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KyttynTheMynx -> RE: Are Y/you a Good Neighbor? (6/23/2008 3:23:29 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: abcbsex I don't retaliate with loud rock music when my downstairs neighbor plays her loud rap music... Aww...that statement made me miss the days when our old neighbors would blast rap, so me and my father would blast the most annoying country song, or bagpipe music untill they turned it down. I love loud music, but when it shakes the stuff on the walls, thats a tad excessive.

sophia37 -> RE: Are Y/you a Good Neighbor? (6/23/2008 3:40:36 PM)
Funny you should post this. I just finished reading the article an hour ago. My "other person" is the kind of neighbor who goes around to meet others in his hood. Its very suburban. So I guess he's a good neighbor, as long as his neighbors and he dont ask for more than hanging at the BBque or asking to borrow an engine hoist or shooting the breeze. I'd be willing to bet should the neighbors ask for eldercare, everyone would suddenly have better things to do. Plus, most parents want to raise their kids their way. Im a super liberal parent so didnt mind other parents sticking their values into my kids. But most parents I know are seriously closed to that. I just felt confident enough in my own skills so no worrys on that. Now if we're saying let the kiddies go next door to hang out, then thats fine. Im all for it. And I'd be gratified if the neighbors would be there in the event of a serious event. But serously, I can tell you from experience, neighbors draw the line at certain things. Like fixing meals and driving people around. A few times maybe, but not on a regular basis. I think most people feel they've worked hard for what they have. And its not their job to work harder to help other people, when they've got all they can handle inside their own spaces. Neighborlieness can only go so far. Its pretty much like everyones said. We're willing to connect with immediate neighbors but what? Two blocks away? So a neighborhood consists of maybe 5 familys in some ways. Is that a bad thing? Can we change that?

proudsub -> RE: Are Y/you a Good Neighbor? (6/23/2008 3:43:34 PM)
Since our closest neighbor just put up a 7' fence, i'm thinking they dont's want any part of us. We weren't too happy when they built a garage/workshop the size of a tennis court. It's an industrial building with huge steel beams. The only time we see any of our neighbors is when we happen to pick up our mail at the same time at the top of the driveway. We all live on acreage so are pretty well separated and we have a county park on one side of us.

hizgeorgiapeach -> RE: Are Y/you a Good Neighbor? (6/23/2008 4:45:37 PM)
If being a good neighbor means I haven't beaten the living hell out of them or their annoying brat children, called the cops on them for allowing those same annoying brat children to run rampant, or simply allowed my dogs to EAT their annoying brat children when same decide that it's "convenient" to jump over my fence to get to the next street - then yeah, I'm a good neighbor. If you mean "socializing" with any of them? Get Real here. The obnoxious old bat on one side tried to harass me into paying for her broken window that my idiot drunken brother caused while I wasn't living here - I tend not to like people who expect me to take responcibility for the actions of someone else, period. Other side? They both work 2 jobs, and the extent of socializing with them is a nod of acknowledgement on the rare occassions that I'm either leaving or getting home from someplace at the same time that they're doing so. Across the street? Those are the parents that I wanna beat the hell out of for ever reproducing - and I keep their kids in line by the application of well placed comments in the brats' hearing about Eatting Them.

xxblushesxx -> RE: Are Y/you a Good Neighbor? (6/23/2008 4:50:55 PM)
We recently moved to a lovely home in a wonderful neighborhood with great people. There are lots of kids, the neighbors take good care of their homes, and everyone waves at each other when we pass. I just delivered a package for one of my neighbors that was accidentally delivered to us...she wasn't as nice as I would have been, but, whatever. We're slowly getting to know everyone, and most everyone is very nice!

petdave -> RE: Are Y/you a Good Neighbor? (6/23/2008 4:51:30 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: pinkieplum Why is it that in an age of cheap long-distance rates, discount airlines and the Internet, when we can create community anywhere, we often don’t know the people who live next door? Because other people are much easier to deal with when you can turn them on and off at will. [sm=wontshare.gif] Most people would consider me a bad neighbor... i don't take care of the lawn, i've got 3 disassembled motorcycles and a disassembled riding mower in the driveway, i spend all weekend working in the garage with the stereo blasting, i chop lumber at odd hours of the day, our pool is clothing-optional... That's why i moved to a neighborhood where you can't actually see your neighbor's house. [8D]

MasterKalif -> RE: Are Y/you a Good Neighbor? (6/23/2008 10:32:38 PM)
This is an interesting topic - I will never forget when I was a child and we (my parents and I) moved to Cobham, Surrey in the UK to a very nice, select and quiet neighborhood....our American neighbours actually cam over introduced themselves, and gave us a cake, and a card with their names (lest we forget them)...the wife became good friends with my mother...I was taken aback because I had never experienced such random act of kindness and we never did again in such way. I am originally from Chile, and being from Santiago neighbours distrust each other usually or ignore each other, except in those old neighborhoods where whole generations have grown up, and everyone knows each other in the neighborhood...I think back in the day there was more social interaction among neighbors... On a trip to rural southern Chile (a small town where my grandfather was born) people were very suspicious of people from the "continent" as they call the people not born on the island) and were peeking at us from the windows, yet as soon as I looked, they would close the drapes, was very funny to see...yet word spread around soon and people were very nice and inviting. I guess what I am trying to say is that it is a phenomenon around the world in decline with some exceptions. In any case, I do not like to be too involved because I am jealous of my privacy, and one time I felt I was "forced to participate" when around halloween a basket of candies was left on my door with a note that I had to make two baskets and put them out like they did to me... luckily at walgreens I found one very cheap and a bunch of nasty candy for $1 dollar. Here where I live now, I befriended the old lady downstairs, and she is a great cook and sometimes she gives me pizza she makes or pasta (yuuummm) which I willingly accept, lol...but she lives in my building. The other neighbors I do not know and they are not eager to meet me, hence I am not eager to meet them...it would be so silly if I went to them to introduce myself...lol. [&:]

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