Or more to the point what makes a good neighbour?
• a heightened level of interest in a neighbour’s property and well being : e.g. every time it rains does your runoff flood into next door? If you know it does – fix it!
• a preparedness to act or assist unasked : seen someone skulking around over the fence – did you question them about what they were doing?
• a willingness to help when asked : even if it is burdensome or seems unreasonable, will you willingly remove your neighbour’s rubbish bins and collect their mail when they are away?
• endure intermittent cases of loud music or parties without protest : birthdays and weddings are OK – every Saturday night is not on.
• understand people from differing backgrounds will enjoy different music and tastes in food : share the exotic smells and turn up your radio.
This list is not exhaustive … but if followed will help make you a better, if not perfect, neighbour!
There used to be a popular saying ‘children should be seen but not heard’ and while I have not seen or heard that particular expression for quite awhile I think it neatly sums up my own personal idea of the perfect neighbour.
Of course, the biggest trouble with most neighbours is that like our families they are thrust upon us and in contrast to one’s choice of close personal friends we have no direct involvement in their selection.
And we all know, even some of our closest friends can have their moments, although years of shared experiences and often strong family ties usually overcome any occasional lapses in good taste or other annoyances when you do meet up to socialise.
Having said this it is perhaps surprising to realise that many of my own close circle of friends, and I include here people who always sends cards at Christmas but who I might only actually see once in five years or so and/or live on the other side of the world, were once neighbours.
So it seems all neighbours can become great friends but that is really a bonus from actually residing together at some time rather than being a particularly good neighbour.
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