Nosy Neighbor

United States
March 7, 2013 6:00pm CST
Now mind you I don't mind being friendly to the neighbors, but that doesn't mean every time I walk outside you have to start a conversation with me or start following me around. Also, if you're going to peek into my windows, be prepared for what you might see!lol I remember a neighbor one time, I was washing my hands in the bathroom and went to grab a towel that was hanging up by the window and this neighbor was looking into the window, so I flipped him off. He then goes and tells the manager that I flipped him off when he was looking into our window! Not too bright mentioning that he was peeking in our window! So if you're wanting to be a nosy neighbor be careful you might see/hear something you don't want to see/hear!
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23 responses
• United States
8 Mar 13
Haaaaa!. He hot what was coming to him. That is so funny! I think I'd hold a sign up : if you can read this you're staring too hard. Get a job!
1 person likes this
• United States
8 Mar 13
HaHa....I love the sign idea!!..good one! I think if I held up the sign it would read "If you can read this you're standing in dog sh!t!!!
@mentalward (14691)
• United States
8 Mar 13
I've thought of a sign in my window that says "If you can read this, smile because you are being videotaped." I doubt I'd ever see the same face that close again.
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• United States
8 Mar 13
I love both your ideas! Oh gosh!! My sides hurt! Quit making me laugh! [em]rofl[/em
@doroffee (4222)
• Hungary
8 Mar 13
Oh, I have one. She's good-tempered, but she gets on my nerves so much... and what's funny is that my country's most loved daily soap opera has a really similar character (that character is really famous here!) with the same first name :D. But she's such a nosy person... she wants to know everything that's happening here. She's an elderly pensioner, so she doesn't have anything to do, and other than cooking and gardening, the only thing she likes is spying on others and gossiping. She's either sitting in front of her door eavesdropping (she KNOWS every time I leave our flat, and of course, she comes out to talk, when I'm in a hurry), or she's sitting on her balcony, spying on people (if the weather is great). Once, my dad was leaving the building, and he tripped on the outer stairs... and she called him on the cellphone to ask if he was alright :D. And they (even his husband, too) want to know everything, sometimes really private things. I mean, they are okay, but I'm not in a too intimate relationship with them, nor my family, and still they want to know what bank we are the clients of, where we are travelling, how much our central heating bill was... they don't know their limits.
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• United States
8 Mar 13
OMG...I told my kids if I ever get like that to shoot me.
• United States
8 Mar 13
This neighbor follows us around,because he's not all there. His son has even apologized for him because the son had him move into town because the dad was getting on the son's ever loving nerves. He also is an elderly that is drawing social security as well and just wants to have company I suppose. I agree with you Kashmeresmycat, I hope I never get this way either!
• United States
8 Mar 13
HaHaHa..good one!! What did he expect to see the dingy! I would have done the same thing. I'm on the second floor so I'm pretty good as far as anyone seeing me anywhere in the house. And what an idiot going and telling the Manager, AHahahaha! That makes me laugh even harder! They say be careful what you wish for....this is just as good...be careful what you want to see. ..love it!
• United States
8 Mar 13
I just love the fact you flipped him off!! And he was soooo stupid!!...like duh. I'm still laughing!
• United States
8 Mar 13
Glad I could make you laugh Kashmeresmycat! Yeah, it would be different if he likes sneaking around looking in people's windows but to tell the manager he gets flipped off by some one that he looks in their window?
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@dragon54u (31636)
• United States
8 Mar 13
Some people don't have much of a life so are too interested in everyone else's. People like this are the ones who buy those stinking rags in the stores called tabloids and become the neighborhood gossips. Or, maybe your neighbor is just lonely and desperate for company. I despise the former and feel sorry for the latter. Thankfully, I don't think I have any nosy neighbors. I can be out in my yard and if a neighbor comes out we can ignore each other without bad feelings--or say hello and start a conversation. It depends on how we feel at the time and no one takes offense if the other is silent. We talk plenty, just not all the time. I'll be sorry to lose these neighbors when I move, I really appreciate them!
• United States
9 Mar 13
I agree with you, nosy neighbors have too much time on their hands and have nothing better to do. Sounds like you live in a lovely neighborhood where every body minds their own business and only talk when spoken to. Thanks for responding!
@blackrusty (3519)
• Mexico
8 Mar 13
wow talk about rude looking into a persons wind that is not good
• United States
8 Mar 13
No, it's not good, because you never know what you might see?! Thanks for responding!
• Mexico
8 Mar 13
some one comes looking in my door they will leave a bloody face
• United States
8 Mar 13
I would not care or worry that you flippedflipped this person off. They deserved it. But I would go complain to the manager myself. So they can put this person on notice. You have a right as a tenant to live there without the peepers or noisy people. There is a line that should not be crossed. Good luck
• United States
9 Mar 13
oh, yes the manager came to talk to me after this guy told him that I flipped him off. The manager told me that if he does it again, to call the police and that the manager would back me up. Thanks for responding!
@winterose (39887)
• Canada
10 Mar 13
these people are really rude, My friend T told me once that he had a lady friend over and they were just sitting in the living having coffee. When she was ready to leave he opened the door and the nosy neighbor next door fell right into the living room. She was listening at the door.
@chiyosan (30184)
• Philippines
8 Mar 13
I wonder why he is always peeping or why he was so curious about you and your side of the place? HAHAHA i think what you did though was cool and that has to teach him to stop doing that in the future. I guess this person was just nosy and wants to be able to see something he can talk about with other neighbors in your town/area. Glad you had flipped him and that he has even sold himself out that he admitted taking a peek at your window. hehehe :D
• United States
9 Mar 13
Exactly, if you're going to be doing some thing that isn't right, don't be bragging about it!Also, don't get caught! Thanks for responding!
• United States
8 Mar 13
I've got a neighbor like that. She befriended the neighbor across the street and began walking into her home uninvited and peeking in windows. That friendship eventually peetered out. I know someone said she is lonely BUT I'm next door and a SAHM like her but she hardly talks to me though our kids play all the time. What did your manager say? He was lucky you didn't call the cops as him being a peeper!
• United States
9 Mar 13
The manager just laughed at him and said that's what you get for peeping in the window. He told me I should have called the cops, but he said since he told him about it,that if he would ever do it again the manager would back me up. So if you're doing some thing you shouldn't be doing,don't get caught and don't brag about it! Thanks for responding!
@dawnald (85135)
• Shingle Springs, California
11 Mar 13
perhaps this neighbor could benefit by taking an IQ test? Nope, too dumb to get what his score would mean. Never mind.
@jenny1015 (13366)
• Philippines
8 Mar 13
Hahaha! I know what you mean. And I have built that "wall" so that I really wouldn't have to deal with them. Not being a snob but you know how people are sometimes, right? And I just don't have the time for all those chitchats with them, not my cup of tea.
• United States
8 Mar 13
Some times if you act friendly one time, then they'll just assume you're friendly all the time! I just like to mind my own business, unless it's something I think that my neighbor should know about or if they speak to me first. Thanks for responding!
@911Ricki (13588)
• Canada
8 Mar 13
I would go out and make sure all the neighbours heard me. Here the neighbours have a distance between, so you are close enough to say hi and wave. But not close enough to see in. I remember when I rented in college our bathroom window faced the neighbours bedroom window. I was too short so when I stood up you couldn't see any. But my roomate was the right side, and caught our neighbour watching.
• United States
9 Mar 13
Oh, my gosh! That would freak me out, knowing that I was being watched (possibly) and never knew it! Thanks for responding and sharing your experience with us!
• India
11 Mar 13
Hi friend, sad to hear about your neighbor, it is hard to live with a nosy neighbor in this sort. All persons are not blessed to have good neighbors. A family is living in the opposite side of our house and the lady who is the head of the family is very arrogant and interested in spreading rumors and gossips about others. Most of our colony persons are not interested in making friendship with her. But she is interested in other persons activities and spreading rumors and gossips about others. In fact she is the reason of lot of quarrels in our place. Some people are in this sort, they are interested in spreading unwanted ills about others and getting enjoyment while watching other persons quarrels. We all complaint about this lady to our association team. Really it is very hard to live among with this kind of people, as we don't know when they spread rumors about our self. This kind of gossips and rumors are the main neighborhood problems. Some people are intentionally spreading rumors about their neighbors due to the jealous and interested in making quarrels with the person whoever living happily with their family. We must avoid making friendship with this kind of neighbors to avoid problems in our life. Some times they may create some quarrels and problems between the good family members. We must be very careful with this kind of dangerous neighbors. Some neighbors will make a lot of noise and throw the garbage in front of our house and do some unwanted things which gives head ache to us, this kind of unwanted activities also create some neighborhood problems. Always we must avoid doing this kind of things to our neighbors and keep good friendship with them. If our neighbors are in this sort and giving troubles to us, better to keep distance from them, it is our safer side.
• Canada
8 Mar 13
Hi Stoutjodee, Wow now I have heard it all. I cannot believe people taking a peek at you, shame on that man. You be careful thoa this guy could be some sort of a "kook". You just never know now a days.
@lelin1123 (15595)
• Puerto Rico
8 Mar 13
OMG I would have flipped out on him. I thankfully never lived where someone can look directly into my windows. I have always lived on the second floor or ground level but with a wall around the property. Now I live with an electrical gate in the front and a gate around the whole property. So no one can come up to my windows and look inside. That would disturb me terribly. I don't understand why people think its ok to do. I would say he was a peeping tom for sure.
@nicanorr (1789)
• Philippines
9 Mar 13
She bragged without being ashed that she's the best mother in town having children who are successful lawyer, bank employee, nurses and engineer-politician. She never ran out of money for shopping, luxuries, pocket, etc. because of support from her children besides her pension being a retired teacher. This she proudly and publicly manifest to everyone within hearing distance. I presumed she has a refined manner being a retired public school teacher and having a refutation as a bright teacher and that she indulged in worthshile activities to while away her retirement days but I was amazed to discover that she's addicted to mahjong with bet bragging on occasions that she can afford to lose 2 thousand pesos per session. More, I found out she picked on her husband like a hen does and from an acquaintance I learned she came from a very poor family of farmers and earned her education by self-supporting working as maid. I consider her loudmouth, a noisance and oftentimes attend to other people's business to carry her selfish ends. Neighbors who knew her calibre try to ignore her but more often she tries to find ways to molest others especially during mahong sessions. I consider her, too, a nosy neighbor
@stanley777 (9402)
• Philippines
8 Mar 13
Being a neighbor would not mean you have to know all the things what your neighbor is doing or happening inside their home. Having thought that you are a friend of that neighbor of yours, doesn't give that right to be nosy. What, if they had seen what they are not suppose to see, that's invasion of privacy.
@mariaperalta (19073)
• Mexico
8 Mar 13
I have the same thing her eon both sides of me. They make comments everytime I go outside and talk to one of my customers. I hate that.
@Angelpink (4035)
• Philippines
8 Mar 13
Hi Stout ! Be careful with neighbors , don't trust anyone , we don't know if they 're really having good hearts or not . Some people at first are good but later you would realized they have some personal vested interest in you.
• Bermuda
8 Mar 13
Your neighbor is lucky he didn't get a bulllet through the head! Honestly that deserves a butts whopping and a night or 3 in jail!