Do you like your neighbors?

Philippines
August 2, 2010 8:06pm CST
We just transfer to our new house last year and I was so blessed that I have a very friendly and helpful neighbors. They give me a warm welcome and they always greet me with smiles on their faces. And they are most willing if i will leave them one year son when I go to buy something from the grocery or go elsewhere. How about you, do you like your neighbors? what do u like about them?
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@lkbooi (16070)
• Malaysia
8 Aug 10
Hi czanwell, I like to have friendly and hospitable neighbors better than to live in the only house in a remote area. I still remember once during my childhood my dad was posted to an underdeveloped place. We had to live in a big house located quite far away from the neighbor houses in between the houses there were big trees as well as wild bushes. I dared not to walk alone on the road to explore the environment around unless to have my elder brother to accompany along. I disliked the lonely childhood life for a couple of years spending there without any neighbor kids to be my playmates. I was fortunate that we shifted to a housing area then, where there I had met many neighbor kids. I enjoyed my daily life there after school with so many playmates in all kind of interesting activities. After my marriage I live together with my husband's simple family. Here we have many enthusiastic, helpful and friendly neighbor. We help one another when we need assistance. We share the harvest acquired from our respective vegetable gardens. We do enjoy having our chit-chat whenever we see each other near the fence or on the way heading to the morning market or home. The lady neighbor lives in the opposite house had just borrowed the scale from us a while ago. Happy posting
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@lkbooi (16070)
• Malaysia
9 Aug 10
I'm really glad to learn that your son has met friends who are also his classmates. What a great pleasure for a kid to have his playmates in his same age when moving to a new environment Yeah, I could imagine how happy your son is playing with friends. This is a healthy way for a kid to grow up Human are gregarious people generally and would feel happy to have friends and companions to interact with in daily life. Without friend we would feel lonely for sure. Have a nice day
• Philippines
8 Aug 10
Well you know, you have experienced the same as my sons. Now that we already transferred to a subdivision, they are very happy to have met friends that also become their classmate. I never seen them as happy as this before enjoying playing outside.
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@06MLam (620)
3 Aug 10
My neighbours are generally quite nice to me as well as the others. They sometimes share food with us if there is some big events in their family like wedding, having a new-born child. I think having a good relationship with our neighbours is very important as we live close to each other and it is always better to have more friends than enermies especially when we almost meet one another every day!
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• Philippines
7 Aug 10
Yap that's true. My neighbors become my friends and I test their concern during the saddest time when a strong typhoon passed and hit Philippines year 2009. Our subdivision was flooded. I had a baby that time and they bring us food and help us to bring up all our important things on the 2nd floor. In times of trouble i can really count on them.
@simonelee (2715)
• China
17 Aug 10
haha this one is a nice topic. My answer is NO! When we moved here i feel uncomfortable. The community we had before and now is so different! The surrounding is to noisy, public vehicle passing by in front of our house, neighbors are keep shouting even the one they are talking is in front of him/her. They keep asking favors like using our washing machine with our own water and electricity, borrowing personal belongings and other stuff that can be use, they also asking for food every meal.HUh! I really hate this community. Due to this environment i was diagnosed with hyperacusi(my ears become sensitive to sounds) and it depressed me. Have to use ear plugs to control the sound. I missed our old place, the elite neighbors.
• Philippines
17 Aug 10
Oh that is so sad to hear. Do your family want to transfer to a new home instead. Me myself cannot bear that kind of situation you are in. I really wish that you can get out of that place as soon as you can. It's not a good environment and your neighbors took advantage of your family's resources.
@JamesKYTan (1605)
• Malaysia
3 Aug 10
Oh yes, my neighbors are caring and friendly too On my right side neighbor, she is very helpful! Last time when my wife was suddenly in pain, she is the one who called the ambulance and get her in time for surgery. My left side neighbor is a doctor. There is one occasion when late at night , my son was sick I will get him to check. He is very caring too. I felt so blessed to have such wonderful people as neighbors.
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• Philippines
3 Aug 10
It is one of God's given gift to us having a nice neighbor that we can really depend on in times of needs. Thanks to our good neighbors...we have peace of mind.
@bettydeng5 (1822)
• China
6 Aug 10
I like my neighbors, they are more than forty years old, I called the woman "aunt".She is very kind of me, when I pregnant, I felt very tired, and didn't want to cook, she often cooked and send the food to me. I never forgot her kindness. One year of before, she and her husband left home to go to their son's place, it's very far away from my home, it's a long time that I didn't see her, hope she lived a happy life. Best wishes to her.
• Philippines
8 Aug 10
Oh really? That's really nice to hear. I'm sure you also misses her company and her cooking. True friends and neighbors are like gems, quite hard to find. :-)
• India
3 Aug 10
I like my neighbors,they are very caring,helpful,warmhearted,understanding and friendly.We have shifted to our new house before last year.It was last time when my mom fall sick suddenly and I was in great trouble because there was nobody at home.My dad went to tour and there was only me and my mom.At that time my neighbors helped me a lot,they called ambulance and reached us till hospital.After that until morning they were asleep looking after my mom.I am very grateful to my neighbors and will never forget them.
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• Philippines
7 Aug 10
Good thing you have a concerned neighbor. If not, imagine what had happened to your mom if they weren't there? They are very nice indeed. Are you a filipino? Mostly Filipino neighbors are very warm, friendly and concern people.
@cream97 (29087)
• United States
3 Aug 10
Hi, czanwell_30. My neighbors are okay. Everyone that stays around here does not bother each other. The man that used to live downstairs was so so disturbed over any slightest noise that he heard from above him. It seems like he is gone. He is has been away every since May. I hope that he will never come back to cause us anymore problems. With him being gone, life can never get any better.
• Philippines
4 Aug 10
LOL! Really, I encountered the same neighbor before but when we are still renting an apartment. Good thing we transferred to a new house because I'm a music lover and my neighbor before does't want to hear loud music. I just wonder what he wants us to do? Whisper? LOL!
• Philippines
3 Aug 10
I like my neighbors. I have moved to this house some five years ago, Its almost at the same time too that they have moved since this is a new subdivision when I acquired the property. She is a widow with 4 grown up children. 2 of her kids who are still single is staying with her to keep her company and i am a single parent with two young children and they adore my kids. I have made good friendship with them. Sometimes she would volunteered to babysit for me when there's really nobody that i can left the kids with when i go to work.
• Philippines
7 Aug 10
It's a God's blessing to have a good neighbor. Not just a neighbor but a friend. You are also lucky puddinggirl.
@sender621 (14894)
• United States
3 Aug 10
In the past I have had neighbors that i really didn't care for. I had to live near them so i had to learn to tolerate them or move away. I have to say I have the best neighbors now that i ever had in my life. For one, my closest neighbor is a relative. My only other neighbor I carpool to church with. It is a happy existence.,
@keshia2007r (2880)
• United States
3 Aug 10
Hi & I hardly know my neighbors. We've been living at our home for about 4 years now? It's pretty much a new community with new houses. No less than 4 years old. But I still don't have a clue as to what my neighbors names are. They're pretty young in their 30's or late 20's. So they're pretty much in and out the house quite a lot. Our neighborhood is sometimes quite. With a couple neighbors throwing parties on major holidays. But other than that, its pretty cool. Again they're pretty young and so is my household. So we all are in and out with no time to get to know each other like back when i was growing up (I'm 21 now).
• Philippines
4 Aug 10
Hi there? From what country are you from? I'm from the Philippines and I think the culture of our country has something to do with the closeness of neighbors. Since long go, people in our land are very friendly in advantage of having a more close and founded relationship to others. And once become a neighbor even though they are totally stranger to each other at first, as days goes by they will find some way to talk even for something you weren't interested to know for the sake of becoming acquaintances. :)
@gfyy1990 (25)
• China
3 Aug 10
In general,I like my neighbors,most of them are kindly,we can help each other when who's have some troubles.While sometimes neighbors may have some diffrent opinion with us,and even quarrel with us.In summary,neighbors can help us when we need helps,while we need to correctly handle the relationships with our neighbors.
• Philippines
4 Aug 10
Yes we should be thankful that we have have kind neighbors. And if we have a little misunderstandings with our neighbor, it's really best that we have to be open on our feelings and talk to them about it so problems would be fixed as early as possible. We should manage to have a good relationship in the neighborhood because it will bring peace to everyone in the village and we can live happily and harmoniously to each other.
@jethin (10)
• India
3 Aug 10
every one who have nice neighbors is really lucky,and 1 more thing don't give them full marks at the first site itself ok ,its a mistake coz 1st i was like that now......
• Philippines
7 Aug 10
What do you mean? I'm sorry because I can't relate? You mean don't be too closely attached to them on the first acquaintance? Or don't trust your neighbors that much?
@New_Guy (45)
• Philippines
3 Aug 10
I live in an apartment and my neighbors on top of us are inconsiderate. Just because you don't have to wake-up at 6 AM in the morning. They have a kid and they put it in those "walker" things. That + wood floors. :( And the owner of the house next door rented out his place to a church.
• Philippines
4 Aug 10
Oh I'm really sorry to hear that. If I were in your place I will not be able to sleep well and it will also affect the whole family routine instead of waking up a little later you will be force to wake up early. Wish you could do some solution in your situation like how about transferring to a new apartment?
• United States
3 Aug 10
I like my neighbors, we don't really talk much. But its pleasant having them, they aren't noisy, so I'd rather have them than noisy neighbors! :)
• Philippines
7 Aug 10
It's nice to see that there is peace in the neighborhood. When you sleep everything is quiet. You can live at ease. I think that your neighbor is respectful towards others. That's a good thing, and makes life worth living.
@aguas_aj (498)
• Philippines
4 Aug 10
there are neighbors i have that are nice, there are some who is quiet like us and there are some who are irritating. I guess it would really depend of what kind of person they are and what attitude they shows.
@besthope44 (12123)
• India
11 Aug 10
Yes i have friendly neighbours.
@gloryacam (5540)
• Philippines
3 Aug 10
Like my neighbors? I don't even know them. We've been there almost 3 years and I haven't even seen the people next door. Most people in our compound keep to themselves (including us).
• Portugal
7 Aug 10
well i almost dont see my neighbors actually. we have different schedules^^ but there is some that are nice to me :) anyway is so good that you have friendly and helpful neighbors^^ i think everyone would like to have it too^^ i wouldnt mind to have my neighbors as my friends too but the truth is we are not that close like you and yours^^ anyway im happy to know that there are still good neighbors bcs most part of time people just say they are rude ahah
• United States
3 Aug 10
Some of my neighbors are nice but I have to watch what we do and say here because they spy on me and my hubby to tell my mother-in-law things that are going on in our neighborhood. We are one of the few down this way that have a child. Most of the neighbors are older and retired and they have no life and try to stir up trouble. I wish I could say that I like my neighbors but they are hard to get along with - a lot of them are.
@nvvn2015 (86)
• United States
4 Aug 10
My neighbors are nice, and very rude. The people to the left of me are very nice. When we first moved here, they welcomed me with cookies. I became friends with them, and they come over regularly. They are some of my greatest friends. Now, for my neighbors to the right, they are very rude. Everytime they come outside, they let their dogs poop in my yard. I ask him to not let them in my yard, and he says," No me digas que hacer! Si mis perros se quiere llegar en su patio, pueden ir!" ( Do not tell me what to do! If my dogs want to go in your yard, they'll go!). I find that extremely rude. Also, he leaves his children's toys in my yard all the time, which irritates me. So basically, my neighbors to the right are horrible, and the ones to the left are very nice.