Do you have a nosey neighbour?
By liquorice
@liquorice (3887)
June 26, 2008 4:51pm CST
Or perhaps you're the nosey neighbour in your street!?
We do. She's always out walking her dog and she always wants to know everthing that's going on. She's also a good source of gossip about all the other neighbours in the street, (whether or not you want to hear about it!) Her nosiness has a good side though as she's our local Neighbourhood Watch representative, so she puts her knowledge to good use!!
A friend of mine says that her nosey neighbour is more subtle than this, and she's forever looking out her net curtains at people. Everyone knows she's there though as they can see the curtains twitching 
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7 responses
@mother_earth (195)
• Philippines
6 Jul 08
Before we have a very noisy neighbor. You will be awakened by her loud voice early in the morning. Maybe she wants attention, but nobody in the neighborhood wants to befriend her. She is boastful. We don't mind her as if she was not existing. What she did, she transfer to another place. Now our place is back to normal
@liquorice (3887)
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6 Jul 08
Thanks for your answer. Sounds like she did want attention, but went about it the wrong way...
It's good that now she's moved on you can get some more sleep!
@mother_earth (195)
• Philippines
6 Jul 08
Yes before we had a noisy neighbor, but because nobody wants to befriend her, she transfer to another place. Now our place is back to normal. My point is work quietly working with your hands not with your mouth.
@sminut13 (1783)
• Singapore
27 Jun 08
like some said, almost every street has them. though for me, it's not a street but a flat you could say. there are around 12 houses on 1 level. my neighbours are inquisitive when something new happens of course, but they are not that nosey as well. they do know when to talk and when not to. we usually talk in a small group here and just gossip you could say. it's just among us that's all. haha i'm not a good source of gossip though as i seldom go out of the house and even if i do, i don't really care for such things.
@liquorice (3887)
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27 Jun 08
Well it's nice that you and your neighbours get together in a group. It sounds as if you have friendly neighbours who don't go too far as far as gossip's concerned. Yes, people complain about me not being a very good gossip as well, and when they tell me something interesting that's been going on and they ask me if I've got any gossip I usually haven't! I think it's a good trait to have, at least we don't spread any gossip further 
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@golfproo (1839)
• Canada
27 Jun 08
Hi There,
I totally have a nosey neighbour and it drives me crazy. She knows about the things I do before I do them!!! I would like to think it is because she has not much of a life and needs some entertainment, but she works and has a family of her own. Cannot really figure out people like that. Then they go and spread rumours which are not even true! Yikes!
cheers,
@liquorice (3887)
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27 Jun 08
Oh, spreading rumours can be hurtful. It's horrible when people seem to thrive on doing that. Your nosey neighbour sounds like a very busy lady! Maybe she doesn't think her life is exciting enough? Sounds unlikely with all the things she has going on, or maybe the rumours are her way of escaping some stress in her own life? Who knows. I hope her rumours don't cause too much trouble 
@amandar658 (547)
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27 Jun 08
I have one of the most nosey neigbourhoods ever!.... People are always wanting to know each others buisness, and they are always gossiping about the other people on the street, who is divorcing, what their child is doing tht is wrong, how people have lost and gained weight.
@liquorice (3887)
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27 Jun 08
Ooh, how horrible! Much as I enjoy the occasional bit of gossip (I know, it's wrong 
), I'd hate to hear all that bad news about people, and it's not nice when you hear about things that are clearly private. Also, don't you just know that if they're saying all these things about other people they're probably talking about you too! Sorry, I didn't mean to make you paranoid, but that's the way I feel when our nosey neighbour sometimes tells me other peoples' business. I'd like to be brave enough to tell her that I just don't want to hear it, but I'm not. Also, I'd kind of like to keep on her good side 
), I'd hate to hear all that bad news about people, and it's not nice when you hear about things that are clearly private. Also, don't you just know that if they're saying all these things about other people they're probably talking about you too! Sorry, I didn't mean to make you paranoid, but that's the way I feel when our nosey neighbour sometimes tells me other peoples' business. I'd like to be brave enough to tell her that I just don't want to hear it, but I'm not. Also, I'd kind of like to keep on her good side 
@dongsting (190)
• China
27 Jun 08
i do not have nosey neighbours.
i usually go to sleep at 10 PM and my nosey neighbours get out just at this time.
So frustrate, when they get back,god,they sing loudly and laugh loudly!!!!
most of the time i was waked up,the clock showed it was 1 AM or even 2 AM.
what let me feel so happy is one of my nosey neighbours is going to move.
@liquorice (3887)
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27 Jun 08
Sounds like you have noisy neighbours! I know how annoying that is as I've lived in lots of places where the neighbours made far too much noise and kept me awake at night. And I have enough problems sleeping when it's quiet!
I'm glad one of them is moving and I hope you get some peace.
:0)
@dongsting (190)
• China
27 Jun 08
i do have noisy neighbours.
i usually go to bed at 10 PM and my noisy neighbours get out just at this time.
when they get back,god,they sing loudly and laugh loudly.it is probably 1 Am or 2 AM they get back.my dream is broken and i have to sleep again.
what makes me feel so happy is one of my noisy neighbours is going to move lol.
@liquorice (3887)
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27 Jun 08
I'm not sure if I have the power to delete posts! ...no, I don't think I can do that. Don't worry about the double post, no-one will mind (it happens sometimes, I've done it myself, probably most people have).
Ok, so ignore the first line of my previous answer! I think that a noisy neighbour is worse than a nosey one 
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@dongsting (190)
• China
27 Jun 08
sorry,liquorice,i respond twice in your disguession.
when i found there was something wrong in my response,i tried to stop it from sending,and wrote a new one.But unfortunately,it occured.
can you delet my first response?thank you.
@lilaclady (28207)
• Australia
26 Jun 08
I think most streets have at least one of these, although they can be annoying at times they can do good, my nosey neighbour saw someone trying to get into another neighbours front window while they were having a BBQ out the back and she rang them to let them know...
@liquorice (3887)
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27 Jun 08
Well that's very good! Yes, I think there's definite advantages to having somebody who knows everything that's going on in your street :0) I'm glad that our nosey neighbour is the local neighbourhood watch person, I can't think of anyone who's better-suited to this role!
Did they catch the person who was breaking in??
