Doors

[Steve]

Perhaps Geoff, or resident Brit, can help me with this, though
I readily admit it is not a point of any importance.

It has to do with doors in British home, and the question is,
why so many?

I'm watching "Keeping Up Appearances" with Patricia Routledge.
I notice that every room has a door on it, and it is invariably
a door that gets used. I think this might even be true of the 
Dursley's house in the movies. 

For example, Hyacinth Bucket (pronounced 'bouquet') has a door
on her kitchen, every time she goes in or out, she opens and
shuts the door. The lounge room also has a door that is open then
closed each time someone enters or exits.

Maybe we are just lazy in the USA, but if we are using a room,
the door usually stays open. In fact, in many US house, the 
door have been removed. 

In my parents house, the kitchen has a doorway, but no door. 
That doorway leads to the dinning room off which are a double
doorway to the 'TV room' and another to the living room. Off
the living room is another double doorway to the hall with the
stairs that lead upward. Upstairs are bedrooms which naturally
all have doors. But not a single door downstairs except on 
closets. And for the record, my parents house was built around
1925. 

Again, this is nothing of any importance or significants, but
I wondered why a modern double glazed house like Hyacinth's 
would have so many doors? 

I notice the same is true of the neighbors house (Elizabeth) 
and of Daisy and Onslow's house. Also true of the house in the 
BBC series 'Butterflies' and 'As Time Goes By' with Geoffrey 
Palmer.

So, whats with all the doors?

Just curious.

Steve/bluewizard