Do you socialize with you neighbors?

[pirateofthecarolinas]

Yes, we socialize a lot with our neighbors. We live on a circle and people are out walking a lot. They stop whenever we are in the yard. We have circle socials or ice cream parties.

We live on a golf course so we see people from all over our neighborhood when they play through. My children have made lots of friends at the pool and tennis courts. It's like having playdates but not having to clean up your house!

What we like best is that our neighbors are all different ages. We're not a cookie cutter type of neighborhood.

Lori

 

[lightningcoach]

I am finding everyone's postings very interesting. I am a little gun shy socializing with neighbors. Where we used to live we were friendly with our neighbors but they would always hold wild parties where people would get sloshing drunk and tell very off-colored jokes. They all had young children which made it even more uncomfortable.

Now we live in a neighborhood that has more elderly in it and we do help them with their houses. Then a new couple moved in and soon they had the party house. All the other neighbors that drinked silently in their house started going there. That couple soon crashed and burned and now the neighborhood is quiet again. Our really good friends tried to get us to buy a house on their street, but everyone needs their own space and that would have been too close. We would have never been able to seperate our children and get them to sleep on their own rooms.

 

[powellrj]

we really don't have anything in common with any of our neighbors. Our kids play together and we will speak and wave, but thats about it. We in an older neighborhood on fairly busy street so its not easy just to go out and talk to people.

 

[nana2tots]

Are u kidding, my neighbors are CRAZY, my dh and i sit on deck and talk about how we must be the only couple in our neighbor w/ any good sense!!!!!!!nana2tots

 

[Micca]

We have nice neighbors but we don't socialize with them. When there were lots of little kids on the block, we used to have block parties, but when the kids grew up (and some moved away) the socializing thing kinda fell apart.

 

[Poohbear123]

No, only when the Cops are searching for a Felon, or if an accident occurs on the 4 way stop a block north of me, which is once a month. I do know my Next door neighbors, and the neighbor across the street if I saw them in my store.

 

[Kitty 34]

My parents live to my left, my sister lives to my right, my brother lives two doors down and my other brother lives three doors down so yes, I hang with the neighbors.......I almost have to!!!

 

[Poohbear123]

Thats cool!

 

[Amberle3]

I'm sad to say I've lived in this house for almost 10 years and I don't even really know my neighbours nevermind socialize with them.

The only ones I "know" are the elderly couple beside us (very annoying) who were were at least on greeting terms with until a few years ago when they decided that rather than paint the fence between our houses they'd replace it, and we'd have to pay half. We had no say in the design or details of the fence, which is way too high for my liking (although it does block the out nicely) and has shoddy construction. Our *half* of the fence was almost $2000! We were not impressed. I don't know if more than a few dozen words have been exchanged between us since.

The folks in the house directly across from us are into racing various types of vehicles. The son has been known to ride his snowmobile down the street (illegal here) and one year after a snowstorm I saw him come within inches of hitting some kids that were playing by a snowbank. We've also had him drive the thing across our lawn.

Other than that, I don't know anything about any of our neighbours. Smile and nod when walking, and that's about it.

I remember as a kid that we'd socialize with the neighbours a lot. I remember those days fondly and am sometimes tempted to stop and talk with those I come across when out walking.

 

[sammi]

When I saw the title of this thread I started to laugh as we've got the neighbours from %&#$ and we've had to have the police intervene these past 2 weeks (long story) so we've decided (after spending a fortune renovating our house (15 months ago) that within the next year we'll be listing our house for sale and moving.

TIP: Never live in a semi-detached house with twits for neighbours!

 

[olena]

No. They don't socialize with us either. Oh well.

 

[aprilgail2]

We have great neighbors....most nights we are all outside talking and the kids playing until 10 or so and we have our annual block party the last Sat. of July every year. My neighbors on one side have been in every day since my daughter was born to see her...when the husband comes home from work he doesn't even go into his house, he comes right over to see my daughter and has done it every day since she was born (both their boys are in their 20's and they stop in a few times a week to see her too) the neighbors on the other side moved here in August 2 years ago and that Christmas they came over with Christmas gifts for my daughter! The older couple across the street we are very friendly with..they also come over every single holiday with gift for my daughter....she is the youngest kid on the block and everyone spoils her! We really do have a great block.

 

[Sheree Bobbins]

I was really friendly with the neighbours a few years ago when I had to supervise my young son. But, I tell you, I got burned by that contact and refused to associate with a couple of them again. It's too bad life can't be a big party where everyone gets along!

 

[Dan Murphy]

We have good neighbors. We have been here for 33 years, some have come and gone, most have been very nice. We try to socialize in a friendly way, not a daily way.

 

[nuts4sn00py]

Just came home from dinner with my neighbors across the street. Took me seven years to become so friendly with our neighbors, but it has been worth it. There are nights quite a few of us will hang out on our "stoop". All our kids are different ages, but I've found since we've all become friendly that the older kids will now watch out for the younger ones. Brooklyn is known for "stoop sitters". Our block party is next week & I am especially looking foward to it this year, as so many of us now know each other better. We also don't just "barge" in when we see each other outside as we all know how important our "privacy" is to each other! Great topic! Kathy