My Neighbours

Are you one of those people who would rather avoid getting to know their neighbours? Is it because you are:
anti-social?
scared? (i guess this depends on where you live...!)
too shy?
too lazy?

For me I battled with conflicting feelings - on one hand its nice to know who is living around you and form some sort of community, make new friend etc but on the flip side I don't want to get collared when i come home after a hard day at work and have to make idle chit chat.

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My reason is I'm not interested

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We are friendly(ish) with neighbours on one side but don't really speak to the others, this works for me as I have no interest in their lives and 50% has always been an acceptable pass rate for me :)

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There are advantages to knowing your neighbours though.... Knowing your neighbours forms communities and communities can be responsible for reducing crime, creating a sense of belonging and a more friendly living environment etc.. Also what happens if you have a leak and water is pouring in through the ceiling or if you run out of milk! I think there are day-to-day problems and sometimes major issues that occur which we resolved far more quickly if we knew our neighbours.

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I have had a leak coming from upstairs and I went up to speak to the neighbour and also told the landlord, who fixed it. Not knowing my neighbour didn't affect any of it.

Maybe there are benefits depending on who
you are and where you live, but for me right now I don't see how I would really benefit from knowing my neighbours. I already know plenty of people. The communities reduce crime thing is a bit meh. If I saw someone breaking into a neighbour's house I'd call the police whether or not I knew the neighbour.

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Well said.

:nod:

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Hm..It's rather difficult to avoid people who live in flat near yours, who live up- and downstairs because of some situation when communication is necessary to solve any problems. But of course, I mustn't drink tea with them and share my privacy)))I hate when people "demand" my friendship, to my mind to be polite to each other - that is enough.

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Here here !!!
but there are some who I am happy to pass the time of day with and some I hope never to bump into, as you can't get away from them. When I get home I want to shut the door and only see folks who invite in.... If I saw a someone in trouble I would help or call help. Otherwise I like my space. If that makes me antisocial I don't give a fig sorry!

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That's the worst feeling in the world when you've just made eye contact with someone you really don't want to talk to :laugh:

Once I saw someone I didn't want to talk to so hid behind a pillar and moved around it as they came past, was pathetic but worked like a charm :)


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I don't know my neighbours but I do know what type of music they listen to (they're only too happy to keep me updated).

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My neighbour kindly called environmental health to complain about me. Thing is the only noise I make is regular living noise and within reasonable hours, so I don't see why she can't deal with that.

I practiced guitar at 3.30 on a saturday afternoon. One song in and she was stomping on the floor like a madwoman. Not even one or two bangs but over 10 in succession.

I have already spoken to her before about banging on the floor and how incredibly rude it is, and have informed her than if she does it, I will not be turning anything down, especially on a damn saturday afternoon.

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