How many of you know your neighbours?

Times have changed, that's for sure. I can remember my mother baking cookies or pie for new neighbors, bringing it to them and getting acquainted. She would tape her name and address on the container that she put the goodie in so that when the people finished eating it, they would have an excuse to bring back the dish and see where she lived. I usually didn't do that but having 5 kids, sooner or later I would meet the neighbors; they were usually parents of friends of my kids. Maybe we should go back to the old traditions, it seems like some people think that they can move into a neighborhood and they can get away with almost anything. Some people have parties all night, loud music, messy yards and don't even try to keep up their house. If they knew that their neighbors were paying attention to the neighborhood and were aware of what was going on, I think most people would try harder to behave themselves. Of course, some people just don't care....

hey..this is an amazing topic!!..guess what??..we're like u too..we dont have much negotiation with neighbours..well..almost!!..my family usually doesnt socialize well..but my mom's really close with this tenent upstairs....they get along very well..and exchange a lot of gifts very often..but that all..n ya..my grandmom is one of my neigbours..and we visit each other thousands of times in a week..lol..but the others..its just hi bye!!..we dont talk much..but i should say thats bcoz...they are pretty noisy and big mouths..like what u call gossipping!!..lol..we hate gossipping..so my mom usually doesnt talk with the other neighbours..but its always..hi-bye!:)

I am well versed with my neighbours as they are important too cooperative.

Hi , hello, i know my neeighbour. i visit them at times and they visit me at times too.we talk together and share wonderful things like books .i love my neighbout so much .they are just like family to me. i think you better know your neighbours too becos they are your first extented family close by.

I always welcome any new neighbours to the neighbourhood. I make the effort to get to know them. I will go over with a cake or something I baked and say hello and introduce myself. I know I would have liked that too if I moved to a new neighbourhood and didn't know anybody. This way, I've made many new friends and stayed good friends with present and past neighbours.

We don't know any of our neighbors. We moved into our house about two years ago and no one welcomed us to the neighborhood or anything. I think if someone were to move in and they had kids I would say something to them or maybe make them some goodies-old fashioned I know but I would do something nice for them!

yep. if someone new has moved in into our neighborhood, i'll gladly welcome them. not by going to their house and introduce myself. but give them a smile when i get to meet them one day. i have a neighborhood which loves to spread gossip about people. and i don't like such scene. so, i don't really go out and spend time with my neighbor since i know that i am just wasting time talking about other people's lives, sharing gossips. but i do know their faces and some, i know their names. when i go out of the house and meet them, i just give them a smile and i'm happy with that.

I moved to a rental apartment back in november.I do not know any neighbours still.At the most every one may say "Hai"with a smile.

i don't really know them but i have met them and talked to most of them at least one time. i live in an apartment building with 5 tenants. i have talked to 4 of them. the other guy just stays to himself and plays his music really loud early in the morning. it doesn't bother me though because my bedroom is on the other side of his living room and i barely hear it. no i don't know my neighbors in the building next door or across the street or anything. my neighborhood just stays to themselves. no one bothers anyone and personally i prefer it to be that way. i don't like anyone in my business. if someone came and welcomed me to the neighborhood i would be like ok so what do you want? seriously. i wouldn't say that to their face but i sure would be thinking it. lol. if they brought food or something i'd accept it lol. but then i'd be forced to be nice and talk to them everytime i seen them.

I don't know my neighbours. I live in a flat, appartment. The only thing that I need to know about my neighbours is if they'll have strict sound regulations. Because I sleep 4-5 hours per day and I like to listen to music. Although not late at night, but sometimes, when nobody's home, I like to hear it loud. My current neighbours are very young. I think that they are 2 girls and am sure that they're on a rent. I know the owners of the apartment - they were my previous neighbours. I haven't had any problems with my old or new neighbours... I am very thankful (don't know to who... ;) for that. :)

Maybe I've just been fortunate with where I live. The last place I lived (for 8 years) felt like a real "neighbourhood," where people knew each other, and there were occasional "block parties" where people got to meet each other. I knew-- as friends-- the people on both sides, and across the street. I just moved this past October, and was afraid I'd never find as nice a spot again-- but the people here seem really friendly and welcoming-- I've gotten to know the folks across the street, and several people further down the road. In his case I am thinking it might be because it's a smaller town.

NOT AT ALL... I dont know a thing about my neighborhood, but I can recognize some of them in the street,they just look familiar to me

i know every naibour of mine as i life in a big bulding and in ahemdabad its common to know ur nahibours and they come handy in need

A few years ago, I moved back into the neighborhood where I grew up, and I'm still close to some of the older neighbors, whose kids I grew up with. We watch each other's pets when one of us goes out of town, and we sometimes invite them over for lunch or dinner. Lately we've become friendly with a few new neighbors, but most of us keep to ourselves anymore, other than just waving when we pass each other on our way in and out.

I love being friendly with my neighbors, but in the UAE where I currently work, it does not exist so I just go about my work but back home, I am me and have a chat with them every now and then. They are, after all the ones that might be around in an emergency and it helps to have a relationship before assuming they will help

I know almost all my neighbors,because I am a very friendly person and I love talking most of the time but not gossip.wish we can be friends too..

Actually like I said in another thread, I make a point of getting to know my neighbours and actually for the past 10 yrs in 3 different homes I've gotten very close wiht them...well here at this house its actually my husband that is close with them...I know them and adore them but we only know each other to say Hi and good morning type thing..

In my old neighborhood, I knew the whole block. Sometimes we'd hang out in someone's ront yard and chit chat all night. We had a lot of fun, even had block parties. I loved that block. M y neighbors were the best. Where I am now, I know a few of the neighbors. We help out one of our neighbors and he helps us in return. But we're in a rental house and moving out soon (i hope). This neighborhood is a KB homes development and it's so poorly built. Half the houses on my street are empty because people are moving out left and right. Heck, some homeowners are so upset about their houses they gave them back to the bank and jus LEFT. SO I'm not interested in making a ton of friends here... it's not a happy place.

When I was growing up we lived in an area where all the neighbors knew each other. When I moved out on my own I noticed that's not the case anymore. When we were deciding on buying the house we live in now I went around to all the neighbors before we even made an offer just to get a feel for the neighborhhod and what people were like. My hubby was horrified I was doing this. But we ended up with a great house and great neighbors, which makes the house even better! My neighbor snowblows my driveway and I take him cookies, the lady down the street made us a hand painted birdfeeder, we got Xmas cards from everybody. It's a good feeling to know in this crazy world we moved into a neighborhood where people still care about each other.

I think god has been great to me - as i always have had Great neighbors. My best friend was also my neighbor. But i think we should make the 1 st move if the neighbour does not approach. At least u tried