Are you on very friendly terms with neighbors?

Dublin_Mom · 17-04-2014 08:45PM #1

I'm not, and I think it is disappointing.
Not that I am entirely blameless, we have had a couple of issues over the years over things like parking, and I am quite a confrontational person, ie not the kind who will just roll over and be walked on.

But to be honest I do think its a shame. I live down near the end of a cul de sac, and none of the residents are particularly friendly with each other, so its not just me...they are a mixture of longterm (ie older) residents and people like me, less than 10 years on the road. One or two newer and younger families but as its in one of the posher areas of Dublin again the newcomers tend to be distant and quite unfriendly and not bothered to knock on a door and introduce themselves.

We did introduce ourselves last summer to a new comer to a very frosty reception.

I love my house to bits but I wish I had friendlier neighbors. I guess I came from a 'fair city' type of environment and when I go back to visit my parents I am quite envious of their neighbors, even though my area and house would be considered more desirable.

Ah, maybe a first world problem (and my teen kids love living here) but I just wish there were a few more friendly faces around. Its definitely an area where everyone is in a rush and never seems to have time to stop and chat. Now I have a family and fulltime job myself so don't have oodles of time on my hands, and I do have friends who live a few minutes drive away, so I am not billy no mates. Am I making sense and does anyone else feel the same way I do?

wazky · 17-04-2014 08:46PM

"High hedges make good neighbours"

mfceiling · 17-04-2014 08:47PM

No

Frosty McSnowballs · 17-04-2014 08:47PM

Just don't paint their wall!

darkpagandeath · 17-04-2014 08:49PM

Senor Fancy Pants wrote: »

Just don't paint their wall!

Well at least not a funny green

Fr_Dougal · 17-04-2014 08:51PM

Dublin_Mom wrote: »

I love my house to bits

How?

Sir Osis of Liver. · 17-04-2014 08:51PM

I have perfect neighbours,havent spoken to them in years and no plans to change it.
They don't bother me and I don't bother them.
Works grand.

MS.ing · 17-04-2014 08:53PM

you have to 'bump into' people when knew to an area not go calling on them or vice versa, otherwise you come across like that ms bucket one (bukay

)

as for the neighbours of my folks place, thats different, that was home growing up and everyone was friendly there

jamo2oo9 · 17-04-2014 08:54PM

After years of not speaking to my neighbour thinking he was a bit of a twat, turns out he's a brilliant bloke.

He's run off with my wife.

Thundering_Sky · 17-04-2014 08:57PM

I get on alright with them, say hi when we pass each other but that's about it

Banjo String · 17-04-2014 08:57PM

If by neighbours, you mean jail mates then yeah.

So friendly. I remember big Bob cornered me in the his cell one night and asked me if I wanted to play mammys and daddy's. I didn't want to offend him (he's 28st and 7ft after all) reluctantly I said yeah.

Ok he said, you want to be mammy or daddy?

Um, daddy I said. (I thought if it was gonna turn into a sex game, I at least would be the man)

Great said bob. Get over here and suck mammys dick. :mad:

Vojera · 17-04-2014 08:58PM

I live in an apartment block in Dublin. There are three other apartments on my floor and I know who lives in each one. We're not friends, but we're friendly when we meet in the hall or the lift. None of us are any way noisy or anti-social so it's perfect.

biko · 17-04-2014 09:00PM

I am yes, we stop and chat and exchange pleasantries whenever we bump into each other. Nice bunch.

monflat · 17-04-2014 09:00PM

Yep
Its d husbands brother we live beside.

Too close sometimes.

Links234 · 17-04-2014 09:01PM

I get on really well with my neighbors, they're really friendly and for a chat all the time.

Only had a serious issue with one lad, but I won't get into it, 'cos on the whole I love where I live and have great neighbors. It was the complete opposite back at home with the family, 'cos the folks there would barely speak to us, and there was always one old cow across the road who gave us daggers.

WilyCoyote · 17-04-2014 09:03PM

biko wrote: »

I am yes, we stop and chat and exchange pleasantries whenever we bump into each other. Nice bunch.

Ditto.

Davarus Walrus · 17-04-2014 09:03PM

Buddy and Pal.

fleet_admiral · 17-04-2014 09:04PM

friendly yes, not 'very' friendly. shes in her 60's ffs

ABajaninCork · 17-04-2014 09:08PM

Yes, we're friendly with our neighbours. Brilliant bunch of neighbours. we've cat-sat for one, they dog-sit our boy. Next door send over their grandson's Christmas presents to be hidden in our house before Christmas. We keep an eye on each other's houses if we know one of them is away, and bring in each other's bins on collection day.

Stavros Murphy · 17-04-2014 09:20PM

We get on brilliantly these days. They haven't called the Gards on us in months.

Pumpkinseeds · 17-04-2014 09:22PM

Stavros Murphy wrote: »

We get on brilliantly these days. They haven't called the Gards on us in months.

C, is that you? It better be fecking quiet in that house this weekend, don't make me call the guards to you again at 6am:mad: I'm only kidding, but on the other hand if it was my anti-social neighbour it would be really ironic.

LETHAL LADY · 17-04-2014 09:29PM

Only have one neighbour I avoid like the plague. He's an anti-establishment protest fanatic whose children had to be taken into care due to his abuse and neglect. I often feel like roaring "**** off ya arsehole" at him but I'd reckon there is potential for a Hungerford type massacre brewing within his ****ed up head, so he is best kept away from for safety purposes.

Stavros Murphy · 17-04-2014 09:34PM

Pumpkinseeds wrote: »

C, is that you? It better be fecking quiet in that house this weekend, don't make me call the guards to you again at 6am:mad: I'm only kidding, but on the other hand if it was my anti-social neighbour it would be really ironic.

Happily, I don't actually have any neighbours, cos they'd hate us. We're loud.

Pumpkinseeds · 17-04-2014 09:39PM

I hate my neighbours. The ones either side of us are just horrible. The rest of the neighbours are very clichey and live in each others ears/gardens in fine weather. We say hello to other neighbours if we pass them, but that's as far as it goes.

We're the middle aged couple with no kids, so they probably think we're weird. We are weird, but not because we don't have kids:D

chuckyarelaw · 17-04-2014 09:41PM

I ate my neighbours.

Spring Onion · 17-04-2014 09:42PM

Getting too friendly with your neighbours ALWAYS ends in tears.

castletownman · 17-04-2014 10:15PM

No. Ever since former US President George Bush Senior moved in across the road, my son and I have been at loggerheads with him. Although he started it by slapping my son in the arse just because he couldn't take a joke.

corner of hells · 17-04-2014 10:26PM

One of my neighbours won the lotto , paid of his wife and fcuked off and abandoned the house .I see him around occasionally when's he,s drying out .The other one is a stuck up cnut whose partner left her for twenty two year old girl. I see him occasionally too , sound funny character.

Stheno · 17-04-2014 10:28PM

I live on a main road so have only one set of neighbours.

Never speak to them at all

Micky Dolenz · 17-04-2014 10:30PM

When I lived in Ireland I got on very well with my neighbours. We'd help each other out without imposing. Really decent people. I like them.

My neighbours now only contact me if there is a problem. more than likely I problem I am causing

qo2cj1dsne8y4k · 17-04-2014 10:36PM

Mostly, except for three. We are having all out war with them.

Are you on very friendly terms with neighbors?

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