The constant quest to be nosy
You're sitting in someone else's house. You can't help but look around briefly at your surroundings. Ooh, that looks like an interesting selection of books in the bookcase and what's that pad of paper in the corner for? I wonder what that ornament on the cabinet represents. Is there a story behind it? Then the person you're visiting leaves the room for a minute. There's a strong urge to look far more closely, isn't there? A completely inappropriate part of your brain would love to open a cupboard, just to see what's behind the door. Not for nefarious reasons, of course. I couldn't even say why it's so appealing. Is it just the fact that you can't see behind that door in the first place?
Regardless - and this is clearly for the best - social proprietary stops us from listening to that tiny inappropriate urge. At least, I hope there is that urge for you because that's often how I feel. Not that I'd ever poke around. I have manners and I'd hate it if someone did that in my home. But it's tempting, isn't it? So many things you're not supposed to do are tempting. Fortunately, this is one thing that you can do in many games and no one bats an eyelid.
It's also one of the stranger things we do in games without really thinking about it. RPGs are the worst offenders for this. Regardless of which RPG you might be thinking of, you've searched a good few dozen homes, haven't you? It's as if no one ever taught you that it was wrong to go through someone else's belongings. Within seconds of starting any Pokémon game, you're perusing someone's cupboards despite the fact the occupant of the house is standing right next to you. It's inexplicable. Surely even in a world where you capture animals for your own gain, there are some kind of basic manners for people to follow? It seems not.
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