Know your nextdoor neighbours by first name?

Lust4Life · 12-08-2010 11:16PM

Neighbour Dan watches my kid and Neighbour Chuck mows my lawn!
I love my neighbourhood!:p

Dudess · 12-08-2010 11:18PM

Nope - just to say hi to (apartment complex). They're very nice and have always assisted me with girlie car-related trouble. :pac:

AckwelFoley · 12-08-2010 11:19PM

Lust4Life wrote: »

Neighbour Dan watches my kid and Neighbour Chuck mows my lawn!
I love my neighbourhood!:p

If your second neighbours family name is Norris.

DO NOT:

Ride his wife
wake him when hes asleep
steal his drink
not laugh at his jokes

Scrambled egg · 12-08-2010 11:26PM

Know most of the people on my road by their first names and have regular dealings with them. Its nice , and its one reason I never want to live in one of those new housing estates. They lack any real soul and community spirit . Inner city FTW!!!

Cat Melodeon · 12-08-2010 11:28PM

I live in a village. I know everyone in it. I was born here, moved away for years and then came back again a few years ago. Sometimes when I drive through and I see all the same friendly faces waving at me as I pass by, I die a little inside.

pawrick · 12-08-2010 11:32PM

cant remember my neighbours names but they know mine - been here one year. back home i knew everyone but i grew up there

Gavin "shels" · 12-08-2010 11:34PM

I know nearly my whole road by first name or the older folk by Mr. or Mrs.

The Big Red Button · 12-08-2010 11:34PM

Einstein wrote: »

You needed this...

http://wimp.com/wineshoe/

:P

No WAY!

Gotta try this! An excuse for us to have a winey night in tomorrow!

W.Shakes-Beer · 12-08-2010 11:37PM

i know most people along my end of the road. Its nice to have a few people to speak to.

Kinda awkward being secluded from your own neighbours.

stovelid · 12-08-2010 11:41PM

Yeah, I know both sides by name (and their kids) and would chat to them every few days. Few fools on the road that look the other way. Generally the ones with the most ostentatious cars.

No way near like where I grew up though where I knew the names of every family on the street.

It was all fields there once.

branners69 · 12-08-2010 11:43PM

Anyone else agree?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H-go6lRcLzs

we'llallhavetea_old · 12-08-2010 11:51PM

furiousox wrote: »

Yeah, I know my neighbours by name for about 4 houses on either side of me.
I actually leave my front door wide open when my kids are outside playing (not unlocked, wide open) I mentioned this at work and was met with disbelief all round.
Is it that unusual these days?

not weird at all, i leave my door wide open if my little one is playing outside. sometimes i wanna pummel the other kids for wailin in at me though.

i know all the neighbours names around me bar about three houses.

a house two doors down was broken into two nights ago, 06 passat gone, so it has us all out yackin and making sure everyone is being extra safe.

AckwelFoley · 12-08-2010 11:55PM

we'llallhavetea wrote: »

not weird at all, i leave my door wide open if my little one is playing outside. sometimes i wanna pummel the other kids for wailin in at me though.

i know all the neighbours names around me bar about three houses.

a house two doors down was broken into two nights ago, 06 passat gone, so it has us all out yackin and making sure everyone is being extra safe.

Suppose ye all call into each others houses now and a gain for a coffee.

we'llallhavetea_old · 13-08-2010 12:02AM

snyper wrote: »

Suppose ye all call into each others houses now and a gain for a coffee.

eh? eh? =P

no.

Dudess · 13-08-2010 12:07AM

snyper wrote: »

Suppose ye all call into each others houses now and a gain for a coffee.

:eek:

Minstrel27 · 13-08-2010 12:10AM

I have no idea of my next door neighbours names. Scum to the right and Hungarians to the left that I will say hello to when passing.

we'llallhavetea_old · 13-08-2010 12:12AM

Dudess wrote: »

:eek:

he's one twisted bastard alright.

Terry · 13-08-2010 12:24AM

Cat Melodeon wrote: »

I live in a village. I know everyone in it. I was born here, moved away for years and then came back again a few years ago. Sometimes when I drive through and I see all the same friendly faces waving at me as I pass by, I die a little inside.

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=self%20loathing

billymitchell · 13-08-2010 12:30AM

I'm not big fans of either of my neighbours, "Rock" and "Hard Place" :pac:

Agricola · 13-08-2010 12:39AM

Im a big culchie so Im on first name terms with everyone around me within a 5 mile radius.

Dudess · 13-08-2010 12:41AM

furiousox wrote: »

I actually leave my front door wide open when my kids are outside playing (not unlocked, wide open) I mentioned this at work and was met with disbelief all round.

God, what's so unbelievable about it?! Makes sense if they're young - you can keep an eye on them.

mardybumbum · 13-08-2010 12:43AM

All my neighbours are ignorant ***** so I am glad I don't know them.

Dravokivich · 13-08-2010 08:36AM

snyper wrote: »

Just noticed, you're in athlone too..

Open your Window, im going outside to scream.. see if you can hear me..

brb

Yo Paulie!

strobe · 13-08-2010 09:00AM

Mine where I grew up were called Anne and Barry, when I was a little kid I used to think the books were about them when they were children.

Don't have a next door neighbour now.

keano_afc · 13-08-2010 09:44AM

I know the ones on our right fairly well coz they're a nice family.
Dont want to know our neighbours on the left as they're an inconsiderate noisy bunch of knackers.

BluesBerry · 13-08-2010 09:49AM

I know the neighbours in the left but the neighbours on the right are weirdos that seem to like to watch their telly at a very loud setting I dont want to know them nobody really else does on the street either
Anyone that has tried to say hello to them they look through them and ignore them noisy cnuts they are and weird :mad:

Raedwald · 13-08-2010 10:54AM

House is vacant to the right and would say hello to the ones on the left.

My road is mainly made up of old families so the women tend to gossip about anything and everything that goes on in the neighbours lives.

TBH i have no interest in knowing who lives on my road or what their names are. I'll stick to my life and they can stick to theirs.

monkeypants · 13-08-2010 11:33AM

Yeah, I know the immediate neighbours on all sides. They'll take in my bins and stuff like that when I'm not around.

stovelid · 13-08-2010 12:05PM

Agricola wrote: »

Im a big culchie so Im on first name terms with everyone around me within a 5 mile radius.

It's known as a small genetic pool.

13-08-2010 12:09PM

There's Bud, Dos XX, Anchor Steam, and they call me Guinness.

Know your nextdoor neighbours by first name?

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