I read a newspaper article today which states that half of Britons do not know who their neighbours are.
Is it a similar situation worldwide?
2006-08-24 13:06:43 · 75 answers · asked by Jean M 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
Nope. He told me his name once... but i didn't care to remember it. :p
2006-08-24 13:16:25 · answer #1 · answered by jim_619_858 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
For a long time, we were the only ones in our fourplex. Then came Natalie and her dog; Brian, Jeannie and THEIR dog, now Sophia and Allen, no dog. I make a point of getting to know my neighbors, so I can know when somethin's goin' on that's not quite right.
Our neighborhood is an eclectic mix of students, musicians, artists, a few conservatives, various fringe elements. Kinda bohemian, actually. We have a quarterly neighborhood newsletter and the odd block party. Buisnesses in the area include second hand shops, art galleries, tattoo parlors, a couple of coffee houses, a fetish boutique, and both Islamic and Buddhist community centers. Like I said, a mix.
I think whether you know your neighbors or not is sort of a geographical thing here in the States. In small towns, rural areas or the south, people are more likely to know their immediate neighbors.
2006-08-24 13:30:35 · answer #2 · answered by Gaki 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I came to the UK about twenty years ago and have lived at three different addresses. I have always known who my next door neighbours (on either side of my house) by name. I was invited to one of the neigbhours of my first address whenever they have a big celebration party (for example, when they celebrated joining the Labour Party for 25 years --- the Labour Party was a different party then!) I got to know them better and better over the years and have remained friends after I moved away. In fact they are a bit like members of my extended family to me now. I didn't get to know the neighbours of my second house very well as they were quiet and private and I was too busy bringing up a young family. I moved to the third address without ever becoming close friends with them but I bumped into one couple from time to time as I still lived in the same neighbour. A few years later, the wife died and months later I invited the husband for a meal at my house and for a day out with my family. I believe we have become friends although we are too busy to meet up regularly. I know the neighbours on either side of my current address and I also know the two couples living opposite to me. I do not ask them over for a cup of tea but I know if I need help with anything (like a blown fuse or to borrow a tool), I can be sure to get it from one of these four families. There are a couple who live a bit further up the road. I tried to be friendly with them at first but they have always ignored me as I was transparent. I have come to accept that some Brits do not want to have anything to do with people of ethnic minorities and that's fine. If they ignore me, I'll just do the same. Most people will come to accept us, when they find out that we are much better neighbours than some of their fellow Brits.
2006-08-24 16:37:04 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
The newpaper you read is correct. My neighbour at home in Ireland, I know his name and all the neighbours around ( I've been home off and on for the past two years), - where we are at present in England UK I know only my immediate neighbours name. Isn't that sad. I got to know more neighbours in Ireland within a few weeks than I ever did in England in the village we lived for 11 years
2006-08-27 17:08:28 · answer #4 · answered by Curious39 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes I know the names of my neighbours next door and for the rest of the rd which only has 10 houses in
2006-08-24 13:22:53 · answer #5 · answered by paul s 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
no I don't actually , but I did now my neighbours name before I moved places, think its got a lot to do if you live in a big city or in a small village where people are more likely to talk to you and take the time for each other, city life is more often faster there is hardly time to socialise, every body seems so busy all the time ..
2006-08-30 22:41:33 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, because sometimes I burp really loud and forget that my windows were open, or I yell profanities and my husband and also forget that the windows were open. It would just be way too embarassing to carry on forced conversations with these people after I have seen them walking around in there nasty old underwear, etc in the early am. It's just best that I ignore them and they ignore me. The days of borrowing a cup of sugar are over.
2006-09-01 07:15:21 · answer #7 · answered by Exey 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I live in Nova Scotia, Canada. We know the name of the people across the street and one of our neighbours because we bought the house from them. But, I'd say we live in a pretty nice neighbourhood as people who move out buy the house next door...
2006-09-01 01:11:35 · answer #8 · answered by KeM 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I know my neighbours name next door both sides and then the house next to one of them as well as 3 over the road and one around the corner. I also know the names of my grandparents neighbours and my aunts. I dont think the paper is that accurate. Do you know yours
2006-08-24 13:20:30 · answer #9 · answered by thtsgr8 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I won't live anywhere unless I meet the neighbours first.
I do know the name of my neighbours.
But just the same it isn't like it used to be.
2006-08-31 05:22:17 · answer #10 · answered by kantianswer 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I know both my immediate neighbours names, and the families, both sides and several across road and up the road...but do not know the whole street..wish that I had the time to find out!!! However, I do know the nicknames of several street residents that one neighbour has given them.....:0
2006-08-24 13:29:51 · answer #11 · answered by TINA S 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋