I have to admit, I've never been one to go out of my way to meet neighbors. Maybe it was because I was in an apartment... no, that's probably a lame excuse. Now that I have a neighborhood, I thought I should probably review good neighbor etiquette.
I scoured the internet and found some pretty obvious neighbor etiquette. You know, things like not making too much noise, keeping up my lawnwork, not speeding down the street at 90 mph. I did, however, find some "different" neighbor advice:
1. Invite your neighbor over for a leisurely cup of coffee to discuss any problems you may have, or to share good news. (Seriously? Not everyone lives on Wisteria Lane)
2. If your neighbor has a pool please don't think it's ok to invite yourself for a swim. If your neighbor wants you to come over he will certainly pick up the phone and invite you.
3. AVOID THEM AT ALL COSTS!!!! Don't become friends with them. Don't let them know what you have. Don't let them know anything about you because they're simply looking for a reason to dislike you. (I swear, this is really someone's advice)
4. Be neighborly and put up with the noise for an hour before calling the cops.
5. Move to a very remote area where you don't have to deal with them!
6. Train your cat not to go into a neighbor's home (this is my piece of etiquette)
Yep, number six happened to me last weekend. Meet my newest neighbor "Bear." Bear sauntered onto my property like he owned the place, made himself very comfortable, and wouldn't leave (check out pics of him sunbathing on my porch and walking through my plants). That certainly doesn't sound like good neighbor etiquette to me. In fact, during my attempt at gardening, he actually snuck into the house through my open front door. Thank god I noticed. That would have been soooo not cool waking up to a cat in my bed.
It really could be worse, he's not that bad. He's kind of cute actually. Just as long as he doesn't decide to mark his territory on my house, then we'd have a problem...
1. Invite your neighbor over for a leisurely cup of coffee to discuss any problems you may have, or to share good news. (Seriously? Not everyone lives on Wisteria Lane)
2. If your neighbor has a pool please don't think it's ok to invite yourself for a swim. If your neighbor wants you to come over he will certainly pick up the phone and invite you.
3. AVOID THEM AT ALL COSTS!!!! Don't become friends with them. Don't let them know what you have. Don't let them know anything about you because they're simply looking for a reason to dislike you. (I swear, this is really someone's advice)
4. Be neighborly and put up with the noise for an hour before calling the cops.
5. Move to a very remote area where you don't have to deal with them!
6. Train your cat not to go into a neighbor's home (this is my piece of etiquette)
Yep, number six happened to me last weekend. Meet my newest neighbor "Bear." Bear sauntered onto my property like he owned the place, made himself very comfortable, and wouldn't leave (check out pics of him sunbathing on my porch and walking through my plants). That certainly doesn't sound like good neighbor etiquette to me. In fact, during my attempt at gardening, he actually snuck into the house through my open front door. Thank god I noticed. That would have been soooo not cool waking up to a cat in my bed.
It really could be worse, he's not that bad. He's kind of cute actually. Just as long as he doesn't decide to mark his territory on my house, then we'd have a problem...
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