Yes, and they will say hello when they bump into each other anyway. But it can be annoying because gossip gets out everywhere here and everyone will know about it so it kinda sucks sometimes.
2.Do you know (all) your neighbours?
My neighbors are weird and get into lots of complicated situations that usually involve some one get hurt. Their family is complicated as their dad died and their mom is scatterbrained and remarried a guy who has kids of his own so now they have 5 or 6 kids. One of them is in college and only one of the remaining people are normal. So we don't talk to them much. They also throw big parties that keep me up all night.
3.How often do you see (or talk to) your neighbours?
I live in north east Scotland and i have good neighbours. we all chat over the wall and sometimes stand there for ages talking. Some we nip in and out of for coffee now and then. We are never in each other's faces all the time but we look out for one anothers houses if we're on holiday or such like.
Of course the smaller the town the better. In my town you can't go down the street without meeing a few people you know.
4.Do you think it's important to know your neighbours?
Yes. I would prefer to stay at a place where even if people know each other but still respect each other's privacy and do not gossip or snitch about each other.
5.How well do you know your neighbours?
I don't like my neighbours at all, they are very noisy, nosy, & rude people, i can hear them screaming at their kids & calling them bad names (although we live in a good neighbourhood), they run very loud music as well. If i run into any of my neighbours in the elevator, i don't open any talk, just "Hi" & that's it. Only the people in the 2nd floor are nice respectful people. I wish i had more good neighbours to be friend with.6.Do you think it's important for a person to have a good relationship with their neighbours?
My neighbours are all grown up and are very kind. The benefits of having a good relationship with my neighbors is that we can make a new friend, share stories about our lives to improve them, to learn from them, etc. Not everyone can enjoy their neighbors, some people have strange, loud, neighbors. I would rather have older people as my neighbours because I like the peacefulness in a neighbour hood. I don't like all the ruckus.
7.What do you think of your neighbours?
My neighbours are great, we all get on very well and often socialise together, if one of us has a barbecue we invite one another around but we don't live in each other's pockets. This is a fantastic place to live, I got lucky when I moved in here.
8.What kind of people are your neighbours?
Nosey, Annoying, Has to know everything, sits on the porch and watches us do yardwork, has to know everyone's business. Well, just that kind of neighbor.
9.Do you spend much time socializing with your neighbours in your neighbours' homes?
Almost never. We have terrific neighbors and we want to keep it that way. We chat in the yard and gather outside. We help one another with the shoveling in the winter. We loan out our garden tools to one another. We even bring each other cookies at the holidays. But we don't visit in one another's homes often.
10.How (well) do you get along with your neighbours?
My neighbor spies on me, I wonder why. When I step outside I always see my neighbor behind the curtain watching me. I went last week to ask why and he denied it. I just laughed and walked away. He is over 65. I think he's bored but still bad behavior.11.What are the benefits of having good relationships with one's neighbours?
You have to co-exist with them so why not be friendly. They can be a natural support to you and yours when and if needed, and vise versa. You have a community that shares life with you.
12.What sorts of problems (conflicts) can people have with their neighbours?
There are many: rave music full-blast till 6am, gangs fighting in the streets, throwing glass bottles at neighbours, throwing furniture through the windows
13.In what ways can neighbours help each other?
By keeping an eye on each others properties for signs of trouble (break-ins).
Taking in the mail for a neighbor when they're away on vacation.
Helping with odd jobs around the yard.
Sharing things with each other (tools,garden equipment,household stuff...etc.).
Starting up a neighborhood watch program.
14.Have you ever asked a neighbour for help?
Never. I am too shy to go and ask my neighbors, because I don't like when people say no to me in front of my face.
15.Would you prefer to have young people as your neighbours, or old people?
Older people normally don't give too much trouble for neighbors because they don't listen to loud music, they don't throw big parties, they use to bring us a piece of cake when they bake it (it's really nice!) and when neighbors are younger or just have kids you're vulnerable to all sort of unexpected things, such as their music, parties, fights, but to compensate that they bring a lot of joy to the block. In fact, I think the problem is not really if the neighbors are younger or older, but if they are respectful and have consideration for the others living around. I have three neighbors, three young men who start party on Thursday and it goes until Sunday. The problem is not their party, but their bad taste for music and the fact that they have only one CD that they play a thousand times in a row. Nobody deserves it!