BlueMoonRisin’
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This is my neighbour, Tubbs. I think she has the hots for me, I'll never leave: /
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How well do you know your neighbours/neighbourhood ?
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@idahoblues you are allowed to contribute to this thread, Moonshine Pete can still be classed as a neighbour. OK he is the only one within a day's drive but to you that's close
StrangewaysHereWeCome
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I have a cockney family next door. We share a ginnel but my house isn't attached. So there's the old gel, the old boy a son about 20 and I think a daughter who doesn't live there. The old gel is pleasant but talks too loud. My other neighbours on my semi detached are scruffs. A bloke I've seen once in the year I've been here who won't leave the house cos of covid and his Mrs who has green teeth, specs like Olive on the buses and talks nicely to her dogs when she let's them on to her overgrown garden to shit (never walks them) and reverts to screaming, laughing and swearing when shes back indoors. A fucking pair of cranks they are. Back to the cockneys, they have two dogs. One of which, a pomeranian that yaps all the time. I can't stand the noise. There's a horsey woman across the road who drives a transit van who is fit in that way a woman who cam look good in wellies and jodhpurs. There's a HMO opposite me.I keep hearing about loneliness and people not knowing their neighbour and I am confused - why don't /can't people speak to other people and build a relationship ?
I don't know any of their names although I've introduced myself. Tbh, I'm quite a shy person and am also intolerant, not rudely I don't think so in a way its good that my neighbours don't have much to do with me because I'd get bored really fast if they start talking shit to me
Me and jodhpurs have smiled at each other in acknowledgement but never really see her. If I'm honest I wouldn't know how to smalltalk with my neighbours so avoid doing it. Perhaps they're avoiding me because they've got me marked down as th miserable **** who lives by himself haha
Saddleworth2
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Am friendly enough with immediate neighbours. Maybe 50% of households within a couple of hundred yard. Friendly means that they know we would help if in trouble and vice versa. Absolutely no socialising though. Doesn’t help living in a dormitory town for Edinburgh. East coast Scots are a pretty reserved bunch. We once made friends with next door. Played squash with Mr and Mrs socialised. Turns out they were fruitcakeS. Once bitten twice shy.
ell
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They are bellends and we are moving to get away from them
I've lived where I do now for 29 years. The woman next door has lived there for 19 years. I know her name and have had the odd chat but she keeps herself to herself. Last time I spoke to her was a couple of years ago in Aldi. I had a load of shopping including 6x2 litres of water I wasn't looking forward to carrying the 15 minute walk home. I light heartedly asked if she was going straight home as it would be great to get a lift with my shopping but she told me she wasn't so I walked. She was in the store when I left and about five minutes after I got home she arrived home too. I thought fuck you you miserable woman and I'm afraid there'll be no favours from me for her if she needs one.
The older couple opposite me are great. They kept an eye on the house and put my bins out when I worked away, sadly the husband recently died.
The rest I say hello if I pass them and have the odd chat with one or two but know nothing about them really. The others I don't know from Adam. I think couples with kids know more neighbours as the kids all play with one another. I'll help anyone if I can and will always stop for a chat but not everyone is the same.
The older couple opposite me are great. They kept an eye on the house and put my bins out when I worked away, sadly the husband recently died.
The rest I say hello if I pass them and have the odd chat with one or two but know nothing about them really. The others I don't know from Adam. I think couples with kids know more neighbours as the kids all play with one another. I'll help anyone if I can and will always stop for a chat but not everyone is the same.
bluethrunthru
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If I'm honest I wouldn't know how to smalltalk with my neighbours so avoid doing it.
I feel sorry for you coz it comes to me naturally - I was once told I could chat up a lamp post lol. However if you try to talk to more people conversationally it may start to come to you
Were they from Dundee? :-)Am friendly enough with immediate neighbours. Maybe 50% of households within a couple of hundred yard. Friendly means that they know we would help if in trouble and vice versa. Absolutely no socialising though. Doesn’t help living in a dormitory town for Edinburgh. East coast Scots are a pretty reserved bunch. We once made friends with next door. Played squash with Mr and Mrs socialised. Turns out they were fruitcakeS. Once bitten twice shy.
BimboBob
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Am friendly enough with immediate neighbours. Maybe 50% of households within a couple of hundred yard. Friendly means that they know we would help if in trouble and vice versa. Absolutely no socialising though. Doesn’t help living in a dormitory town for Edinburgh. East coast Scots are a pretty reserved bunch. We once made friends with next door. Played squash with Mr and Mrs socialised. Turns out they were fruitcakeS. Once bitten twice shy.
My cousin lives in N Berwick and knows loads of people. Helps he's right on the beach but every time we go there there appears to be a good social scene going on.
bluethrunthru
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My cousin lives in N Berwick and knows loads of people. Helps he's right on the beach but every time we go there there appears to be a good social scene going on.
lovely part of the world