Foreign people on estate use my shared garden as communal area

Demented

AdrianC wrote: »

Would it be any different if the tenant was a native English speaker, and similarly refused to listen?

Yes it would. One can't understand, the other refuses to listen.

The country that the people are from is sometimes quite important, as it may be a cultural trait for them to gather and share space in this way.

This type of behavior might be perfectly normal to them and if you don't understand that then the conflict is going to be very hard to resolve.

OP, my suggestion would be to first try and engage them. when they are outside go and attempt to talk to them, introduce yourself and 'mingle' have a bear etc.:beer:
You may find that they are unaware of the issues you have with there behavior and may be open to a more civil compromise?

You can try other things like providing a bin for Dog mess with a scoop and asking that they use it, arrange for a BBQ one weekend etc.

AdrianC

Demented wrote: »

Yes it would. One can't understand, the other refuses to listen.

Except that the person in question, apparently, understood perfectly well earlier. In other words, it's just a handy excuse not to listen - and their origins are irrelevant.

Gordon_Hose

Demented wrote: »

OP, my suggestion would be to first try and engage them. when they are outside go and attempt to talk to them, introduce yourself and 'mingle' have a bear etc.:beer:

Can't beat a nice cold bear :rotfl:

Bluebirdman_of_Alcathays

Gordon_Hose wrote: »

Can't beat a nice cold bear :rotfl:

http://www.pri.org/stories/2014-02-28/polar-bears-google-street-view

AdrianC

Gordon_Hose wrote: »

Can't beat a nice cold bear :rotfl:

And here IS that nice cold bear, rolling on the floor laughing...

Heliflyguy

When I retire it will be to a country far less tolerant than the UK but that aside I will be making every effort to make sure that whatever my cultural upbringing is that I will be following what is culturally acceptable as a guest in that country.

Quite why people think the OP should bend over backwards to accommodate this behaviour is beyond me, still that's what has become of the UK sadly.

On another note in that country if your dog starts to annoy people it will end up dead.

AdrianC

Heliflyguy wrote: »

Quite why people think the OP should bend over backwards to accommodate this behaviour is beyond me

I don't think anybody's said that. It seems to me that everybody has said that the problem is not the nationality of the perpetrators, but their actions.

pinkshoes

As they're claiming not to speak English, you need to contact the landlord IN WRITING, then get him/her to deal with it.

I would mention that this tenant seems to have made multiple copies of keys, so could the locks be changed, and if dogs are not allowed on the tenancy, to ban dogs from the garden, or at the very least, tell the tenant that it needs to be cleaned up.

verulamium

Can't speak English? Sounds like some of the local WASP chavs over here.

Heliflyguy

AdrianC wrote: »

I don't think anybody's said that.

Try post #22 "Provide a bin and scoop etc" and I didnt mention nationality so dont attempt to flame my post as racial but I do believe that its not for the OP to fit in.