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New POD
1,946 posts
19 months
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z4chris99 said: this is England we don't talk to strangers... This !!!
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NSFW
1,402 posts
59 months
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I tried this, spoke to the neighbour to the left he seems fine... But there is a couple who live next door but one that won't even acknowledge us. Strange thing is that we both ride very similar motorbikes, both appear to be into our cars and of the same age bracket too. Every time I say hello, he just nods and grunts. Very strange. Especially as our area isn't known for its 'younger' residents.
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Williams99
496 posts
37 months
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Toaster Pilot said: Well, I'm moving to Tewkesbury, so it's certainly a bit more rural than I've been used to  Whereabouts? Northway? Walton Cardiff? When we moved we just invited all the neighbours around for a few drinks, I suppose it depends what age you and your neighbours are.
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VinceFox
14,169 posts
41 months
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NSFW said: I tried this, spoke to the neighbour to the left he seems fine... But there is a couple who live next door but one that won't even acknowledge us. Strange thing is that we both ride very similar motorbikes, both appear to be into our cars and of the same age bracket too. Every time I say hello, he just nods and grunts. Very strange. Especially as our area isn't known for its 'younger' residents. He's probly thinking "if i talk to him he's going to want to borrow tools and ask me to help fix stuff"
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Mr Pies
5,645 posts
56 months
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I've lived in my end terraced house for 6 years now and never once spoke to any of my neighbours. I prefer it like this.
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Petrolhead_Rich
4,209 posts
61 months
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Toaster Pilot said: Moving in the opposite direction from the nutty neighbour thread* - I'm moving into a terraced house soon and I'm quite keen to get on well with the neighbours which is a contrast from grotty flats I've lived in around Glasgow where not knowing the neighbours is a good thing Is introducing myself to the neighbours on each side shortly after moving in the right thing to do and how should I go about it?  - maybe I'm the nutty neighbour
 When I moved in, I met the neighbours I share a drive with whilst moving in (well I was reversing a massive van down the drive and blocking them in! few days later the fence blew down which enabled me to meet the neighbours my house is joined to. I wouldn't go knocking, just introduce thyself upon a chance meeting whilst arriving/leaving/in the garden or whatever!
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bitchstewie
8,765 posts
79 months
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Just knock on the f  king door and say hello  Granted I don't know the area but the fact you're asking the question and haven't mentioned the words "Strange smell", "children without any tops on playing outside" or "Lots of people visiting at all hours and I think they're buying drugs" suggests you live somewhere pretty normal? Am I lucky in that I've always lived next door to people who don't stab you in the face if you look at them?
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PhillT
2,333 posts
94 months
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Williams99 said: Whereabouts? Northway? Walton Cardiff? When we moved we just invited all the neighbours around for a few drinks, I suppose it depends what age you and your neighbours are. I used to live in Walton Cardiff. My neighbour was a top bloke with a penchant for Honda Goldwings. I used to chat with him while I cleaned my car - he was always out building a trike out of one of them. Hopefully you'll find that Burger Star (the best by far) is still there.
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Toaster Pilot
Original Poster
7,644 posts
27 months
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HOGEPH said: "Here's Toaster Pilot!"  
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Toaster Pilot
Original Poster
7,644 posts
27 months
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Williams99 said: Whereabouts? Northway? Walton Cardiff? When we moved we just invited all the neighbours around for a few drinks, I suppose it depends what age you and your neighbours are. Northway.
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dmulally
2,773 posts
49 months
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VinceFox said: send a message. pick the biggest one, kick em in the sponge and tell em theres more where that came from if they give you any s t. Vince, you do come up with some funny stuff. I give a small box of chocolates and say it is from my dog. I'm not trying to be cute. Rommel is a cocker spaniel and annoying as f k so it is a preemptive stirke so they feel guilty for calling the ranger on him.
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VERN UK
133 posts
13 months
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VinceFox said: He's probly thinking "if i talk to him he's going to want to borrow tools and ask me to help fix stuff"
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bucksmanuk
515 posts
39 months
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My first house was one of 12 on a cul-de-sac. I went round and knocked on every one's door, and said hello. All but 2 were very pleasant about it, and I had been told by the others, to watch out for them before I knocked... Once they all knew I had welding gear, I was forever fixing tricycles, wheelbarrows, gates…. Second house (current one) I said hello to the immediate neighbours and that was it, the road is over a mile long…. There’s only one neighbour who is -"was" more like fit…. 
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VinceFox
14,169 posts
41 months
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dmulally said: VinceFox said: send a message. pick the biggest one, kick em in the sponge and tell em theres more where that came from if they give you any s t. Vince, you do come up with some funny stuff. I give a small box of chocolates and say it is from my dog. I'm not trying to be cute. Rommel is a cocker spaniel and annoying as f k so it is a preemptive stirke so they feel guilty for calling the ranger on him. i can't claim ownership of "kick em in the sponge". i heard bigger boys say it and thought i'd join in.
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13th
3,159 posts
82 months
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I've never wanted to meet any of my neighbours in all the houses I've lived in! Until I moved up to The Big House (joke, we are just at the top of the hill) and I threw a big party and poured lots of drink down my new neighbours throats; they are a thirsty lot so I fit in quite well. I now know who caused us all the planning problems; complained about the delivery trucks and cost us a lot of money due to their complaints re drainage etc........... It was a fun night! Guess who has now put in for planning! and guess where that is going!!!!!
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Williams99
496 posts
37 months
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PhillT said: I used to live in Walton Cardiff. My neighbour was a top bloke with a penchant for Honda Goldwings. I used to chat with him while I cleaned my car - he was always out building a trike out of one of them.
Hopefully you'll find that Burger Star (the best by far) is still there. I lived in WC for a while too - cypress road. Unfortunately the popular burger star has turned into a "pronto's" which is pretty cack.
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Jasandjules
45,376 posts
98 months
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We go and knock and have a chat before we even buy a place.......
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paul.deitch
855 posts
126 months
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Cul-de-sac, new build. Invited them all round at Xmas. Now have a welder, bricklayer, recycler (pallets for stove)and mr fixit available. Mr fixit is a good drinking companion. Wife has word of mouth customers for after school language tuition. Was a good thing to do.
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cossy400
768 posts
53 months
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Stepson just moved out, we went round last weekend, hes got a staffy anyway mrs400 and his GF were ment to be watching the dog, but oh no too much like hard work for them pair. Dog wondered out the house over the road in to blokes house ate his cats food then came out the house as we were shouting the little s t to piss up his bushes. Interesting convo followed after with a few hellos and plenty of sorrys.
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Council Baby
16,100 posts
59 months
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It's normal practice in that part of the country to have a housewarming for the neighbours once the pampas grass is high enough out front. You'll need a large bowl of punch, a bowl for the car keys and a penchant for saggy tits and rancid flappy growlers. And that's if the parents don't come. Just say hello, what's the worst that could happen 
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