Comments on: Who are our new neighbours?

By: Ben

Ben — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 02:56:50 +0000

I am horrible but I try not to know my neighbors. I think it’s best that way.

By: Iris

Iris — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 14:11:54 +0000

12 parties live in this house and apart from the landlords we know no one.
When we go on holiday we park our cars at my friend´s place and she keeps an eye on them. This friend is also my boss at work…

When I was a kid I had friends from Kindergarten, not from in the street. But I suppose in villages neighbours still know each other quite well over here.
Actually a sad thing. People move in or out, you sometimes hear them but you just don´t know them…
.-= Iris´s last blog ..Wishful Thinking =-.

By: John Finkelde

John Finkelde — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 05:43:53 +0000

Sorry to comment again Rodney but I tip I heard is something I’ve utilised more than once

When going on away on holidays or business ask your neighbours to just keep an eye on your place

It simply gets you talking & makes you more dependent on your neighbours which fosters good relationships – it’s worked for me in getting to know my neighbours
.-= John Finkelde´s last blog ..What I never watch on TV =-.

By: John Finkelde

John Finkelde — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 05:41:14 +0000

When I was a kid growing in Perth up many decades ago I would often go into neighbours homes but only if my friends lived there.

But my parents rarely, if ever, did so.

So I wonder if the neighbour drop in thing was not as prevalent even in the 1950′s & 60′s.

Maybe it was bigger before cars covered the streets

This year my wife & I ran a christmas bbq for the 6 townhouses on our block – everyone loved it – it got us interacting even more & will become an annual tradition.

Maybe we need more street christmas parties
.-= John Finkelde ´s last blog ..What I never watch on TV =-.