Neighbors: Nice or Stuckup
By speedy1279
@speedy1279 (2665)
United States
April 12, 2007 6:45pm CST
I have lived in a very nice neighborhood up until about a year. We had new neighbors move in that had kids around my kids age. I thought this is cool my kids will have friends to play with. Well since they moved in they have been the most stuckup neighbors I have ever lived by. The man seemed nice at first said "hi" introduced himself but since then I have tried to wave to his wife and she literally sticks her nose up in the air at me. Now the husband and kids have also turned into real snobs. There oldest son rides his bike by the house and just gives you this nasty look with his nose stuck up. It really gets me these new neighbors. Everyone else in the neighborhood is so plesent and we look out for one another. What should I do? Should I continue to try to be polite or should I just ignore them? Also, what kind of neighbors do you have are they nice or stuckup?
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8 responses
@inallduetime (741)
• United States
13 Apr 07
Ignore her and the rest of her family. You don't know what is going on with her and her family. Until they are ready to be more civil towards you, go on with your life.
My neighbor to the right is very friendly, when she shops, she brings me something that she knows I like to eat. I do the same for her. My neighbor to the left is also very friendly but is a guy. I stand out and talk with the both of them all the time even late into the night sometimes.....I'm invited to their parties, etc. But, not every neighbor is like that and there is nothing you can do about it.
Just keep being the person you are an maintain relations with your other neighbors, sooner or later maybe they will come around and want to join the rest of you.
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@speedy1279 (2665)
• United States
13 Apr 07
Thank you for your response. The way you are with your neighbors is how it is with the rest of my neighbors. We talk, have coffee together. Just irritated that people like these move in and change the whole atmosphere of this neighborhood. The other neighbors all say the same thing about the new neighbors. Well, I guess it's their lose!
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@inallduetime (741)
• United States
17 May 07
You are right, it is their loss if they don't want to be civil. I suspect in time though they will come around when they witness how well you and the rest of the neighbors all get along so well....Thanks for the best response.
All the best
@mrsbrian (1949)
• United States
13 Apr 07
I would not worry myself to much about the new neighbors,she may be unhappy about the move she had to make ,who knows. I would just carry on as normal maby after some time of them being there they will warm up to everyone if not I guess its there loss.
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@courtlynne77 (4839)
• United States
19 Apr 07
My neighbors are mostly nice. Sometimes a little strange. Right now they having a big online debate about dog poop, but I don't really like to get involved with neighborhood politics. I was actually a little upset tonight because I sent my son outide with our puppy so he could go the bathroom and after a couple of minutes I went to see what was taking so long. The man that lives across the street, who is probably 60 or so, had come over and was trying to make my son pick up the dog poo with a newspaper bag. We pick up after our dog, but I don't think it is appropriate for the neighbor to tell my son to.
@speedy1279 (2665)
• United States
19 Apr 07
Definitly not, especially if your son and the dog were in your own yard. Then he has no say at all. Also, thanks for the response.
@KissThis (3003)
• United States
13 Apr 07
I personally would continue to be nice to her and her family. It isn't going to hurt you to just wave when you see them. We had a neighbor like that before. I would make a point to smile and wave to her on a daily basis. It took some time but she did start to become friendly. Not saying that she became as friendly as the rest of my neighbors but atleast she wasn't as stuck up.
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@infinity239 (140)
• United States
12 Apr 07
My neighbors are extremely nice. We live in a pretty tight community so we all know and are very friendly to each other. We all share our materials and tools and let each other borrow things.. In your case I would just ignore the new neighbors. If they're going to be stuck up and ignore you all the time, let them do that. Go on doing your own thing and just leave them alone. It's their choice to ignore you so just let them be.
@Dana5881 (609)
• United States
19 Apr 07
I live on a cul-de-sac with a total of 5 houses, which includes ours. All of our neighbours are GREAT and we are all friends and do dinners at each others' houses, exchange Christmas presents, cookies, plants, etc. Recently one of our neighbours moved and another family moved in. They are very reserved and never talk to any of us and we all consider them a little stuck up. It kind of sucks that they don't want to be part of our great neighbourhood but what can ya do?
@speedy1279 (2665)
• United States
19 Apr 07
Well I don't live on a cul-de-sac but that is the same thing that is happening here. Why do people have to be like that. It's those people that always end up complaining about the way our society is, when it is people like them that make our society the way it is most of the time.
@TerryZ (22076)
• United States
18 Apr 07
Hi speedy as matter of fact my neighbors across the street from me are stuck up too.LOL Im lucky because we have alot of land and I dont have neighbors right next to me. But ever since we moved in they have ignored us completely. So I ignore them. And Im not that way. So I do know how your feeling. I really dont know why people are like that. So if thats the way they want to be then I say fine be like that. Life is too short to worry.LOL
@uniquenorthern (932)
• United States
14 Apr 07
I live way out in the country so we really don't have neighbors so to speak. But the closest people we live to are not really nice. The husband shot my dog for no apparent reason and is just a general all around jerk after that. If it weren't for them, I would probably enjoy it out here as the rest of the neighbors are really nice and friendly. Almost sounds like we have the same problem, except for I refuse to even look at mine.
