Neighbors who never close their windows?

[Anonymous]

So I am a second generation immigrant but My family who was first generation always used blinds or window coverings but we have neighbors who are first generation and they never cover their windows. At night you can clearly see them looking out the windows or what they are doing. So all day their windows are always open without covers. I don't think I have seen any other neighbors that are this way and the only reason why it's weird to me is because I can catch them looking out their window and feel their gaze. Weird or no?

[Anonymous]

Weird that they are looking at you but not weird to have blinds

https://www.theatlantic.com/family/archive/2024/01/uncovered-windows-curtains-wealthy-neighborhoods/677204/

[Anonymous]

Why would you think it has anything to do with your immigration status?

[Anonymous]

What does this have to do with immigration exactly?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What does this have to do with immigration exactly?

Yes, I also was wondering this too.

But yeah, it IS a little weird + not my own personal cup of tea 🫖 but to each his own I suppose.

[Anonymous]

4th generation and we never bother to close our main level blinds. Our house is a bit up from the street. You can't see much..a person walking by occasionally. Everything seems so small with them down...and I guess we are lazy.

[Anonymous]

I’ll tell you what’s weird, the fact that you think this has anything to do with immigration.

[Anonymous]

Dear DCUM,

I spent all evening staring at my neighbor's windows. Why do they keep looking at me?

[Anonymous]

I don’t cover my windows except in bathroom and bedroom. I like seeing outside more than I care about people being able to see me eat dinner, talk to my kids, or gaze into my yard. 5th generation fwiw

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:4th generation and we never bother to close our main level blinds. Our house is a bit up from the street. You can't see much..a person walking by occasionally. Everything seems so small with them down...and I guess we are lazy.

and thinking about it more, I have no idea if our neighbors close their blinds at night or not. Maybe they are closed all day. I just don't pay attention.

[Anonymous]

Imagine living in your own house that you pay for the way you want to live. Truly baffling.

[Anonymous]

You do get that their *windows* are closed, but their blinds/curtains are not, right? Misleading thread title.

[Anonymous]

Maybe they cannot afford window treatments.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Weird that they are looking at you but not weird to have blinds

https://www.theatlantic.com/family/archive/2024/01/uncovered-windows-curtains-wealthy-neighborhoods/677204/

The Atlantic is exhausting.

[Anonymous]

Are they European?

Our European guests don’t understand central air or heat, why there are screens, etc. And always crack open windows when sleeping.

Where they live there are apparently less bugs, no screens and no AC so windows it is!