My car has a fold down door in the middle of the backseat so you can access the trunk from inside the car. I was driving to lunch with some friends yesterday when I notice this door is open and a coworker of mine is looking through what I have in my trunk. Not that I have anything in there private, but it was just wierd. I tell him to close the door in a not so nice voice, but I'm not yelling and I'm not upset at this point. He whines, "why, I can't see anything back there, but a tire" instead of closing the door. I grab the folddown door and slap it shut the best that I can while driving. I may or may not have yelled something at this point. Sad to say, but I'm pretty upset and the lunch is very awkward. What is the Car Interior Trunk Door Etiquette?
To be honest, I don't think there is any set etiquette on middle-of-the- backseat trunk doors... Please don't yell at me.
I'm pretty sure society hasn't made the effort to design a whole system of etiquette around the interior door to the trunk. But, extrapolating from other rules, it'd probably be impolite to be looking in there without asking permission. I'm not sure it's the appropriate response to get visibly upset about it though.
"You want to know what is in my trunk . . . meet me after work in the dark part of the garage . .. I'll show you" - Tony Suprano IT was rude to look without asking it was ruder to not stop looking when you asked him too conclusion . .he needs to stay the h*ll out of your car from now on Rocket River
To be honest, it would make me mad too. I hate it when people start messing with stuff in my car. They should just sit there and have pleasant conversation. I also hate it when people insist on bringing food or drinks into the car. That should be covered by etiquette, no? I would think you should defer to the owner's wishes.
I don't have much to hide but I hat nosey people. I see what you got mad. It sucks you have to educate grown people about what is rude. Next time bring a rolled up newspaper and whap him across the nose when he gets out of line. It works on dogs.
You were both wrong: he should have complied with your request and you should have had a sense of humor about it...
...just be thankful that you got the body out of there before he peeked, or you would have had to dispose of ANOTHER one...
Trunk etiquette??? If you had nothing to hide, then who cares if your ex-passenger looks? Maybe he was fascinated and thought it would be cool to have an escape hatch.
Just because I didn't have a body in it this time, doesn't mean I won't have one in the next time he takes a peek. I talked with the other coworker in the car and thankfully I didn't yell. I was only visibly upset when I slammed the door myself. I apologized to the offending coworker for getting upset. I did detail that I do not appreciate people going through my stuff without permission. I then explained that if I deny permission, don't ask why.
My wife and I were walking downtown the other day, and a couple of guys asked if they could see what was in her trunk. I quickly pointed out that she has a hatchback.
Yeah, I would have started to sing "Hey Joe, where are you going with that tire in your trunk? Duh Dah Do Da Do.."