My Neighbors Talk
By Jo Ann
@akalinus (43371)
United States
July 26, 2018 11:04am CST
Sometimes, when sitting at my desk, I can hear my neighbor's conversations. I do not eavesdrop but the voices come from a spot next to my computer.
Yesterday, I heard my neighbor interviewing someone to do some work around her place. The last thing I heard was "How old are you?" The person said he was 20 and then the conversation shut off.
At times, I hear conversations that are juicier than that.
I don't know why I hear this stuff. I wish I didn't. Do your neighbors talk? What do they say?
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@vandana7 (100617)
• India
26 Jul 18
My neighbor is constantly scolding her kids. Sometimes I feel like picking my broom stick and going to her place and beat her up. I think I love her little girl more than she loves her. I can't bear the thought of her being beaten up. That is as honest as I can get.
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@moffittjc (121714)
• Gainesville, Florida
29 Jul 18
At work, I can hear my co-workers in their offices very clearly. Sometimes, I hear a lot of things I really don't wan to hear. And knowing that everything we say at work can be heard, I try to never have personal or sensitive conversations in my office.
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@Shivram59 (36466)
• India
5 Nov 18
@akalinus There is a banyan tree near my house. Around 9.30 p. m.at night some people gather there and keep talking and discussing.Sometimes they talk about their family disputes,but mostly the topic of discussion is politics.Most of them are supporters of the ruling party - the BJP - and prime minister ModI.
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@akalinus (43371)
• United States
8 Nov 18
@Shivram59 Maybe I should plant a banyan tree. It sounds like it is very important to your life.
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@Shivram59 (36466)
• India
6 Nov 18
@akalinus LOL!!
In India you will see people in small towns and villages assembling under huge,old trees discussing their family matters,religion and politics.It's really a wonderful experience.Would you believe if I tell you that I learned Hindi,elementary English and maths under a banyan tree.Trees play an important role in the life of a Hindu.
In India you will see people in small towns and villages assembling under huge,old trees discussing their family matters,religion and politics.It's really a wonderful experience.Would you believe if I tell you that I learned Hindi,elementary English and maths under a banyan tree.Trees play an important role in the life of a Hindu.
@popciclecold (39510)
• United States
28 Jul 18
My client, talks a lot, and says things she ought not. I go in the back of the house.
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@Shellyann36 (11384)
• United States
28 Jul 18
We are not close enough to hear our neighbors. They are rather quiet. I suppose if they yelled we would hear what they are saying. The house on the other side is vacant.
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@marguicha (223776)
• Chile
26 Jul 18
I mostly hear the children next door when they are fighting.
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@quantum2020 (12041)
• Ciudad De Mexico, Mexico
26 Jul 18
I hear the voices of my neighbors talk at might but I always use earplugs to shut the noise, that way I ca go to sleep without interruptions
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@Letranknight2015 (52079)
• Philippines
28 Jul 18
My neighbors were mostly tenants and they just love to chit chat around.
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@Starmaiden (9311)
• Canada
26 Jul 18
I dont like it when the walls are thin. My upstairs neighbors constantly fight and argue. They take their dirty laundry out on the balcony where the WHOLE neighborhood can hear it. 
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@snowy22315 (182175)
• United States
29 Jul 18
I am not very close to my neighbors so I rarely hear chatter..if I do, it is usually too indistinct to make out. I just can hear voices sometimes but not what they are saying.
@Porcospino (31366)
• Denmark
26 Jul 18
In our current home we can't hear the neighbors, but in our previous home we heard more than enough. The neighbors were often arguing. They yelled a lot of bad things at eachother and sometimes it sounded like they smashed their possessions. They also loved loud music...
@Porcospino (31366)
• Denmark
26 Jul 18
@akalinus Noise from upstairs neighbors can be a big problem. In one of the apartments where I lived in the past there was a lot of noise from upstairs. We used to joke about it. We said that the woman who lived there probably kept an elephant as a pet and had decided to teach it to dance. At least it sounded that way sometimes 
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@akalinus (43371)
• United States
26 Jul 18
@Porcospino Elephants are funny. They could be noisy because it would not be the neighbors. We used to joke about my son's neighbors. We said they are having bowling tournaments and chair throwing contests.
We used to joke about my son's neighbors. We said they are having bowling tournaments and chair throwing contests.1 person likes this
@just4him (317241)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
26 Jul 18
I've got good sound proofing here. The most conversations I hear is when my window is open and someone is outside. I have no idea though what they say as they are all Spanish.
@Peach10 (1920)
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31 Jul 18
Only when there is a fight
They go to the streets and shout at each other then everyone hears what they are fighting about
They go to the streets and shout at each other then everyone hears what they are fighting about