Social Do you have any emphaty for your neighbours?

We are considerate. I live in the burbs so it mainly concerns parties and music. I turn the music off at 11pm when we have back yard BBQs or parties. My neighbor on one side waits until 8am to do yard work, I am ok with it. The neighbor behind me was a problem. We are a quiet neighborhood. This old black lady hit the lottery and bought the home. She was a sweetheart, but her Grandkids acted like 2 Pac with a hit record. Huge pool parties, weed constantly, garbage on the lawn. A few years ago, they had a huge 4th of July party, and someone was shot and killed. That was it for them. She sold the house and moved to Florida. Her gangsta kids and grandkids went back to the hood. I felt bad for the woman, as she just wanted a better life for her family. But the change of scenery didn't change who the kids were and associated with.

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I had a crackhead neighbor who I used to hear beating his kids and his girlfriend. Fuck apartments.

Thank god I live in a house now. My whole block is pretty friendly and we're all helpful to each other.
 
Sure: where I live, we've put little gates between our gardens and our kids roam free and play together and come eat their dinner at whatever house they find themselves to be in. My neighbours on the southern and western sides of the house are practically extended family.
 
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I don't get involved with my neighbors. We give a polite nod when see each other but when I'm at home I don't want to have to be involved with other people.
 
Interesting that so many people don't even speak to their neighbors... wonder if that's a Midwest/East Coast thing (at least for those living in the US).

Granted there's a few odd balls in my neighborhood that most people don't talk to but otherwise everyone is pretty tight in my loop.

The neighbors next to me have us over for dinner, watch our dog, we watch their girls sometimes. We even met up with them in Japan in March (the wife is from Osaka).

Our other neighbors next to us.. we've gone to car shows with them and even gone to SDSU basketball games with them. People in my neighborhood throw parties and invite everyone. My wife gets high with the woman that live a few houses down from us every so often. Another neighbor brings her dog over to run with our dog and chills at our place for bit from time to time, and she lets us use her pool whenever we want.

But then again, around here people are always outside and see each other.
 
Holding back from flushing the toilet or showering because it's late and you're worried about noise isn't empathy, it's insanity on your part or catering to an insane neighbor.
 
of course, then again I understand basic human decency, and not being selfish are foreign concepts to some.
 
My bungalow is detached from my neighbors houses and separated by fence so we can barely hear each other and I live in CA people dont care if I light up weed here. My neighbors are the only people that throw parties late but usually only until 11 pm. If I throw a party it will be like watching football at 1 pm done by 5pm so no one really gets disturbed. Im not really annoyed with my neighbors noise because I use headphones or ear buds for tv,tablet or smartphone.
 
TeTe said:
Interesting that so many people don't even speak to their neighbors... wonder if that's a Midwest/East Coast thing (at least for those living in the US).

Granted there's a few odd balls in my neighborhood that most people don't talk to but otherwise everyone is pretty tight in my loop.

The neighbors next to me have us over for dinner, watch our dog, we watch their girls sometimes. We even met up with them in Japan in March (the wife is from Osaka).

Our other neighbors next to us.. we've gone to car shows with them and even gone to SDSU basketball games with them. People in my neighborhood throw parties and invite everyone. My wife gets high with the woman that live a few houses down from us every so often. Another neighbor brings her dog over to run with our dog and chills at our place for bit from time to time, and she lets us use her pool whenever we want.

But then again, around here people are always outside and see each other.
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So you want to say you live in beverly hills ? :)
 
A bad neighbor can really fuck your day to day life up. I tell people when looking for a home to buy, always look at the surrounding houses. Things to look out for: Landscaping, cleanliness, number of cars in driveway, motorcycles etc. If you like quiet, there are certain cultures to look out for. There is a saying/joke in NY about all the parades we have celebrating different cultures. "X culture doesn't need a parade; they party and dance all day every day".
 
The properties in my neighborhood are 2-4 acres each. There was a party 4 houses down last weekend that had 2 live bands and an estimated 1000 people. Once they turned the loudspeaker off at 10-11. we could barely hear them and we were outside ourselves.

I can't imagine much we actually would do that would bother our neighbors much.
 
My neighbour was banging on my front door at 2.30am this morning.
I tried to ignore it at first but he kept knocking louder and louder, and harder. Normally I would go straight out there and starch him but I showed him a little empathy this time.
Luckily for him, I was already awake practicing the bagpipes.
 
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