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[quote=Anonymous]I grew up in Pasadena, CA. As far as I can remember, we only had two families move into our cul-de-sac after we moved there. In both cases, we all walked over to the house to introduce ourselves. My parents brought a bottle of wine and we brought brownies. We had a friendly neighborhood, but, even so, when my mom died 10 years ago, we were surprised by how many former neighbors came to her memorial service and wrote notes of condolence. Their kindness meant a lot to us. We've lived in Chevy Chase (MD) for over 20 yeras and have always introduced ourselves to new neighbors. Usually I take a bottle of wine or a small houseplant as a gift, and brownies if they have kids. That's partly because I'm friendly, but also because I think my mom would want me to do that. And, BTW, one of the families we welcomed when I was growing up had moved from Paris. They later got me a great summer au pair gig after my first year of college. Ooh-la-la![/quote]
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