. We just use that logic you suggested: If the door's shut, the room's probably occupied in such a way that you should leave it alone, or at least knock and ask before opening it. Could be a regional thing, true. I guess we're trusting enough, but since my mom hates having company over anyway (she's a germ/neatness freakI offered to buy a port-a-john for her birthday so no "strangers" would ever have to use her bathrooms again), 95% of the time the only people who might push the door open anyway are immediate family membersor more often, the dogs. Dx -
PopSixSquish — 10 years ago(July 03, 2015 06:36 PM)
Even in their own homes? I'm sure there are probably some regional or cultural differences with regard to whether people tend to do that or not. I could definitely see it if you have people over who can't be trusted to respect a closed door, for sure.
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🇲🇮🇰🇪🇭🇻🇳🇹 — 11 years ago(February 22, 2015 05:40 AM)
Some people just don't like doors locked, could be any kind of reason behind it, but its not uncommon. But the scene is meant to explain that Esther doesn't want anyone to see her naked, because she wears things around her neck and wrists to cover scars, and she also has a bandage or something wrapped around her chest to hide she has breasts. All things that get revealed later in the film so you don't end up asking how nobody noticed any of those things beforehand.
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youstupidprick — 11 years ago(March 01, 2015 07:59 AM)
Actually when I was a kid, my mom wouldn't let me lock the bathroom door. Close it, yes, but locking the door was a big no no, so it just seemed normal to me when that scene came up. In fact, in my teenage years, my mom wouldn't even let me lock my bedroom door. Some parents are just wired that way.
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piperatthegate — 10 years ago(July 02, 2015 09:22 PM)
It bothered me too. I can understand that rule for a very young child. But a child as old as Esther? That's just wrong. What kind of 10 year old girl would be comfortable with anyone being able to walk in on them naked or using the toilet?
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fivestarhobo — 10 years ago(December 26, 2015 06:21 PM)
I lock it if I'm crapping because my little girl will come in if I Don't lock it, she follows me everywhere. I used to lock it while I showered but I'm diabetic so now I keep it unlocked in case of emergency. Other than that, no need to lock it.
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kaskait — 9 years ago(April 10, 2016 04:38 PM)
It's a safety issue.
A family relative of mine once fell in the shower and broke a rib. She locked the door and no one was able to get into the bathroom to help her. Needless to say she couldn't move to open the door herself. The door had to be knocked down. Ever since that, I think twice about locking bathroom doors.
In house full of relatives, it isn't necessary.