If you don't, why not?
If you do, do you regret it?
Do You Introduce Yourself to Your Neighbours?
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retirees move on you see more family. my friend learns that hardway he hates kids 6 years ago move in the house all old people in street nice lawn now all family kids and 3 cars and kids playing in the street.
We know all our neighbours. Even the pot-smoking ones who would rather keep to themselves.
Always good if you lose a frisbee over the fence or if you go on holidays and want someone to keep an eye on your place + letterbox.
I say Hi to neighbours.. that's about it… I think about it a lot.. whether I should say more than just hi.
… but then I say hi and walk away.
That depends on how frequently you see them and what kind of environment.
See each person in your apartment block once every 2 months? Probably don't bother.
Moved into a new house, and your neighbours are regularly outside doing the gardening? Make a friend!
Yes. They need to know who's running the street and where the silverbacks at.
I've got Asian neighbours and they always give us Asian food
Best neighbours saves a trip to the local takeaway
I have, and one of them turned out to be a dickwad who believes he can play loud arse music at any time. Now I ignore him and wish I didn't know what his name was.
No way… First you introduce yourself, then they're knocking on the door, wanting to borrow a cup of sugar, next thing you know, you're watching their hell-spawn "just for a minute" while he drives Preggo her to the hospital to shart out another hungry mouth to feed (probably using your sugar).
I advise not wearing pants at all times while at home (and answering the door in such a state) and keeping a goat chained to your altar to sacrifice to the dark prince next time they come knocking… That'll fix 'em.
All we do is when we see a new neighbour move in next door (one yr lease property) is to talk about the neighborhood and say what days are rubbish collection. Australians tend to keep to themselves and might say are cold compared to say european standards.
No I'm an antisocial hermit but If I'm outside and the neighbor makes eye contact, I'll wave…and then I bail.
If my neighbour is about I drive straight into my garage and shut the roller door while sitting in my car. No chance of any contact.
Really funny movie … LOL again just watching clip!
Now ways Dude - you got me binge watching them … and trying not to LOL in my office… Had to urgently hit pause !
My sons 4 and we have lived in 6 different houses since he was born and still talk to at least one neighbour from all 6 houses where we are living now is my husbands childhood house and still have the same elderly neighbour next door she has brought over a fruit cake with mold growing on top of it and half a leg of ham the next day but we still have a great relationship with them (we didn't eat the cake)
I don't unless they cause a problem to me,then i will introduce. Be quiet, stick to your own stuff and place. The less you know the better. It's not a safe world out there so don't let any neighbours in they might even take advantage or rob you. You never know
Don't be sucked in with this friendly neighbourhood bull crap. Because we know times have changed. The world is cruel.
Doing so is like inviting Gumtree buyers and deal at your property
I honestly feel sad/sorry you feel this way mate. Seriously.
I deal with shitheads every day, so I know there's some special groups of people out there. But the vast majority of people are law abiding and the opposite of cruel or criminal.
No one is saying openly welcome complete strangers into your home so they can scope out the joint, but getting to know your neighbours might actually break this feeling of insecurity and distrust you have… and consequently make you feel MORE safe because you aren't alone.
I understand the 'shut down and look after yourself' line of thought, but that won't work in the zombie apocalypse, and it wont work now :).
Other people can come in handy you know!
Yes..i know most of my neighbors..there is one lot (who are moving soon) who flat out ignore you waving or even saying hello to them. A friendly wave never hurts anyone. I think they're just being rude now. However the wife is a huge stickybeak when it suits herself and was really rather horrible to one of our neighbors for no good reason.
Knowing your neighbors can be a handy thing imo.
Usually go over with a gift basket full of eneloops and other some random stuff that i buy off of ozbargain that i dont really need also give them a tub of connoisseur ice cream.
Wow, that's a pricey relationship. Not sure I'd be willing to part with my precious eneloops. Hope you're getting something good out of it
haha i feel obliged too with all the extra eneloops around my house.
Do u give them a charger as well?
My wife and I take food and cake whenever we have a special occasion
But not some eneloops?
NAH I used them for the neighbours toys ;)
We have lovely neighbours across the road who have given my mum flowers from her recent surgery which was very kind of them. Neighbours next to us have been vacant for the last 1.5 years and no one is renting there. Bosnian neighbours behind us, we constantly exchange cakes and help one another out for the last 10 years. We have neighbours from various backgrounds and religions but at the end of the day we all care for one another and that is what matters the most! I think it's great to speak to neighbours as it establishes a cohesive society :)
I do. I don't know what to call it or if it has a name already, but for now, I'll call it survival protocol. Survival protocol dictates that your chances of survival are higher in a group than alone, higher in subgroups within those groups, and higher again in sub-subgroups. By working together with others that are invested in your success, you can pool resources, and make more efficient use of time and skillsets.
In my case
I have one neighbour who I help move stuff. He has a bad back, I'm strong, its a good fit. In return, he has lent me his mower and some other tools when I needed it, helping us out greatly.Another neighbour, I asked if I could pick a fruit tree in their back yard. They had no problem. In return, I cut it back to size, a job that might have cost them $400 for a tree loper, but I was happy to do it, because I had the tools and it only took me an hour or so.
Now, those are just two minor examples of when it has panned out well. Sometimes it doesn't. At that point, you look back on it to find the reason why it didn't work out, and adjust your strategy. Overall though, I'm ahead on the whole thing.
A true leader is the one who introduce him/herself to the others. So in my humble opinion, it is much better to introduce yourself to your neighbour first instead of waiting your neighbour to say hi to you. These days people dont really talk to their neighbour which is not a really good habit of modern society.
We didn't introduce ourselves to our neighbours for years, and I think it was a mistake. Since we have met them it's a much nicer environment.
I moved to my placed 1.5 years ago. I have only met a neighbor two doors down due to buying something off him by chance on gumtree. I have been over his place a few times and has commented how nice the neighbors are.
how did you introduce yourself?
i have seen my neighbors out the front a number of times but neither look that interested in saying hello almost avoid me
how did you finally meet yours?
We met lots of them at a neighbourhood BBQ that someone organised. The ones on either side we have met purely by sticking our head over the fence or looking after their dogs when they dug under the fence and came into our yard. Some previous neighbours came around and introduced themselves the day they moved in - but they have since had to leave (renters).
I say hello.
When we got there, and introduced myself. They know so much about the area and other neighbours, etc.
Just go and say hi.
Never again. MYOB!
Apartment living - I don't want to know my neighbours. We already live in far too close proximity to one another. I value my privacy.
I slowly got to know our one neighbour.
One day whilst washing my car,he brought our his pressure hose and did the entire under carriage by himself.
We now give each other;s a household gift for xmas.
One the flip side,the other neighbour is tighter than a chicken arse.
We gave him xmas presents and got nothing in return.
I think it's a good idea as I never did out of social anxiety/fear and I'm still here 17 years later. House is a nightmare in terms of privacy and it's not a good situation when everyone is viewing eachother as "objects" rather than "people" and engaging in passive agressive behaviour rather than taking to eachother if necessary.
Ozbargain Masterclass Lesson 1: If you know your neighbour has a fruit tree, introduce yourself in winter and cultivate a relationship. Come spring time it's likely you'll be the recipient of a basket full of lemons, passionfruit, or other fruits that have high yields.
I believe if you are lucky enough to have good neighbors then cherish the situation.
We had great neighbors, but they moved & in came the FERRALS with their numerous dogs & cats etc & selfish attitude.
No support from local council, so we gave them a hard time & then moved away.
So as I say, cherish the moment.I dont go iut of my way to do it but if the opertunity comes along where we are both wheeling the bins out then a conversation will be struck or in other situations.
When we moved into the neighborhood, we sent out greeting cards to about 8 close by homes (including the one on the back street which shared our back fence), introducing ourselves. 3 came over to visit. People say hello if you see them, water plants when you are away.
Families with kids tend to socialize more as the kids make friends easily.I do. I live in a dead end street so going outside to water the grass or something, there's always someone outside. Some people just get the wave and smile. My direct neighbours however I'll sit and have a chat with.
I did find that whenever I'm in a posher more astute area of Sydney all neighbours are very friendly and welcoming and love to have a chat. It's just those in the western sydney area's where it can be a bit hit and miss.
I don't. My neighbours just yell at me over the fence. Good times.
I don't because nobody cares about who is living nearby. What they care is that nobody parks in their parking and nobody bothers them up for anything. So, I prefer not to bother them up while introducing myself!
Bula! Guess my neighbor?
Wow what a response. I'm really surprised that so many people don't introduce themselves, it's understandable, but still surprising. Looks like it's turning into quite an old fashioned thing to do now.
Also surprising that the people that do introduce themselves are not the new ones…Thanks for the responses everyone!
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