Do you compete with your neighbor?

@adoremay (2065)
Philippines
May 17, 2008 9:03am CST
Is it a habit that when a neighbor buys something new, y0u would also? Do you send your kid to a piano lesson because your neighbor's kid also takes the lesson. Do you conduct a gathering because your neighbor did some preparation also? Do you? Or does your neighbor compete with you? Or you are living in a healthy neighborhood?
4 responses
@jonesy123 (3948)
• United States
18 May 08
We don't believe in oneupmanchip, lol. And usually there is not problem of that in this neighborhood either. Although it's kind of interesting that after one neighbor had a new roof, three others needed a new one, too. We DO need one as we have so many shingles missing on the windside that we fear it'll eventually rain in, lol. But we only rent our house and the landlord won't do anything about it until it, well, rains in. Anyhow, only the first neighbor needed a new roof and contemplated a sort of metal roof that has become popular in recent years. They opted against it because it wouldn't look right on the house and is way more expensive. Promptly two got the metal roof.
@adoremay (2065)
• Philippines
19 May 08
Maybe the place needs to be uniform, thats all... hehehe
@cjgrooms (4456)
• United States
18 May 08
I let my neighbors do what is right for them and we do what is right for our family. In the end this is really the best way for all involved.
@adoremay (2065)
• Philippines
19 May 08
A healthy neighborhod, it is peaceful place to live with.
@romelyn (19)
• Philippines
17 May 08
As human as we are, we cannot help but sometimes we envy our neighbors of what they have and what they do. But me, I don't compete with my neighbors. Not ever. Its just a waste of time and money to compete with them and it wiil give a lot of trouble and heartaches. Why compete if you know that you can go nowhere with it? If my neighbor has this particular thing and I don't and I don't have money for such, why bother? Why make it a big deal? Its nonsense.
@adoremay (2065)
• Philippines
17 May 08
Yes. Why make it a big deal. It is good to be contented rather than be so envious.
17 May 08
Sometime I will do thhat because something my nerghbor have done make me so anger that I will compete with him or her!Just something this ! But I think there are also my wrong! I will aplize after the quarral! Sometime we should to learn to stand!Only in this way , We can have a more life !