How not to freak your neighbours out!

@Drosophila (16571)

Ireland

January 7, 2016 5:23pm CST

I live in a medium-sized apartment complex. My windows looked out to a small courtyard with some plants. So every so often, I would get up from my PC, walk over to the window and stare out into the courtyard. To exercise my eye muscles, I would try to count the small, bare branches on the tallest tree. I usually count to 20 and go back to my PC. But I got carried away today and tried to count to 50. I was struggling with the last few counts. So I thought I'd use my hands to mimic binoculars, just to help to focus my vision. It worked great, I finished my count. Dropped my hands and stared right into the horrified face of my neighbour, his bedroom window was right behind the tree! Erm.. erm.. he must've thought I was using binoculars to erm check his bedroom out! He dropped the blinds shortly after.. and they have stayed down since.. Erm.. what an awkward situation, I hope he won't shop me to the apartment management.. What should I do LOL? What would you think if you were the guy?

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@xFiacre (12848)

• Ireland

7 Jan 16

@drosophila I'd be flattered of course!

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@Drosophila (16571)

• Ireland

8 Jan 16

Good to hear lol.. not everyone is going to get freaked out by strange women looking at your bedroom!

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@topffer (42156)

• France

8 Jan 16

With all these round trips between your windows and your computer, I would not be reassured and I would ask you to remove all my videos from the internet, just in case

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@topffer (42156)

• France

8 Jan 16

@Drosophila Oh ! oh ! If Alfred Hitchcock was still alive, he would find a source of inspiration in this discussion for a remake of "Rear Window"

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@Drosophila (16571)

• Ireland

8 Jan 16

HAHAHA that's true! I do spend a considerable time at my window.. typical profiling of a psycho there.

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@Drosophila (16571)

• Ireland

8 Jan 16

@topffer Lol! oh ya the 39 branches...

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@Raine38 (12250)

• United States

8 Jan 16

Too funny! Why not try sending some goodies or donuts in the guise of having extra and you want to share it with him. Then if the reception is good, you may want to say something about the incident and just let him know about your eye exercise.

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@DaddyEvil (137232)

• United States

13 Jan 16

@Drosophila Yes, honestly, I do believe you would freak him out, or he would turn out to be a mass murderer and you are now last on his very short list! But hey! You made it on the list, right?

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@Drosophila (16571)

• Ireland

13 Jan 16

@DaddyEvil Yep.. I think he might be blogging about me spying on him on another social media site. LOL!!! Or ask in "wikki how".. this girl is spying on me what to do?

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@Drosophila (16571)

• Ireland

8 Jan 16

I thought that was hilarious too. Btw, do you think any gestures from me might freak out him more?

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@TiarasOceanView (70022)

• United States

8 Jan 16

Oh no Wendy. Isnt life grand? What are the chances of that? I would not say anything, but I would not use binoculars again lolz poor you.

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@TiarasOceanView (70022)

• United States

8 Jan 16

@Drosophila Yes most of us would think the same Wendy. lolz

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@Drosophila (16571)

• Ireland

8 Jan 16

@TiarasOceanView .

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@Drosophila (16571)

• Ireland

8 Jan 16

HAHAHAHA.. yes I feel now I might just have to get a binoculars! as my neighbour already assumed the worst!

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@Morleyhunt (21743)

• Canada

8 Jan 16

Oops. I get asked all the time why I am watching someone. I was merely gazing to the distance, not looking at anything or anyone.

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@Drosophila (16571)

• Ireland

8 Jan 16

Very wise! yes I think I will try to take walks instead! But looking into the distance really helped relieving eye strains

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@Drosophila (16571)

• Ireland

11 Jan 16

@MarshaMusselman yep I've been looking in different directions

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@MarshaMusselman (38752)

• Midland, Michigan

11 Jan 16

@Drosophila You could always look a different direction and make sure no windows are directly behind your view just in case.

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@Auntylou (4264)

• Oxford, England

7 Jan 16

Oh what a scream! You have just given me a good laugh!

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@Drosophila (16571)

• Ireland

8 Jan 16

Thats good to hear! lol.. I was kinda mortified and exasperated at the same time!

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@ElusiveButterfly (45940)

• United States

8 Jan 16

Usually it is the other way around. He probably is wondering what the heck you were doing. Perhaps you should tell him, although I doubt he would believe you. Maybe you should focus on other objects to exercise those muscles. LOL

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@Drosophila (16571)

• Ireland

8 Jan 16

lol.. ya I'll try to find something else to focus on!

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@rebelann (112482)

• El Paso, Texas

8 Jan 16

It only goes to show that many men think it's about them. I wonder if you would have thought the same were it him with his hands to his eyes in that manner looking in your direction.

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@rebelann (112482)

• El Paso, Texas

9 Jan 16

Funny isn't it @Drosophila ?

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@Drosophila (16571)

• Ireland

8 Jan 16

Lol! I probably wouldn't have noticed him or his hands.. so unlikely to happen lol

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@Drosophila (16571)

• Ireland

9 Jan 16

@rebelann oh ya totally! I guess I did give him a good scare though LOL

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@mrswhitfield (2044)

• Indonesia

8 Jan 16

that's awkward

May be when you meet him you should explain to him so there's no misunderstood from his side,,

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@mrswhitfield (2044)

• Indonesia

8 Jan 16

@Drosophila "she must have crushed on me,, secretly"

But it's better to explain to him than he misunderstood you

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@Drosophila (16571)

• Ireland

8 Jan 16

lol.. he might think am stalking him.. I've never spoken to the guy, now all of a sudden am "looking" at his bedroom and strike up convos?

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@Drosophila (16571)

• Ireland

8 Jan 16

@mrswhitfield yep for sure... lol though I do feel either way, am set to be misunderstood.

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@jstory07 (138273)

• Roseburg, Oregon

8 Jan 16

I woule keep the window closed thinking you were peeking.

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@DaddyEvil (137232)

• United States

13 Jan 16

@Drosophila So you HAVE been checking to see if his blinds are open, huh? Got anything you want to confess, Wendy?

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@Drosophila (16571)

• Ireland

13 Jan 16

@DaddyEvil Oh ya! since I've noticed this.. I might as well takes a look.

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@Drosophila (16571)

• Ireland

8 Jan 16

oh ya the dude hasn't opened his blind since.

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@jaboUK (64355)

• United Kingdom

7 Jan 16

Yes, I'd definitely think you were spying on me!

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@Drosophila (16571)

• Ireland

8 Jan 16

Same same! I'd prolly report the incident too!

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@ria1606roy (2797)

• Kolkata, India

9 Jan 16

Probably explain what really happened when the neighbour approaches you. That would be a good thing to do if he's still angry.

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@Drosophila (16571)

• Ireland

9 Jan 16

Lol... I think he's more scared than angry..He ain't opened his blind ever since. xD

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@ria1606roy (2797)

• Kolkata, India

9 Jan 16

@Drosophila haha then maybe when you meet him, just a simple explanation would do!

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@Drosophila (16571)

• Ireland

9 Jan 16

@ria1606roy Oh ya, I don't want to scare the guy even more right? or do I.. /stroke chin

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@WorDazza (15830)

• Manchester, England

11 Jan 16

I'd probably be quite flattered that the woman who looks good in skinny jeans was checking me out!! Actually, at my age, I'd be quite flattered that any woman was checking me out!!

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@Drosophila (16571)

• Ireland

11 Jan 16

@WorDazza HAHAHAHA I guess Hugo finally shop you to the cops! HAHA

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@Drosophila (16571)

• Ireland

11 Jan 16

Lol, glad to hear you'd feel flattered... Am sure you have plenty people checking you out.

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@WorDazza (15830)

• Manchester, England

11 Jan 16

@Drosophila Of course I have. Police, RSPCA, NSPCC. The list goes on!!!!

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@paigea (36321)

• Canada

8 Jan 16

I might think my neighbour was spying on me.

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@Drosophila (16571)

• Ireland

8 Jan 16

yep! shallow grave style

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@SIMPLYD (90722)

• Philippines

5 Feb 16

I would be very ashamed if my neighbor saw me doing that and seeing his face in my made up binoculars.

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@Drosophila (16571)

• Ireland

6 Feb 16

Oh ya! I was mortified at the same time as I found it amusing

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@simone10 (54187)

• Louisville, Kentucky

8 Jan 16

Oh how embarrassing. If I ever saw him outside of his apartment, I might try and explain what I was doing but then again, it would depend on his personality and whether he was open to talking.

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@Drosophila (16571)

• Ireland

8 Jan 16

True! our complex has 2 entrances, I've never seen him using my entrance. so he must use the other one.

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@Tampa_girl7 (49955)

• United States

9 Jan 16

Oh my, how embarrassing.

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@Drosophila (16571)

• Ireland

9 Jan 16

I was pretty mortified, but it's tragically hilarious.

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@MarshaMusselman (38752)

• Midland, Michigan

11 Jan 16

That's too funny. If the tables were turned I could understand it, but it's funny that he's concerned. I wouldn't worry about it, or you could find out his apartment number and send him a letter explaining the binoculars were your hands, and you were counting the branches.

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@Drosophila (16571)

• Ireland

11 Jan 16

Yep his blinds are still down. Guess he's proper freaked out. :)

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@IreneVincent (15962)

• United States

12 Jan 16

That is so funny. I can't imagine what he thought. LOL

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@Drosophila (16571)

• Ireland

12 Jan 16

HAHAHA.. ya poor dude aint opened the blind since.. it's been 5 days now lol xD

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@TheHorse (215200)

• Walnut Creek, California

12 Jan 16

Maybe he had recently watched "Rear Window" and was in the process of chopping up his ex-wife an putting her in suitcases. Did he look like Raymond Burr?

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@Drosophila (16571)

• Ireland

12 Jan 16

HAHAHA.. no! actually, I think he's a poor student.. young, dumb, and you know..

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