Anonymous wrote:Take this thread as an incentive to improve your neighborhood.

I live in an affluent area and barely know the neighbors. Having lived in various cities, this is a common pattern. Neighborhood, however, does not need to be improved! I like the privacy.

Ok so when I lived in Bethesda I knew most of my neighbors to say hello to and several who I really liked a lot.

Now I live in another state. I only know the name of the weird man child who lives next door with his chickens and I try to avoid him.

Two are around 7-8 - we don't have a lot in common (one set is much older than us / retired, other set is much younger) but we all get along well, take care of each other's pets and plants while someone is traveling, stop to chit chat when we see each other, and hang out in one of our backyards a couple times a year.

One is around a 5. We are cordial, but once they went off the deep end of conspiracy theories and Trump mania it became hard to have a conversation.

Next set of neighbors out are probably 3s. We smile and wave when we pass on the street, but I might have a hard time placing them if I saw them out of context somewhere out of the neighborhood. Don't know much about them beyond their names and what sports the kids play (and only that because it's prominent in bumper stickers and practice gear on the front lawn).

5 for one next door neighbor, who is very nice, but we don’t often see each other.

-10, for the other side, which is a tear down house, where destruction/construction has been going on for four months now, with debris everywhere, materials delivery at 5 am and even workers peeing in the front yard.

One side 8-9, the other side 3? They’re in their 80s and English is their second language. I like them fine but we have less in common. We chit chat for a few mins when we see each other out.

Maybe 5-6? I really like the neighbors I know, and hang out with them occasionally. We do block parties and chat on the street, and occasionally text. I've been in most of their houses. We're pretty busy and I have an active social life outside of the neighborhood, so this is probably as close as it'll ever get.

Anonymous wrote:Somewhere in the middle for both.

My nice neighbor - Like a 6. We have each others phone #s and watch each others house while the other is gone. We dont really otherwise interact. I'd be sad if they left, because they are really great neighbors, clean, tidy, kind.

My other neighbor - Like a 2. I know his name, have his # somewhere. But suddenly one day during covid I see he was pushing a baby stroller??? Like when did you even get a woman, let alone have a baby??? So we clearly arent close lol. They also never shovel.

Maybe one single household other than mine shovels their sidewalks in my neighborhood. It's crazy.

Neighbors on one side: 10. They're an elderly retired couple who treats my kids like their own grandkids.

Neighbors on the other side: 4. Also an older near-retired couple but they mostly keep to themselves. We help shovel their sidewalk when it snows. We have their phone number in case of emergencies.

The rest of the block, we're closer to the families who have kids that are similar ages and play with mine. We talk in the streets, carpool for kids' stuff. These relationships really built up through the pandemic as the kids were looking for playmates outside and everyone was home all the time.

We have a great neighborhood (Wayside, in Vienna). I’d say we’re an 8. Love it here.

7-8 for ones next door to left and right, 4-6 for the rest of the block. We threw a party when we moved in, every body came and I know everybody who lives on our street.

On one side, they recently moved in so maybe a 2. On the other side, a 10.

One neighbor further down the street probably a 9, another a 7. Everyone else is very nice and I could definitely tell you a bit about them so maybe a 5.

Probably 8 on either side.
I've helped them out when they were on vacation and I noticed their windows open. Picked up their kids when they were stuck in traffic. Their kids play with mine and I've actually become friends with the wife's sister who often visits. In a way, it's easier to hang out with the sister because we're not neighbors.

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Anonymous wrote:I can't stand them. I'm moving to get away from them.

I’m considering moving to get away from mine right now as well.

Wow, this is really common, I guess. We lived in a neighborhood that had high turnover once. Such a weird place.

I have never spoken to any neighbors but my husband has. I couldn't tell you their names so I make up names for them.
If I were shopping I'd never recognize them. I just know if I needed something every person on our street would help. As would I.

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