How do you deal with 'curtain twitchers'

yvonne13_2

I love my nosey neighbour she is always in my business. She often knocks on and asks me if I have any gossip for her, tee hee

yvonne13_2

Pawlus wrote: »

I have the opposite problem. I have just moved to a new house and without fail everytime my neighbour walks passed (several times a day walking his dog) he peers in, not just a slight glance but almost tripping over himself to have a good ork!.. my window is only about 3 feet from the footpath... At first I wasn't particularly bothered but it is begining to get to me..

I don't want to fall out but does anyone else think this is rude? or should I try to ignore him?...or god forbid do like my Mum did and get net curtains...

:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

CH27

Pawlus wrote: »

I have the opposite problem. I have just moved to a new house and without fail everytime my neighbour walks passed (several times a day walking his dog) he peers in, not just a slight glance but almost tripping over himself to have a good ork!.. my window is only about 3 feet from the footpath... At first I wasn't particularly bothered but it is begining to get to me..

I don't want to fall out but does anyone else think this is rude? or should I try to ignore him?...or god forbid do like my Mum did and get net curtains...

Wave to him:D or get some blinds fitted.

dontone

I'd just ignore it, but if they approach you, just be polite and don't give too much away. Like someone has already said, they may have too much time on their hands.
But, be thankful you don't live near my Auntie. She's so nosey, she could eat corn on the cob through a Venetian blind, and she seems to know everybodies business before the actual person she's on about does.:eek:

split_second

my neighbour is the same, luckily he has 5 dogs, 3 of which are alsations, there were people breaking into the outhouses trying to steal garden equipment etc, mine was safest one for miles

pinkmami

As Ginger Poodle said up ^^^^^^^^.

But I'd also make up some stories for them jusrt to wind them up.........give them something to twitch their curtains!!

paddy's_mum

BugglyB wrote: »

they were telling me all sorts about other people

Be warned

Alikay

We had incredibly nosy neighbours in our last house, and they weren't old - just wanted to know everything about everybody. I did get rather miffed when they took a bag of papers etc we'd left out for the recycling lorry. I saw her putting out our very distinctive carrier bag one week, had a quick check and sure enough, they'd swiped our old papers, mags and junk mail to rifle through from the week before and were now sending it on it's rightful way! Started shredding a lot more after that, though DH had an evil plan to get hold of some real harcore !!!!!! and pop that out with the bins for a laugh (they were devout born-again Christians):D

hollydays

Strongly suspect by the comment " leaves their curtains closed till really late" that you should wave but always be in a rush,dont hang round to chat,or else it will become a habit of them rushing out to tell you who they dont like and why.

I had an elderly neighbour like this-she used to get number 42 to help her then slag them off to number 45,then get number 45 to help her ,then slag them off to 42 etc etc.
She told me i should cut down the climbing plants on my wall they were letting the insects get in my house,she meant it was obstructing her view to nose at other peoples comings and goings.:D

jackieb

When we moved in the woman across the road came over to introduce herself. My husband was cutting down a tree and she asked, is this your son?' I almost choked, it's not like he's my toyboy, he's a few years older than me! :rotfl: I said, no, we're married. She then kept repeating, 'i'm 86 you know'. Our back door is at the side of the house and one day it opened and you should've seen the speed my son put his foot on the door to stop it opening any further! My husband was sitting there on the floor, in his underpants, shaving his head into a carrier bag - what a sight! She asked if i'd seen Michelle. I've never heard of a Michelle. She never even knocked. Now I keep my door locked!