Do you know your neighbors?
By tarheel
@tarheel (151)
United States
December 29, 2008 9:13pm CST
When I lived in NC I knew all of my neighbors. I even knew their neighbors. Now that I have moved into a new neighborhood in GA I don't know ANY of my neighbors. I don't even have the energy to start up those new relationships. So how about you folks? Do you have a relationship with your neighbors?
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@delkar (1712)
• Romania
1 Jan 09
I live in Sibiu, but i`m from Valcea. In Valcea i know all my neighbors, but in Sibiu, i really don`t know any..i know that there are a lot of old people there, but there are some young girls...but i don`t know them. I think that it`s normally .You must have some time, to know some of your neighbors.
@PRIYANK1992 (1677)
• India
30 Dec 08
I just know who they are ? What's their caste that's all.I don't know much about them ?
@windchimebooks (314)
• United States
30 Dec 08
I live in NC now and it's the only place that has ever felt like home to me, and that includes Georgia where I grew up. My husband was once in the Navy and we lived in a lot of different places, but I rarely knew the neighbors more than just to say hello and that was it.
Now, we finally have pretty good neighbors and the couple across the street are our closest friends here, almost like family, but that's the first time that has happened in almost 30 years of marriage.
I also know the neighbors to the right of me, but for some odd reason they were nice when we moved in but it seems about 3 years ago they decided they didn't care for me anymore. They never told me why and I still don't understand it. I never said anything to them that was rude, we never had a falling out or words, nothing. But one day they just woke up and decided they hated me. There is a retired man and his wife on the corner and they are huge gossips and kind of trouble makers so I'm guessing they told them something that probably was never true to begin with. I can never figure out why people don't just ask you about something like that, rather than just getting mad and not having anything to do with you rather than check it out. I've asked them what's the matter, but they just walk away and won't answer. Who knows why.
We don't really know the neighbor on the other side of us. He's a young guy with a busy life and isn't really interested in knowing neighbors. And I know a few neighbors up the street, but that's about it and we've lived here 10 years. And it's a big neighborhood. The people here are friendly enough, I just don't know them. Just busy lives I guess. I think it's probably the same all over America now. Kind of a shame really, but I just focus on the neighbors I do know and just assume the others aren't that outgoing about wanting to know neighbors. That seems to be life in the suburbs especially now. Anyway, hope you get to know some of your neighbors soon there. Having good neighbors can sure make a world of difference in everyday life at times I know.