Rule #2, don't answer the door..

Grr. Thinking that my alternative lifestyle would scare of people trying to sell me magazines, it didn't. Instead it intrigued them, and they had all kinds of questions. C'est la vie. Ah well, the one guy knew what shisha was, and I'm getting a years' subscription of Discover magazine.
Just keep your doors locked folks. these people are here for a few weeks.