Are you an 'old-fashioned' neighbour?

~-~After reading the topic ,the first person appear in my mind is one of my roommates. For a long time ,I don't mind if she use my some things.But resently,I found that I given her an inch and she would took a mile.Especially,her boyfriend's computer was destroyed several weeks ago.And then her computer was used by her boyfriend so that she cann't play computer in the dorm.My sad fate began...Because I always go back dorm later than her ,the first screen when I enter the dorm always is she is sitting before my computer and watching some movies or TV.Then ,I have to stand and say :'I have to do some important things now.'.The usual answer is "a moment please,it will be over in just few minutes."...Then ,I have to stand and watch her untill the movie is over...Actually,I don't want to be angry and scold her,because we are the roommates.I hope that she can do some things in the scope. After a whole day's working ,I am always very tired.However ,everyday I always have to deal with many things in school after the intern work.If I do those things after she used my computer,I cann't go to sleep before 1 o'clock in the morning usually.So harrowing! Could anyone tell me how to do?Do I have to scold her?Is there another method?

We had one neighbor like this. We borrowed things from each other a lot. They have since bought a larger house due to the size of the family. I miss them though. The rest of the neighbors nor I borrow nor ask for things to borrow. HAPPY POSTINGS FROM GRANDPA BOB !!~

I stay in an apartment complex and I borrow only from certain neighbours who are good friends and likewise. I can't really remember what we have borrowed from each other..but it's usually kitchen items or stationary. If it's usually more than just an item or two, we replace it later. I often borrow a ladder from one of my neighbours!

I used to live in a small, close knit town and we would do things like tool swap. But now I'm in a more spread out area and don't really see my neighbors often. If someone came over and asked for a cup of sugar, I would think it was totally weird, but I would be glad to give it to them. I like the way things worked in the "Good ole days" though.

I have to admit that I am not a particularly good neighbor. In fact, it took me several months to even meet the people who live downstairs, because I have social phobia and couldn't just go down and knock on the door or whatever. I certainly don't know any of the people who live in the houses next to mine, though there is one rather eccentric fellow down the street who talks to me occasionally when he sees me out. I guess part of the reason I haven't gotten to know my neighbors in most of the last places I've lived is because the neighbors change so often. Most of the rental places around here are full of college students, so they're only here when school is in session, and then they usually move every year or so. I've never had anyone come to my place asking to borrow something, but actually if they did I wouldn't mind lending. *shrugs* I'd like to be a good neighbor, I just don't have the social skills.

I remember this type of neighboring when I was growing up but no, I don't do it now. We live in apartments and we tend to keep to ourselves. I don't know most of our neighbors and in the year and a half that we've lived here I've had one neighbor come by and ask to use the phone. "COUNT YOUR BLESSINGS" **AT PEACE WITHIN** ~~STAND STRONG IN YOUR BELIEFS~~

I use to borrow from neighbors, but not in the last few years. My area has changed a lot over the years, so its no longer safe here. Its sad that people have to be extra careful now.

Hi someonesmom, it's good that you have a neighbor like that. We were pretty good friends with our neighbors for 10 years and we did borrow things on occasion but they were an older couple and he passed away then a year later she moved. They were really good people. The neighbors we have now are a family with 3 kids one just 2 months old. We don't know them really well enough to borrow from them but they are also good people. We live on a corner so we only have one neighbor.:)

i am not really comfortable borrowing stuff from my neighbors even if we already go a long way back. but i have no problems lending them stuff like money, bottled water, and other household materials as long as they return them. i think it's great that we're able to help each other out.

Well I agree from what My mom tells me and my grandparents told me, people seem more reserved than usual. they keep to themselves and don't socialize as much with one another. I live in a different town now but when I was living in Texas I use to lend my neighbors some stuff. The biggest thing I can remember lending someone was, my BBQ grill. I had to borrow it back 2 weeks later lol If someone asks I'd probably let them use it, atleast have the decency to return it bsck for God sakes.

nowdays, the relations between the neighbours is not as good as before. i think there are following reasons: first of all, people in nowdays are more busy than before,they have no free time to chat with their neighbour secondly, people are afriad of know their neighbours. they think their acquirment maybe a mistake. last, the modern equipments make people have fun in their spare time.

In some ways I am old fashioned, but not in terms like this. I dont borrow goods and things in the neighbor, I just do it with my parents. They lived nearby here. But with neighbors I dont. I am not comfortable doing it since I am just new here in the street... and my neighbor is such scary ones. Well, at least you have good neighbors there.