I’ve been in the US for around a year (I moved from Europe) and I’ve noticed something peculiar while working two different jobs this year. Every single time I go to a restroom and someone else wants to come in they don’t knock but they just yank confidently on the handle. It never posed a problem for me because I always lock my door, but what if the person inside forgot to do it? Wouldn’t you want to know if someone’s inside before you opened the door?
In my country it’s considered very rude to barge in a bathroom without knocking so I was wondering if it was just a cultural difference.
EDIT: a lot of people took this as me bashing on US culture, but I didn’t mean that. This is a genuine question because I just wanted to understand the culture. No need to get defensive in the comments.
EDIT 2: thanks for your comments everyone. Now I’ve learned an important lesson: I won’t be knocking on public bathrooms anymore here because it makes people pretty uncomfortable, and rightfully so.