Are you friends with your neighbors?
By stanley777
@stanley777 (9402)
Philippines
April 7, 2010 7:37am CST
Most of the times neighbors can be your best friend- but there are also times that they can be your enemy. We get along with all of our neighbors except this one family- it's not really the family- it's just the father... We are in conflict with him for doing the right thing.[well it's a private matter "secret"] And now he's spreading bad rumors about us- which is just awful. What should we do- we just did what we thought was right and he was angry about it...Many people also complain about his behavior..
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32 responses
@lady1993 (27224)
• Philippines
26 Mar 21
@stanley777 yes, going outside is dangerous now
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@scarlet_woman (23463)
• United States
8 Apr 10
only one i can think of,she's been there 30 years.
the other people moved away,leaving us with new,standoffish neighbors.
but i'd rather they keep to themselves than be pain in the *sses.
if your other neighbors know he's a pain in the *ss,i wouldn't worry about it.
if he becomes a problem,talk to city hall/cops/landlord,whatever applies.
our new neighbor to the west was a haughty snot to all the old residents in my neighborhood up til the time her 14 yr old gave birth in the house and she had no clue.stopped her cold talking about other people tho.
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@cream97 (29087)
• United States
7 Apr 10
Hi, stanley777. Our downstairs neighbors don't talk to us because of the bad situation about the constant noise in our apartment... Long story here.. And our neighbors in front of us, are okay. The lady speaks to me and to my kids all of the time. Her daughter spoke to me, but not her sons.. The people below them, I have not had a chance to meet, they stay to themselves a whole lot. I would not worry too much about your neighbors. They should not spread rumors about you all, since you have tried to direct them on doing the right thing. They are just mad because you told the what was right and now they can't handle being wrong. They will just have to learn how to deal with someone showing them the right way. I would not say anything to them anymore. And don't try to explain yourself when someone mentions to you anything about the rumor that they have spread. Carry on with your normal life as before and let God handle these neighbors of yours the way that he sees fit.
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@syankee525 (6261)
• United States
7 Apr 10
where i live at its in a court. there is like 12 houses near me and i can say yes i am freinds with all who lives by me. except one lady next door to me. but with one she tells me my family is like her family.
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@dragonangel (551)
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7 Apr 10
If my neighbor is kind or even kind looking then I could be friends with them.But if they are suspicious looking then I would back off from them also.
@Grat15 (439)
• Singapore
8 Apr 10
I had the same problem with my neighbors about 3 or 4 years ago. Yes, we were angry, just like you, but we never care about the rumour. If other naighbors ask to me or my wife, we always ask them "what do you think". I never care what they say, as long as I am right.
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@lkbooi (16070)
• Malaysia
8 Apr 10
Hi stanley, some of my neighbors are really friendly, hospitable and helpful good people. We have been knowing one another after my marriage. Now they have become my good friends. We always try to help one another when needed. We share festival desserts and cookies when celebrating our respective festive days. Yeah, some of them are different races and having different religion.
Just similar to your case, we do have a neighbor who lives two houses away from mine. She lives alone and doesn't like to mix with others. I saw her stole something from one of my neighbors. I shouted at her and tried to stop her from doing that. She ignored what she heard and pretended she listened nothing and flied to her house and closed the door tightly. Though my neighbor next to my house knew this later she felt angry of course but she refused to take any further action, for the disgusting culprit is really an irrational lady Therefore what we all have to do is to take good care of our belonging.
Take care and happy posting
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@youless (112496)
• Guangzhou, China
8 Apr 10
Today we don't have much contact with our neighbors. When we are home, we will just close the door and we hardly see each other. This is why I am not familiar with my neighbors. When we occasionally see each other when we go out, we will just say hi and that's all.
I love China
@homeshoppers (6166)
• Philippines
8 Apr 10
in our province people there are so friendly and we even exchange food for each other. but in the city and here in my place, well i dont even know who are my neighbors as we seldom see each other coz most of the time we just stay inside.
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@monkeylong (3139)
• Guangzhou, China
7 Apr 10
Yeah, as far as I am concerned, I think I have a very good relationship with my neighbors. We just usually eat together and chat together, which give us a lot og fun in our daily life.I enjoy the relation ship so much with my neighbors days together.
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@cloud31 (5809)
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7 Apr 10
I don't know if its called friends,in my place we seldom see our neighbors when there's a time to be with them in the elevator then we just greet each other, aside from that I we don't have chance to see other again..
But of course I still consider them as friends and they are very kind faces too.
Hope I get a chance to know them! Good day
@titaniumpen (676)
• Hong Kong
8 Apr 10
Neighbours = friends? No way! We're on bad terms. They're extremely inconsiderate. Their potted plants blocked our window (resolved) and the daughters' laughter is annoying the hell out of us. And I'm sure they're eavesdropping on us too! The father sometimes stops right by our door (we're in an apartment) for no reason. Strange.
@Grat15 (439)
• Singapore
8 Apr 10
I had the same problem with my neighbors about 3 or 4 years ago. Yes, we were angry, just like you, but we never care about the rumour. If other neighbors ask to me or my wife, we always ask them "what do you think". I never care what they say, as long as I am right.
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@zed_k4 (17589)
• Singapore
8 Apr 10
Oh I see... if it's a mini conflict maybe you guys can talk it out or something...but if it's more than that, then maybe take some time to cool off.. do not keep in touch so much with the neighbor until both of you have cooled down or something. But if the behavior is still the same..then ignorance is bliss I suppose, LOL. I am so lucky to have a bunch of nice and super friendly and warm neighbors. They are all peaceful people and there are no conflicts between us all whatsoever. I really hope it stays that way always.
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@NoreenNoor (64)
• United Arab Emirates
7 Apr 10
I have been living in this flat since 5 years now and I even dont know what country do my neighbors come from, our lifes are just like birds life, they fly from their nests in search of food and come back to its nest in the evening... most of the time i hardly get time to sit with my family.... every one is so busy in thier life......
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@adequee (204)
• Malaysia
7 Apr 10
i love to, but in my community people there tend to be individual than live together!we rarely meet and doing works together, but i still can feel that our relationship is still good and calm.
@apoljuice1 (730)
• Philippines
8 Apr 10
We're acquaintances with my neighbors and we get along fine. What I don't like about my neighbors in this new neighborhood is that they're busybodies. They know almost everyone in this village because they've been here for how many years already. They know my husband. I don't like how they spend the afternoons together gossiping about anything and everything. They try to talk to us and include us in their conversations but I don't have time for gossip. Sometimes they gossip about my sister-in-law and goings-on in this business she has, which I don't appreciate much.
It's helpful sometimes to be friendly with them because when we need a favor, they take us up on it. We make sure we return the favors because I don't want anything to be said. But other than that, we try to stick to our own lives.
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@shivhae (51)
• Netherlands
7 Apr 10
our neighbours are old people. One we barely see but she always trows trash on our part of the street, the other ones act nice but whenever someone goes away moves or does something they are in front of the window watching what we do. we used to have neighbours across the street a famely with 3 adhd kids they always were breaking things, making trash and noisy late at night.
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