I hate talking!

[MrDawn]

Wow that's hella rude!! Surprised you tried to be nice about it!!
You never know when druggies may be burying their crimes in your space.

I did maintain good relations with them and watched my attitude towards them. I had to pretend to be that overly positive neighbor, kill them with kindness type of guy. I didn't want to come home and fight with them. Behind their back, I talked to the nuisance officer several times. They were already in court over destruction of the property and were getting a mandate to clean it up. Is the owner doing it? No. He and his family do what they want.

A good thing from me "pretending to be a good neighbor" is that they told me everything. The owner, Wes came over to me one day when I was coming home from work and complained that he hadn't paid his personal property tax in 3 years. Cant afford the tax on the house. Wanted his son and wife to move out. They have 5 kids and they're breeding without protection under his roof. He said he gave his son 600 dollars to go pay something, instead he blew it on the slot machines at a gas station in town. Complained about the court mandate to clean up his property and just confided in me like I was his personal therapist. The guy hates his daughter in law with a passion. Then he dropped a bomb on me that really disturbed me. He said his brother in law was breaking into his house and stealing shit. That told me that his brother in law could break into our house and steal shit. Then he said the police came over to his house and tried to get in, which I believe because my sister is a cop and she warned us all right after we moved there that they are alleged meth dealers and under watch. Anyways, after that and the already bad state the house was in, I decided it was time to go. I didn't want my kids subjected to Wes' bullshit.

 

[Nebulous]

For me it's meaningful if it's someone who's actually a friend.
Oftentimes with acquaintances it's just a politeness interaction which can be tiring if I were to be around them all day especially in group situations. Just pretending to listen and all when I'm really zoning out, aha.
But hey, that's the difference between friends and acquaintances, right?

Do you work, that'll be all day with your co-workers.

Me too. I got sick of it. It made our home a very depressing place to be. When you have toxic neighbors like that, they effect everyone else with their bad living habits.

Glad you got out of there!

I suppose you could avoid them though? @Nebulous @Wessel

Not really, thin walls. Can hear them even if all the doors / windows were closed.

 

[MrDawn]

*begins talking as boisterously as possible*

At least it wasn't this bad.

 

[Phillip]

I'm the shy kid in the corner of a lunch room when it comes to talking, can't stand it.