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Are you in a friendly neighborhood or unfriendly?
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Anonymous
| I ask because we just moved to a neighborhood where people are not friendly, do not say hi, pretend they don't see you, etc. I find this strange. |
Anonymous
| Cul-de-sac. Friendly. Derecho really brought everyone together. |
Anonymous
| I live in Bloomingdale. Extremely friendly. Used to live in Dupont and Adams Morgan, didn't even know who my neighbors were, ever. Not friendly. |
Anonymous
| Unfriendly. I try to greet people when I am out walking the dog and that seems to take people by surprise. |
Anonymous
| My current condo building is friendly, my last wasn't. |
Anonymous
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Anonymous
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I'm in PG, and I have some really friendly neighbors and other neighbors who keep to themselves. It's actually the perfect balance for me, as I'm kind of a private person.
I could never live in the kind of cul-de-sac people describe on here where it's for other kids to play on your lawn without asking. But I also would not like to live somewhere where people didn't say "hello" or neighbors didn't at least exchange phone numbers (so you have someone to call if something weird happens). |
Anonymous
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Darnestown, very friendly.
Ran the Capital Cresent Trail last weekend at the request of a friend. Nobody says hi, nods, no good mornings. Thought that was odd, my friend thought that was normal. I am guessing friendly is in the eye of the beholder. |
Anonymous
Unfriendly. I wave and say hello and people upset I spoke to them in the hallway. It used to be extremely friendly, dogs everywhere (on leashes of course!). Then the ratio of renters became extremely high. The dogs disappeared and strangers moved in and out of condos every 6 months- 1 year. I hardly recognize anyone anymore. I guess this means it's time to move! 
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Anonymous
| Someone from the South would consider it unfriendly but I feel like it's fine that I couldn't pick my neighbors out of a lineup. |
Anonymous
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Very friendly. We waited for over a year for a house on a certain street, not because of its prestige, but because a friend of ours loved her street and neighbors and really wanted us to move there. The street has been everything she promised. Neighbors range from young new parents to empty nesters and grandparents and everything in between. The mix is great and everyone is super friendly. The older families LOVE all the little kids moving in - totally dote on them.
All I'm saying is, you have to do your research. There is more to choosing a house than just the house itself. |
Anonymous
| I seriously would love to move to a SFH where everyone has block parties, is relatively young (30s-40s) and you know everyone. I've had this image in my mind forever and have yet to find a neighborhood here with that. People are just so cold and transient here. I think I need to look for a place with 90%+ owners so that I have time to get to know my neighbors. Renters move way too often and landlords don't keep up the houses/grounds as nice as owners. |
Anonymous
Where at?! |
Anonymous
Eastern Loudoun. Might as well be France to some of the people on this board. |
Anonymous
| We live in a very friendly street, with townhouses. Nice mix of young people and folks who have lived here for 15, 30 years. An unexpected but wonderful bonus. |