Do you wave at the next door neighbors that you really do not know?

[Feralpeg]

Me too Feralpeg. I always try to at least smile at someone in passing, I often say hello, and I like to chat with complete strangers while waiting in line.

I always wave to my neighbors, I deliver them a small gift at Christmas (the ones directly in my cul-de-sac) and if I'm walking in the neighborhood and see a neighbor out in their yard, I make a point to offer a friendly greeting and a kind compliment about their yard/home.

It's nice to be friendly, and maybe I'm positive and a little naive, but I can't help but wonder if the world would be a better place if more people were friendlier.

By the way, Feralpeg...I'm not at all surprised to see your POV...Your posts always seem so nice and kind as well and I've read many times about your wonderful gift baskets.

Thank you! The way I see it, I set the example. If I want people to be friendly to me, I will make the first gesture.

 

[Feralpeg]

Do you usually get positive feedback? My kids are always amazed that I talk to "strangers". They always say "who was that"

I think I could count on one hand the number of negative responses I've received. Maybe I'm lucky. I live in a friendly neighborhood and most people visit WDW are in the mood to be open and friendly.

By the way. Hello from a former Missourian!

 

[ilovepcot]

Great friendships often begin with no more than a wave and a smile.

 

[paigevz]

A wave is a nonverbal hello. Usually no hidden meaning there.........they feel connected to you simply because you are neighbors. I was always under the impression that to be polite one always responds to a hello..................so, yes, I'd wave.

 

[Jeanny]

I wave at a man who sits out in front of his house on my way home after work. I wave at a young boy sitting in his wheelchair in front of his house further down the road too!
I've never met them, but I see them out there a few times a week, just people watching, so I give them a little Just being friendly.

My neighbor waves to us when she's pulling out of the driveway. She's lived here since February, doesn't socialize with any of us, just an occassional wave

 

[DisneyPhD]

Great friendships often begin with no more than a wave and a smile.

So true.

I wave and say hello to everyone. My street is a short one, I know most families, but we have different levels of friendliness. Some of it stems from relationships long before I moved in (most have been here 30 years and their kids grew up together and are now young adults.) Some of the neighbors I know well don't get along to great with some of the people I don't know too much, but I am still friendly with.

Still why wouldn't you bother to wave and be friendly. How could you hope to make any friends any other way?? I noticed a few people didn't say Hi to us until we started taking the time to great them.

Dh and I take a bike ride every night around our neighborhood. We smile and great every person we see. I can't imagine doing anything else.

 

[luvmarypoppins]

Our neighborhood has changed so much. Just saw that the house on the corner is for sale. Our next door neighbor used to be called the "mayor" of the street. He always had a yearly picnic and invited almost everyone on the street. Now since he died his son is known as the "terror" of the street, yes you know my oprhan neighbor threads, dog poop, fireworks, cops, drugs, fire marshall etc. Oh joy. Our other next door neighbor is quiet. Some houses are rented. My ds play with 2 of the familys kids. Mostly everyone keeps to themselves around here. One lady works in a pharmacy and I talk to her when I pick up ds meds. I really dont care too much since we hope to move to texas in the next 5 years.

 

[Chilehead Too]

Great friendships often begin with no more than a wave and a smile.

Truer words were never spoken.

We are on a street that is pretty tight knit for the most part. I would not hesitate to call any of my neighbors if I needed them. I am happy to know, too, that my neighbors can depend on me.

 

[mickeysgal]

I think this world needs more wavers and more smilers.

I totally agree. When we lived in the north, people will drive right past you and not even look at you. Now that we're in the south, I love the custom of waving. It lends a more friendlier feeling to the town and neighborhood. We can pass each other up on a 45 mph road and they'll still wave down here in the south. Love it!

What does it hurt? Nothing. Smile and wave. You may very well end up meeting a neighbor that you would have normally not met.

 

[ceiligh1]

I moved from a street where no one waved at each other. You would see the terrified look of a deer in the headlights on one if you met in the street. No one talked.

We moved from that into this neighborhood that waves at each other. There is a firepit in the middle of the street every saturday and one neighbor maintains a map of the street with names, contact info and ages of children and which house is whose. It is to the point that many of the familys spend the weekends together camping ect.

I must say that I found it odd at first but I enjoy it now. Everyone helps out everyone else and there is always someone around to entertain the kid if you have a hard day. People will even come home early from vacation to celebrate one of the kids riding their bike for the first time. We are really glad we moved here.

Just keep trying and you might find there are some good people on your street.

 

[DisneyJen0504]

Yes, I wave to all my neighbors even though our relationship doesn't extend beyond friendly neighborly chit-chat on the few occasions that I do see them outside.

Same here!

 

[Dakota_Lynn]

I know all my neighbors

Me too. I like it that way!