You're new to the neighborhood, so how did your neighbors treat you?

Question

How will you want to be treated? Called? Invited over? Ignored?Left alone?Strangers?Friends?

Answer 1

when moving to a new neighborhood i think it is polite to introduce yourself around. maybe wait to approach the neighbors until they are outside and you see them. i don't think it is necessary to ring the door bell and announce yourself in such a way unless you are bringing cookies or another homemade treat then by all means. i think the golden rule applies here... treat them how you would like to be treated.

Answer 2

It varies by neighborhood and then by individual. I know next to nothing about any of my neighbors, but my partner knows details.

Getting to know your neighbors can both ways - they may be great new friends, or you may feel you can't get far enough away from them. It's a chance to be taken though, and getting to know your neighbors, if nothing else, can be very practical for occasions when you find yourself in crisis and can use a helping hand you know and trust.

Personally, I'd want to be sure I stopped short of "obligatory small talk" when getting to know my neighbors - where you feel you must stop and spend some time chatting every time you happen to see them. Sometimes you're just not in the mood. I admire my folks and their neighbors. Some are genuine friends, others are acquaintances, but they all offer their assistance in time of need, yet they don't all stop and chat with one another just because they happen to be passing. All those obligatory pleasantries could drive a person to drink.

Answer 3

We were mostly ignored. In this day and age, sadly to say, people just don't want to get involved. When I was growing up, a new member in the neighborhood was welcomed by another neighbor with a cake or casserole. Today, we are all so busy with our own lives that we don't have time to be bothered. I'm not speaking about myself specifically just generally. If you were ignored, don't worry about it. Be friendly and speak. I have noticed, and this is really sad, that neighbors tend to come together in a bad situation. Hope you don't have to wait that long.

Answer 4

I moved to my neighborhood 3 years ago, and I still have not talked to any of the neighbors. I see them, and they wave as I go by, but they do not come over. I just assume that they work long hours like I do to afford a nice home and don't want to chit-chat at the end of the day.

Answer 5

When we get new neighbors I bake a cake and my husband and I go over and greet them. I would like the same sort of treatment if I moved to a new neighborhood. You should get to know your neighbors.

Answer 6

My neighbors were great. In my last home the nearest neighbors were more than a quarter mile away, so I didn't really know what to expect moving in to an actual neighborhood with actual people. Two sets of neighbors stopped by to introduce themselves with food (one with a whole ham dinner- I kid you not!, and the other with a giant loaf of really, really good banana bread). Others stopped by gradually to say hi, usually when they saw us out working in the yard. Nobody was pushy, but they all offered us their names and numbers in case we needed anything. It was a really awesome welcome.

Answer 7

We have moved a lot and every time its the same thing. Neighbors stand there and stare at you while you unload the U-Haul.. I say either come over and help or go inside and stop staring at us..

Answer 8

When I moved in, everyone ignored me. Iprefer to be ignored and known as "that weird lady with the dirt drive" (only one on the street without pavement.) But that is just me- I am antisocial.

Answer 9

they brought me Tamales and helped me move in.
they entertained our children for days while we unpacked.
we were treated like old friends coming home and we have never met these people before.

Answer 10

Mine just introduced themselves that was about it but the kids ( i was one at the time) showed me around the park and the shops.