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Visiting the neighbours

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  • hazyjo
    hazyjo Posts: 15,475 Forumite
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    No I don't, and if "I even bothered to call the ambulance when my neighbour fell and hurt herself!" is something bragworthy down there then I'm very glad I don't! :eek:


    'Bragworthy'? Not exactly what I was trying to convey *rolls eyes*.


    Just implying it's nice to be able to have neighbours who know you, who might be in during the day, who maybe have a key, etc. The random stranger didn't seem to hang around or ring for an ambulance, they found a neighbour to deal with her. Maybe you're right and that is London for you.


    Didn't know any neighbours in my last street other than an occasional 'hello' to next door. Nobody the other side really.


    I think the ages of people makes a difference too actually. Older people tend to be far more neighbourly from my experience.
    2024 wins: *must start comping again!*
  • ReadingTim
    ReadingTim Posts: 4,081 Forumite
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    I always think a useful test would be to think of how you'd react if the boot was on the other foot: what you'd do if a random stranger knocked on your door, perhaps whilst you were in the middle of something else, with a story about thinking of buying somewhere along the road, and what was the place like?

    Perhaps some who was a little louder, brasher, or spoke a little more commonly than the sort of person you'd usually associate with, or the sort of person who 'usually lives round here'....

    Besides, as the proverb says, good fences make good neighbours...
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