Good morning everyone! I hope everyone had a great weekend! My weekend was really busy! I had several local reviews to do and then spent some leisure time with my husband. I need to find time to relax and enjoy life more often.
Today’s Topic: How well do you know your neighbors? I know 2 sets of my neighbors really well. The one neighbor owns his own business and I do freelance work for him. My other set of neighbors I know pretty well too since they have lived here in the neighborhood since I was a small child. However, they just sold their house and are moving…so I will miss them once they are gone. Two other neighbors I don’t want to know as they are pure trouble and we stay away from them as much as possible. Do you think its a good idea to become great friends with neighbors or should you keep your distance?
I only know one set of neighbors fairly well. Some of the others I do not want to know , especially one family which wanted to rule this corner of the world the moment they moved to it. I think once you get to know your neighbors then you can decide whether you want to keep your distance or not.
We live in a fairly rural area so our neighbors aren’t right on top of us, although we can see a few houses from where we are. Neighbors here wave and are generally friendly but we all prefer our privacy, which is why we live out here in the first place. But if any of us needed help, we’d all be there, for sure.
I live in a large town house complex. Some neighbors own their homes and others rent. I am good friends with a couple of home owners, but, it seems someone is always moving in or out and it’s always the renters.
I wish I knew my neighbors better! They’re all seem very nice, but it’s a pretty young neighborhood and everyone is always on the go with their own families. Maybe when the weather’s nicer I should plan a block party, as it would be nice to make some time to get to know everyone.
My husband and I love in a condo, and we have one set of good friends, although they don’t even live on our floor. We have never seen one of our next door neighbors!
We know most of the home owners on our block but the renters come and go pretty quickly. We got new neighbors next door and I am already not fond of them. I feed a cat colony and they have called Animal Control several times . I guess they dont know AC is aware of most of the folks who feed the animals and dont harass those of us who do both TNR and vetting (out of pocket) I am hoping when it gets warm enough to talk to the newbies and tell them there are benefits of feral cats being cared for properly as opposed to a growing out of control population. Of course I will ponder asking tem if their selling of drugs all this winter is perhaps more of a ‘health risk’ than 4 cats coming and going!
I love my nearest, next door neighbors. They are two of the best people and Christians that I have ever met. There is noting they wouldn’t, and haven’t done for us.
I know most of the people on my street by at least name. Most of the ones around me I am comfortable calling for help or talking with them at the grocery store. We do have some neighbors that seem peculiar so I wouldn’t get overly friendly but we are on nice terms. Although, after watching too much of the Investigation Discovery channel, it does make you wonder how well you really know them.
I don’t know my neighbors very well. We say “Hi” and “How are you?” but that is all.
I only meet neighbors if I get their mail by mistake, lol. I live in apartments with a wide range of characters. They seem pretty nice though.
I tend to avoid most of my neighbors. They are are retirees and we are a large family with noisy kids. Needless to say, they don’t like us very much.
In my neighborhood there are some snobby people. But I know a few of my neighbors and it is helpful when there are some things that are going wrong in the neighborhood. Some neighbors want to be left alone, which is okay with me. But like you, there is a neighbor that is down right rude and not friendly. We have lived by him for years, and he is not nice. As long as he leaves me alone, I am okay. I choose not get too close to a lot of my neighbors.
I have meet most of my neighbors and for the most part it is a half and half. I seriously think one is a danger to my children and am happy that we introduced ourselves bc I know now not to let them play in the yard alone. Yes, I may be wrong but you just know when that “mom beware of this man vibe” comes out. The other side is a sweet older couple that makes you want to take them baked goodies.
Teri,
It is always better to be safe and be cautious! We have a set of neighbors a few doors down that are dealing drugs and are hoarders. They have at least 11 adults and 1 child living there in a small 2-bedroom home. The police are watching them and hopefully that situation will work itself out shortly & they will get out of here.
Well, as the saying goes… Good fences make great neighbors! It’s important to keep your distance, but also be friendly and wave or say hi – maybe a BBQ once a year… We like to keep it casual and don’t go delving into the personal lives of our neighbors.
I live in condos and surprisingly I only know one of my neighbors.
Do you two ever sleep? Anyhow, we sort of know our neighbors. We are getting to know the neighbor’s dog – BRITCHES, as my son likes to play with the dog.