Condo neighbor relations

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Sorry to hear that.We have a few grumpy oldies in our building, but most are really nice.
About 20 have died since I move in 5 years ago(not my fault).They've been replaced with young families with babies.

that was hilarious pp

[Anonymous]

Goodness OP. I live in a condo and can't imagine such nonsense. One thing, we do not have shared laundry. I am in NOVA, maybe it's the big city attitude? I dunno.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:In my condo a woman yelled at me for taking her laundry out of the communal dryer because it still had time. I waited for 10 minutes to move it and then folded her clothes. I think she might have been crazy.

So, they're probably everywhere.

I hate people who take out my laundry. She was only 10 minutes late, not as she left it there for hours.

I agree, but you can't leave your stuff in the dryer indefinitely and expect people not to move it. I thought 10 minutes was a sufficient grace period, and I even folded the clothes!!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:In my condo a woman yelled at me for taking her laundry out of the communal dryer because it still had time. I waited for 10 minutes to move it and then folded her clothes. I think she might have been crazy.

So, they're probably everywhere.

You took out her laundry while the dryer was still running/ had time?

You sound rude, self-centered, and unduly entitled.

Nope, I took it out after it had been finished for 10 minutes.

She then accused me of taking it out while it still had time, like an hour later when I was finishing up my load.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Sorry to hear that.We have a few grumpy oldies in our building, but most are really nice.
About 20 have died since I move in 5 years ago(not my fault).They've been replaced with young families with babies.

that was hilarious pp

Ha!
OP: Going to at least one condo meeting just to introduce yourself as a condo owner is probably a good idea. Otherwise, just try to ignore the jerks.

[Anonymous]

They think you are the nanny, OP. Agree with PP who said go to the meeting to announce that you and DH just BOUGHT in the building. I don't know what kind of job you had pre-kids, but depending on its Q factor, you might want to say, "I used to ________ but since DC was born, I've been staying home with them."

The biddies will go home and look up how much you paid for your unit. Then they should be damn grateful for how much you increased their net worth.

They will also start describing you as "that nice young Central American woman who used to be a [insert job title] here before she had that darling child." Then they will feel all liberal and good about themselves for their progressiveness.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:
Welcome to D.C., OP. Ageism or racism, as PP said - or both. Some people genuinely hate others who are more (fill in the blank) than them. Some see this as entitlement. I see this as a HUGE mistake on their part.

If they are old crotchety women, they do NOT like fertile women anywhere within a million mile radius. Your mere presence is ruining their day and possibly more. It took me a long time to accept that there are some that really, truly are that miserable in their own life and simply HAVE to announce it to the world every chance they get.

You are too nice. Grow a thicker skin and decide they don't exist.

They would get one chance if it were me.

I think you're right. They no longer exist to me.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:They think you are the nanny, OP. Agree with PP who said go to the meeting to announce that you and DH just BOUGHT in the building. I don't know what kind of job you had pre-kids, but depending on its Q factor, you might want to say, "I used to ________ but since DC was born, I've been staying home with them."

The biddies will go home and look up how much you paid for your unit. Then they should be damn grateful for how much you increased their net worth.

They will also start describing you as "that nice young Central American woman who used to be a [insert job title] here before she had that darling child." Then they will feel all liberal and good about themselves for their progressiveness.

Op here. I was a lawyer. You Know, I kind of don't care anymore. Again someone was so rude to me today and I could give a crap anymore. Thanks for the good advice everyone.

[Anonymous]

I can't even imagine. I live in a condo building downtown, which I love. The people are wonderful and extremely nice I've made great friends.

This sounds made up.

[Anonymous]

Stop bothering to make eye contact with these assholes. As you say excuse me, keep moving. Match rudeness with rudeness and explain it all to your children as you raise them.

Now that my oldest is 5 I just review rude behaviour all the time with him so he will learn how to cope with rudeness, but not to be innately rude himself (common courtesy stuff like not being loud in public, moving for others without waiting for them to ask, etc). I'll say "mummy should have moved out of the way of those people, but because they spread themselves 4 people wide across the sidewalk, I had nowhere to step but off into the bushes and I didn't want to do that. They should have seen us coming and moved aside, dropping back so their group didn't take up the whole sidewalk ".

I will CRINGE if my kids grow up acting the way I see people act on a daily basis. Yesterday's lecture: AU sorority girls who wouldn't get the hell out of the way or quieten down at Robeks. We reviewed 'inside voice' 'body awareness' 'bad words'.

[Anonymous]

I can't stand when people walk 4 abreast. Or when they just stop and cluster right in the path oeople walking.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I can't even imagine. I live in a condo building downtown, which I love. The people are wonderful and extremely nice I've made great friends.

This sounds made up.

Yeah because people in dc are so friendly and nice all the time. Also no one here is racist, ageist or entitled! Your comments sound made up.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I can't even imagine. I live in a condo building downtown, which I love. The people are wonderful and extremely nice I've made great friends.

This sounds made up.

Yeah because people in dc are so friendly and nice all the time. Also no one here is racist, ageist or entitled! Your comments sound made up.

She's probably a racist entitled ageist asshole who had no problem befriending other racist entitled ageist assholes.

[Anonymous]

12:14 - THIS. DC is perfect? Yeah right.

[Anonymous]

PP here. You owe them nothing OP. Who are they to you? Rude, rude, rude. They get what they give. You are not their parent or teacher or anything else - least of all, their whipping post!

I was baffled by the old nasty people here until I met my MIL , who never had nice things to say about many people at all. More of a reflection of her than anyone else. Don't kiss their arse. You don't even know them, and they don't care to know you. Their loss, truly.