Do you know your neighbours' names?

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Positive-System-8810@reddit

Klar, steht ja auf dem Klingelschild.

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spacetimebear@reddit

Yes. Milf lady next door, crazy cat lady the other side, angry parking man opposite, 4 car for 2 people couple next to him and the other side of angry parking man is always looks angry BMW owner.

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Kind of, I’ve def received Christmas cards from them, but my memory is so bad at remembering names of people. I live in a very quiet cul de sac, but we always say ‘hi’ when we bump in to each other leaving our houses or a quick chat when time allows and my next door neighbour always brings my bin in for me. I’m quite a quiet, introverted person and that level of communication is fine for me.

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BatExisting1607@reddit

I know two neighbours. One is Loud Music Steve. The other is Bin Recycling Woman. Real names remain a mystery.

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Adorable_Click_7071@reddit

Is loud music Steve my dad? 🤣

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Novel-Case6821@reddit

We have 'James Bond' 'Morag' and 'Motorbike guy' for the neighbours we don't know.

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floppymitralvalve@reddit

It’s obvious how Steve came by his name, but I wonder what Bin Recycling Woman did to achieve that particular moniker.

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audigex@reddit

She’s presumably the one who knows which week the recycling bin goes out

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Responsible-Ad-1086@reddit

Isn’t Loud Music Steve actually noisy Barry?

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rebelallianxe@reddit

Well if we're going by household nicknames for neighbours I know most of mine!

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cooky561@reddit

Does Steve at least play good music?

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BandicootTreeline@reddit

The Camp Guy Who Walks His Dog lives next door to Drunk Barry in my street.

I don’t know either of their names and he looks like a Barry

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No-Extension-2378@reddit

I know a camp Barry who walks dogs.

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HugsandHate@reddit

I just imagined a world, in which somehow you learnt that those were actually their names.

Weidly, it'd make for quite an efficient naming system. I mean... Our surnames are largely based on what our ancestors did for work, so it's not that far fetched.

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Bubbly-Weakness-4788@reddit

That’s so funny 😆

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Novel-Case6821@reddit

I know about half in the street, mostly through Christmas cards or introductions as they've moved in. The others don't say hi in return, don't chat and don't send cards etc so I just leave them be as they obviously just want to keep to themselves.

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Sweaty_Ear_9247@reddit

Same here. It's nice to be respectfully friendly, you can help each other out and it adds to a positive feeling of being happy where you live. Others, as you say, seem to want to keep to themselves.

Maybe we can offer house swaps, so all of us friendly people live in one of our roads, and the others who prefer not to say hello can live in the other.😆

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Novel-Case6821@reddit

That's a very good idea!

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Puzzleheaded-Lynx-89@reddit

I am friendly with my immediate neighbours, and will have a full conversation regularly. Polite chit chat with wider neighbours and opposite, and always the Christmas card exchange! Have to keep a note of all their names so I can remember who lives where. Even for the one neighbour who I talk to when he's out gardening a lot, but no idea about his wife and kids; I just write the card "To X and family"

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Rev_dino@reddit

Lived next door to neighbour for over 25 years. Still don't know his name. Was 10 years before I found out he had an identical twin. Always wondered why he blanked me...

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Agitated-One4841@reddit

I live on a street with thirteen houses and I know everyone's name apart from two households I think? They're both relatively new families and they wouldn't be great with their English but we'll wave hi if we're driving past and they seem friendly enough.

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Intrepid_Bearz@reddit

Yes, the attached one is Twatface McGee aka Quasimodo and the others have proper names.

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shortandfelly@reddit

The next two sets of houses to one side, plus the guy two doors down from there, the couple next to me on the other side, the lady across the road, and I don't know the name of but have chatted to another guy across the road.

Half of these are because I went knocking on doors when my cat went missing.

I also know random people in the neighbourhood through walking my dog. I must have chatted to one guy for dozens of hours over the last 3+ years (I've been in this house a smidgeon over 5.5 years but I can't remember when I first bumped into him). Finally asked him his name a couple of months ago as I only know his dog's name 😂

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Jagermeister_UK@reddit

Yes: The Twat Next Door

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binaryhextechdude@reddit

My block is about the same size. I don't know a single person. Been here 2 years. Not interested honestly

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audigex@reddit

Yes

Although it help that I live on a new build estate and we mostly moved in at the same time, so people were actively introducing themselves more than I’ve known elsewhere

At my previous house I knew the neighbours too, but I bought it off my mum and grew up there, so I’d known most of them for 25+ years

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Rusty_Tap@reddit

We have the Scum, Lawnmower Man, Leaf-blower Larry and the Road Sweeper. Oh and next door we have Cheech & Chong.

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NaomiOnions@reddit

Moved to a new area just over 6 months ago. Now know 30 of my neighbours very well and do lots of things socially with them at least once a week. Birthdays, Christmas, Sunday lunches, BBQs, quiz night, comedy nights, meals out, Sunday sports, there's also tai chi and some craft stuff goes on. Village life is very different from the towns and cities.

I'm exhausted to be honest 😅

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sillwuka@reddit

Yeah, on both sides.

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Wait-Whos-Joe@reddit

Nope, we have nicknames for literally every neighbour

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yearsofpractice@reddit

Absolutely. 50 year old married father of two here.
• ⁠Boring Brian (with MILFy wife with fat ass. Only I think this part)
• ⁠The Weirdos
• ⁠The Selfish C*nts (Mr and Mrs)
• ⁠Deaf MILF
• ⁠The Gibbos (sorry Gibraltar)
• ⁠Mr Insane Dog
• ⁠Roger’s Brother
• ⁠Jesus’ Mum (she only ever talks about her perfect son, but never her other son who is thus named “Jesus’ Brother”)

Turns out my name is probably “Bike-Wanker-Shouts-At-His-Kids”

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Zxvasdfthrowaway@reddit

Is the milf actually deaf or just has really loud kids?

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yearsofpractice@reddit

Unsure. Will keep observing and update accordingly.

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WitchyWoo9@reddit

I know my neighbours as Mr Beige and The Curtain Twitcher

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I-Spot-Dalmatians@reddit

We introduced ourselves to each other when we first moved in but like fuck can I remember his name. He’s super nice though?

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stuaird1977@reddit

I live in a culde sac and I know both 2 doors down on the right, an last 3 doors down on the right. And 2 houses across me. I also let on to other houses further down but dont really know them. Our neighbours is one elderly lady and a couple with older kids and we talk regularly. Next door but one has a son similar age to ours and they play out together

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Missing-Caffeine@reddit

Yup. Me (34F) grabbed my partner to knock on my neighbours doors the day we move in. Introduced ourselves and all that. He (british, male) was dying inside. 4 years down the line and now all of our kids play together in the cul de sac where we live 🙂

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sneddsdead@reddit

Yeh noisey bastard to the right and moaning bastard to the left.

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Sidiselect@reddit

Cunt 1 and cunt 2.

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maceion@reddit

Quite normal in U.K.

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fwendy123@reddit

I know the bloke next door's name because he's a fucking evil piece of shit who break's his partner's shit all the time and threatened to kill her once, so I heard his name screamed out a few times. called the police on him, and they did a brilliant job of scaring the shit out of him for a few years

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boojes@reddit

The jehovas

Owns the path

Dungarees hippie

Massive dog people

The knob and the bitch

Not Lee

The hairdresser

Resin driveway

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Broken_Woman20@reddit

I’m lucky. There are 4 houses where I live including mine. Everyone gets on well, we know each others’ names, have a WhatsApp group and look after each others’ pets when they’re away.

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elhazelenby@reddit

I know my upstairs neighbours' names and that's it. We live in maisonette style flats, I live downstairs. I don't know any next door neighbours' names even though I've briefly talked to a couple of them.

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Monkeyboogaloo@reddit

I live in zone 3 London. Yes, immediate neighbours, then probably about 18 more in my hundred house street. Been here 10 years. Very community focused street, summer street party, christmas carols and advent windows, cat sitting group etc

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Glittering-Knee9595@reddit

I set up a WhatsApp group for my flats and when someone new moves in, I go round and introduce myself and ask if they want to be added. That’s the only way I know their names.

The group is very quiet but useful when things go wrong with packages and parking etc.

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paulbdouglas@reddit

We live in a strip of 6 houses, we know all of the neighbours on our side, and about half on the other side.

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Haresmoors@reddit

I know them as their dogs names 😆

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So_Southern@reddit

I know 4 of the 5 in the block I live. I've lived here for 2 years and kinda embarrassed to ask the lady upstairs what her name is! We've said hello to each other a few times but don't know the other person's name

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pickindim_kmet@reddit

Two to the left and to the right. Beyond that they just have nicknames, such as "dickhead with four cars".

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VioletFireCat@reddit

I know one of my direct neighbours. He and his wife have lived there since the 70s, and I grew up here, so I've known him all my life. He gives us vegetables form his garden sometimes, and we give him cakes and biscuits and things when we do some baking.

I used to know my other direct neighbour, but she moved away some years ago. I've never really spoken to anyone from the family who lives there now. They've got two young kids and the dad likes to scream at them early in the morning and late at night. I know one of the kids names because of said yelling from the dad. But that's about it to be honest :/

I'm also familiar with the family that lives a couple of doors down. My parents know some of the other people in the area but I don't really know any of them myself.

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DutchOfBurdock@reddit

Live in a block of 3 and yes, we all know each other. I even know neighbours in flats to the left and right of me as the mail peeps keep mixing up our mail.

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RadaghasztII@reddit

I know my nextdoor neighbours cats names, but no clue on the actual people's names

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assault321@reddit

I know the names of all the homeowners on my street except the new guy thats rented one of the houses for almost a year now.

to be honest he's an absolute prick. It makes sense that hes never introduced himself or told anyone his name.

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Some_Ad6507@reddit

I know the names I’ve given them

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fluentindothraki@reddit

8 Flats in our tenement, we all know eachother, have a WhatsApp group for anything that's relevant for the whole house. We are lucky, they are all nice

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One-Prior3480@reddit

Yup, whole street (is a small street though!). Previously lived in the same town on a bigger road and only knew 2 each side and 2 opposite. Lad I went to school with lived four houses down for 10 years and I never knew until I bumped into him in a pub one night 😂

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blueblue_electric@reddit

Mostly, the one I don't I call Dildo Baggins, mainly because he's round ( the Baggins bit)and drives terribly (the dildo bit).

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himit@reddit

Block of 49 flats. I know 2/3 on my floor by name; the last one I know his niece by name but he travels a lot (we chat in the lift though).

Of the rest: know two households by name, one I know the son by name but talk a lot to the parents (gave his dad a hug when his mum was in the hospital too (she's doing much better now!)), knew another two by name but they've moved out, know a load more by sight (including one who I chat to so often I really should know him & his partner's name but don't). Don't know upstairs by name but they hear all the drama in my house from the window & have nicknamed my six year old The Boss, which I find hilarious (the grandad upstairs apparently really enjoys listening to his loud declarations of nonsense).

This is London, and not social housing (if that makes a difference).

Best way to get to know people: start chatting to them when you cross paths.

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iamabigtree@reddit

I guess in common with a lot of people I know the people directly on either side but beyond that, no clue.

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Miss_Type@reddit

Yes, everyone's called Keith, which does make it easier.

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Glospol@reddit

My neighbour has several names, "Dickhead", "Peeping Tom" and "Bastard dog poisoner"

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Turbojelly@reddit

I live in a "Close", we have a group chat. Last bit of gossip was the fat squirrel that trapped itself in the food waste bin.

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DNBassist89@reddit

Yes and no, with a caveat.

I've got 6 neighbours in the building, I know two by name but that's because one is an old school friends Dad and the other is an ex colleague of my wife.

Other than that you've got the introvert with the dog upstairs, the loud and often angry polish guy, the older lady across the landing and the Asian family that have just moved in downstairs (that replaced the student, who replaced the very angry old couple)

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Affectionate-Sign426@reddit

Immediate neighbours: yes.

Wider neighbourhood: know the dogs' names and humans as [dog name's] dad/mum.

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rebelallianxe@reddit

My husband is always frustrated that I recognise our wider neighbours by their dog or car but couldn't pick them out of a line up otherwise.

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Puzzleheaded-Lynx-89@reddit

Exactly the same! Update my husband on the neighbourhood gossip based on "Poppy's dad said...you know, Poppy, the brown spaniel with the owner who always wears shorts in winter..."

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Ginge_089@reddit

Same! 🤣 I know which cat belongs to which house and their names but not their humans names

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rebelallianxe@reddit

Terraced house, know one set of next door neighbours and our directly opposite neighbours by name. Quite close friends with those next door. Used to know other next door neighbours but they moved out and new set are more quiet so haven't become acquainted in the same way.

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wildflower12345678@reddit

The ones immediately around and opposite yes.

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LAcasper@reddit

I do now but I'd lived here 4 years before I found out.

Her son came round and smashed up their car after trying to break into their house. He then kicked my wall down after I banged on the window and told him to fuck off - so we got to know each other over the resulting police investigation.

The other side are a bit weird and the house has been empty for months, so maybe soon I'll have new neighbours to ignore until crime happens

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auntie_eggma@reddit

I know one of mine but both of my partners'*.

*The other side seems to be student or short term rental and they change all the time and don't really interact with anyone in the block.

**His neighbours are lovely on both sides.

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JoesRealAccount@reddit

I live in a block of about 80 flats in London and I only know one person by name who lives at the other end of the building because I met him at ParkRun and we realised we live in the same building. I don't know the neighbours next door or across from me and only know the name of 1 out of 3 concierge staff who I see almost every day. I don't really speak to anybody other than out of absolute necessity. I did know the name of the lady who lived next door a few years ago, because we bumped into each other a few times in the corridor, but she moved and I haven't had enough awkward interactions with the other neighbours yet to make it feel like I have to recognise them or know their names.

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glitterswirl@reddit

Generally, no. I usually go by their dogs. "The family with the golden retriever" or something like that.

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blahdeep@reddit

Unfortunately

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insertitherenow@reddit

Yes. We have shouty Asian family next door, the takeaways at number 6, jumper guy at number 4 and the beards directly across.

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No_Medium_648@reddit

My neighbour to the right is 'Linda the window licker' (very lovely, does my bins and brings me homemade jam). To the left 'polish portuegese' (also very lovely 3 eastern European men, speak to me using an app when needed, cuts my front lawn). Across the road is 'pirate polish', he has a beard and wears a bandana. I know the names of a few people in the street but my son gave the above their nicknames (he's a little reformy tbh, hence the preoccupation with 'foreigners' & also a little paranoid hence 'window licker').

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AlucardVTep3s@reddit

Funnily enough, one of my neighbours across the road was my primary school dinner lady and I saw her yesterday when parking up and said hello. I still referred to her as Ms as well lol.

My one neighbour is my family and the other has been my neighbour since I’ve been born so know them very well.

I recently met a neighbour that moved here recently through friend which is great.

Used to play footy with the lads across the road in the street. We also deliver food to couple houses twice a year too because of Eid.

I usually see many people I know because I live right by a small Tesco too so it’s hard to escape a chat sometimes.

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yournansabricky@reddit

One side is named “mate” and he’s wife’s name is “love”, which is weird because I talk to a fella over the road quite abit and he’s also named “mate.

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FrogScorn@reddit

I live in a cul-de-sac of 12 houses so it’s not difficult to know most of my neighbours’ names. My immediate neighbours are in their 80s and above so I feel a little responsibility for them, especially the lovely 93M with no family nearby.

I check their curtains are open each day and have taken one of them to hospital when she fell and hit her head. We had a power cut a couple of weeks ago and I went round to ensure that all of them were comfortable with a torch and a blanket.

The other neighbours’ names I (mostly) know, but we aren’t friends. I’d be genuinely upset if something happened to the old boy next door though.

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fightmilk5905@reddit

I live in a set of 4 houses and I'm 2nd in on the left.. I've got mick at the far end, mick next door to him and flo-rida on the otherside.

When we moved in my Mrs overheard his wife talking to him in the garden and was adamant she heard florance, so flo-rida it was.. Turns out his name is Lawrence and flo-rida just stuck.

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DuckMagic@reddit

Been here a year, friendlist street I've lived on. I know the names of the neighbour to the back (we sometimes chat over the fence about gardening) and the guy in the house to the right is friendly even though he is rarely at home. I also know the four houses directly across from us. Two of the houses we talk to near daily because the kids come over to pet our dogs. We swap baked goods and garden items with the parents. Third neighbour has given us veggies he's grown and we've given him a pie, fourth we don't see often but he is usually up for a natter and has offered to lend tools in the past.

The people on the other side of the wall (semi detached house) are a complete mystery to me, even though they are always about.

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cooky561@reddit

I know 2 of my neighbours, I seem to get on with them, the rest I know of them, but not who they are. I'm really, really bad at names, and also putting a name to a face though, so I might not be a good example.

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Curious-Term9483@reddit

One side yes. The other side knows my name because apparently I went to school with him (clearly he changed more than I did since the 90s because I have no idea who he is!). I know the pets names though. Which is the important bit.

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MrCowabs@reddit

Most of them, aye.

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Queefmaster69000@reddit

I know most of them.

The most notable one is Smoky Brenda. I know her husband is called Alec, and he's sound. She told me her name once but I've since forgotten, so she's defaulted to the name me and my partner gave her before we spoke to them properly.

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BarryIslandIdiot@reddit

Yep. I live in a terrace of 6 houses. I know fivebof my neighbours. I know some of the people that live opposite too. And many peiple from around the village.

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wendz1980@reddit

Not only do I know the names of my neighbours, I also have both next door neighbour’s phone numbers and they have mine.

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step_scav@reddit

Ive got real diamonds one side of me, know them by name and have been for a drink with them, and real arseholes the other side who think they own the driveway and are really unsociable, inconsiderate and rude

Cant pick your neighbours can you

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No-Extension-2378@reddit

We've got "obnoxious bellend" on one side, and "obnoxious bellends nosy mother in law" on the other.

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step_scav@reddit

Oooof 🤣

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sf-keto@reddit

Yes, we have a WhatsApp group for the block.

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heartpassenger@reddit

Yeah they’re both the same so that makes life easier

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OkExcuse3011@reddit

Hmm. I live at #20. I know the people at 22, 18, and to a lesser extent reasonably well. After that, well, there be dragons, probably.

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Bazahazano@reddit

The couple next door are called Elvis and Bitch Face. No idea of their real names.

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folklovermore_@reddit

I live in a converted house of three flats in SW London. I know the downstairs neighbours by name. The middle flat recently got new owners and I know their names because I've seen post for them in the communal hallway, but haven't yet seen them to introduce myself to them (if that makes sense). Don't know the names of the neighbours in the houses on either side.

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KaiCypret@reddit

I know the names of everyone on my street since I have fairly receny moved to a very (very) rural village. Its the sort of place where the dog from 4 doors down just wanders into my kitchen if I leave the back door open. Very small community, everybody knows everybody else and their business. Tete is great kindness but as somebody raised on a giant council estate and used to city/town living it is extraordinarily different and almost suffocating.

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cyberalpine@reddit

Yes. We have a WhatsApp group in my building in London

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Illustrious-Divide95@reddit

When i lived in London, I rarely knew my neighbours names.

Now I love in a village, i know my neighbours well and quite a few people on my street! It's so much friendlier

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Existing_Ad_5811@reddit

Yes, large housing estate. I know quite a lot of my neighbours but I did make quite a big effort to get to know them when we moved here.

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Limit_Ok@reddit

I know the one bloke by name only cos he sent me a christmas card once. The rest... no idea. Ive been in my house for nearly 12 years now. Im not interested.

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gottaloveteatime@reddit

Yes. I live in a bit of a unique place where we have 8 little houses around a shared communal garden and we share a car park. We all know each other, and say hello when we pass, but people tend to keep themselves to themselves, which I actually find quite sad.

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Difficult-Egg-5001@reddit

Yeah. I know at least the first names of everyone in my cul de sac!

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WDW1997@reddit

Yes! Very friendly with them. I only bought the house in summer last year but we're already very chatty. The older couple pop over sometimes when I'm in the garden just for a chat, and I often go and ask if they need anything when I'm going to the shop.

The neighbour on the other side invited us (and a couple of other neighbours) over for some drinks a while back). I usually go and strim the edges of her grass when I do mine.

I love it, it's how neighbours should be. I never understand people who refuse to speak to their neighbours, you never know when you'll need them

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Petrichor_ness@reddit

So far, this is the only comment that sounds like where I live and it makes me rather sad!

I never used to live like this but moved from busy Sussex commuter town to tiny Highland village a few years ago. I love that how many locals stop to chat with me when I'm in the garden or the conversations I'll have when I'm out with my dogs.

Husband and I are a lot younger than the average age but I hope the friendliness doesn't ever fade here.

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BurkesRoad@reddit

Recently moved to a small country village (300 people) and most of the folk I've met have been because they wanted to clap my dogs (2 shiny black greyhounds), but they all seem very nice.

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Petrichor_ness@reddit

We had four rather rambunctious larger dogs (including our very own shiny black/getting greyer greyhound).

I was really worried we'd be hated as where we used to live, it was nothing but smaller 'accessory' dogs. When we saw our neighbour to one side had a huge, young husky and our neighbours to the other side and behind us had collies, we knew our herding dogs, husky and greyhound would fit right in!

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quite_acceptable_man@reddit

Yes of course.

Mr & Mrs Yappydog Nice South African Couple Mr & Mrs Massivedogs Permanent Skip on Drive Family Family with Son with Noisy Car The Ones Down the End with the Land Rover Steve & Mrs Steve Immaculate Front Garden Lady Mr Fussy Mrs Yellowcar

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UniquePotato@reddit

Yes, as I have taken parcels in for them

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takesthebiscuit@reddit

Pretty much the whole street! I go running with half of them, one is the landlord and the others have kids that go to my sons school

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Zorolord@reddit

I know my whole block of several homes names. I know both neighbours beside me including my neighbour on the right surname and I know most of her family.

I know a few members of my neighbours on the left (but I dont know their surname)

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Danger_Bay_Baby@reddit

Yes several, not all

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EnglandEgypt2024@reddit

I live in a cul de sac of 15 houses and know them all

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JBEqualizer@reddit

No but that's because I'm shit at remembering names, not because I don't know anyone. I do remember all their dogs names though.

My wife knows everyone's name.

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KawaiiBunBun097@reddit

Yes. We go to the pub with them, do favours for each other and lend each other's stuff. We even have a WhatsApp group but not everyone on our street is on it. It's just a few of us that are similar in age mixed with the older sociable folks. We also go round and look after each other's dogs as well.

This is the only place I've lived in that's been like this. The previous houses I've lived in had some seriously awful people or dodgy characters. There are some really unsociable and cantankerous people where we live now, but we still greet them and watch them run back into their house looking all offended.

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owzleee@reddit

Yes. We have a WhatsApp group!

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sapphire-sky-dragon@reddit

I live in flats but not a block they're basically semi detached houses split in two.

I know below me because our doors are inches apart and we share a foot path so really have no choice to know each other. We both have dogs so are always apologising to each other for barking lol

I know downstairs next doors name he says hello in passing but wont speak beyond that ive tried, I dont know upstairs but he is the most miserable person ever and 95% of the time him and his downstairs neighbour go out together he wont even look at me not even when the other guy says hello I just look straight through him now.

Only 20 flats in the street ive no idea what anyone else even looks like.

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LumpyCheeseyCustard@reddit

I knew my old neighbours names, their children's names. Their siblings and nephews/nieces names. I even met their relatives when they came from their home countries.

These same neighbours have also attended my cousins weddings, and Ive attended theirs! The new neighbours have a similar dynamic with my parents, but I've moved out and on from such close neighbourly relationships.

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SongsAboutGhosts@reddit

Been here three years, we know a few of them, but not most. Very different from where I grew up, when it was rare we didn't know the names of anyone in the village.

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Hairy_Ad5141@reddit

My wife started a street WhatsApp group during Covid. Still going strong with over 40 neighbours (mostly fsmilies) in a street with 60+ houses (some are in flats).

Useful to keep contact, recommend tradespeople, spot odd activity (abandoned cars, etc).

However, we are only truly friendly/know well with about 4-5 of those neighbours. In London.

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PopularBroccoli@reddit

No and i was a signatory for their new passport. Hope that doesn’t come back to bite me

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RecordingNo8140@reddit

Got nicknames for most of them. As for their actual names, haven't got the foggiest what they are

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Laylelo@reddit

I live in a close so I know all the other people around it, but the rest of the road I have no idea about. When I moved in I introduced myself to anyone who was ogling the van and wrote their names down on a notepad app on my phone. Honestly that took care of half of them. The rest I learned by bumping into them or via Christmas cards! I have to be honest that this doesn’t come naturally to me which is why I make an effort. If I could be invisible in a house with a cloaking device I’d much prefer it. But my neighbours are generally nice and so am I, I’m just not sociable as a hobby.

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MyBeardSaysHi@reddit

My upstairs neighbour is Cunty McShoutsAtHerKidsAndDoesntCleanUpTheDogDhit

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musicallymotivated93@reddit

Some of them. There's Nosey John next door to me, Emma the Second-hand Dartboard upstairs, and Dave in one of the flats the other side of me.

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semorebunz@reddit

mandy dingle , doleys , gollum and other various slurs i shouldnt post here

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Ok_Introduction_1882@reddit

Yup. All 8 of them in our little cul de sac but then I live in a village up north.

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w0lllf@reddit

Autistic saltwater aquarium guy. Autistic cat enthusiast lady. Buff bald Motorbike tinkerer guy with little yapper dog size of guinea pig (affectionate) Motorbike tinkerers girlfriend (who lives across from him, who let us use their outdoor tap when Yorkshire water left us without water for 48 hours) and her son; long haired stoner beanie guy. Older couple with a very fat dog. Kind grandpa that has grandkids over a lot, compliments my dogs.

Haha. I know most of their names. I have the number for the first two. I take perishable surplus food bank donations around to the first two.

We 3 are kind of the oddballs living in a culdesac of mostly elderly people : living in bungalows that belonged to our late relatives

I am sure the rest of them who blank me know me as scary Autistic Pierced Mullet Bearded Queer that keeps trying to give them free food 😹

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BuzzAllWin@reddit

Most of them, about 100 people in the surrounding 3 streets in zone 2 london, it’s a village if you treat it as such

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Boating_taxonomist@reddit

I live on boat on a mooring. There’s only 4 of us anyway. I think my new neighbour is called Mark (his friend who comes by is called Ian…I don’t know how come I’ve got his name but am not 100% on possibly-Mark). The guy next door to me (comes at weekends) I’m in the awkward position that we’re on regular friendly chatting terms but I can’t remember his name and it’s been too long to admit to it. I think I’ve only once even said hello to his wife, she rarely seems to come out of the boat when they’re here. The couple who have a boat out on the river side, I haven’t a clue, I’ve only spoken to them once or twice in the last 7/8 months, but they’re here very infrequently and tend to arrive by car then leave on the boat with very little hanging around. I know lots of the old ladies in the village though from my knitting groups.

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Mancsn0tLancs@reddit

Yep, Daphne aka Daffers, and Paul and Jane on the other side. Next door but one is Nick and Nicky, and the other next door but one are the weirdy feckers everyone avoids. Opposite is Denise, Dawn and Danielle. I can’t ever remember which one is which other than they live in number 1,3 and 5.

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mailywhale@reddit

I live in a block of flats and I’ve never seen any of my neighbours

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Ok_Young1709@reddit

No and I should because they have introduced themselves. But I'm awful with names. They are nice though.

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Character_Savings966@reddit

No, and I would never speak to anyone of my neighbours.

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Realistic-Muffin-165@reddit

When I lived in a flat one of the neighbours died and I didn't know until the flat went up for sale.

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AirSorvete@reddit

Same and I don't know anyone. Not a single name. Not a bloodclart.

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Technical_Housing_58@reddit

I know 4 names and who to nod to. I only seem to talk to a couple neighbours but I don’t know where they live on my block of roads

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feralhog3050@reddit

Yes! The house attached to mine i get on well with, he is a man of many power tools & useful to know. Other side are a bit offish, she hates & despises the area, so I absolutely make it my mission to wave cheerfully at her 😁 I've been in the same house for almost 18 years now & both kids have lived here their entire lives , went to the local school etc, it would be really weird if I still didn't know anyone at all

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SilverellaUK@reddit

Only a couple. We've been here 35 years. We thought the woman across the road was called Lynn but then found out she isn't. We don't remember her real name so she is now Notlynn. They've lived here 35 years too.

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sock_cooker@reddit

I know about half a dozen on a nodding/occasional chat basis and upstairs neighbour's dog is obsessed with me. I'm close friends with the elderly couple I used to live next door to as well, and go see them once a week- they're incredible people.

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Fit-Bedroom-7645@reddit

Of the two who have told me, I have remembered zero.

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Capable_Tip7815@reddit

I am in a 4 in a block cottage flat. I know my neighbour downstairs - called her by the wrong name for 7 years.

The 2 neighbours on either side of me, no. We don't talk except an acknowledgement or greeting if we see each other.

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waxfutures@reddit

Most of them. We've been here over 30 years and three of them were here when we arrived, and I used to work with one of the others.

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T_raltixx@reddit

Yes. Both sides and we're friendly with them.

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szapek@reddit

One is Andrew and the other is Keith or Dave

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you_aint_seen_me-@reddit

Yea, both real and nicknames (not rude, more observational).

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Amateur_yoghurt@reddit

After 4 years I learnt my neighbour's name only because he helped finding me a replacement blade for the lawnmower and whatsapped the link so I could see his name on WhatsApp 😂 still don't know his wife's name even though we chat quite often but it's too late to ask

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Nkhotak@reddit

Used to only know the immediate neighbours and any parents whose kids went to the same school. Then a street WhatsApp was set up during Covid and has continued ever since so and I now know names for most of the street and socialise with a fair few.

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Separate_Crow_2990@reddit

I live in a cul de sac of 6 houses (not including mine) and know all of my neighbours by name, and their children’s names that live with them. I think its quite strange to not know the people you live beside!

It works well for us as we look in on each other and generally look out for everyone

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Therashser@reddit

I know all but a few in a block of twelve houses here, we have been here for 27 years though.

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InkedDoll1@reddit

No, no idea on any of them, but i do know next door's cat's name. (It's Chai)

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Affectionate_Run_346@reddit

Yes my immediate neighbours are lovely, they help us we help them it’s nice community

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Joshp1471@reddit

Yes, there’s mate, mate, bud, mate, luv, luv, luv and no name

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toroferney@reddit

Next door is Barbara Margaret - her name is one of those we can’t remember which. Other Next door is my daughters teacher so know her surname. Know the bloke at the back as he’s a gardener and has done stuff for us. But we’ve only lived here 14 years so no I do t know many, apart from Barbara Margaret they have to have a connection that’s not being a neighbour for me to know a name.

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Same_Difference_3361@reddit

Steve and Jane

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Asleep-Software-4160@reddit

Yes. I've lived here for 12 years and get on reasonably well with all my neighbours. We won't be going round each other's houses for Christmas, but we'll help each other out etc.

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mark-mark-mark@reddit

Yes, I’m quite friendly and often say hi to neighbours, but I’m also quite forgetful with names. So I had to make a list for the notice board, with numbers of houses and names, so any time I was introduced to new people, I’d write them down. It just stopped me getting everyone muddled up. (Terraced house, where you only saw your neighbours once a month or so)

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yellowsubmarine45@reddit

This is my problem. New neighboughs just moved in. Nice couple, had a good chat and I gave them some of my spare plants. They told me their names and I have totally forgetten them. A woman opposite, lived here 3 or 4 years and we always say hi. She did introduce herself when she moved in, but of course I forgot. I only recently found out her name again because of an amazon parcel I took in for her, I MUST REMEMBER IT THIS TIME

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mark-mark-mark@reddit

We had a couple (M+F) move in down the road. Lovely people, Chris and Sam. Instantly forgot who was who. To this day I’m not sure who was Chris and who was Sam.

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Past-Anything9789@reddit

We have John and Sandra one side the other is called Mick / Mike / Michael. We were told different names by different people in the road.

This is literally what we call him every single time we need to speak about him. We also have the 'god squad' who start every conversation with "at church"

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Divewench@reddit

I live in a small village in Kent. I know the names of about 50% of the villagers and socialise with my neighbours on both sides.

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SpudFire@reddit

Yes. When I moved in, the first time I saw each neighbour we introduced ourselves to each other. When new neighbours moved in, the first time I bumped into them we introduced ourselves to each other. That's for +2 in each direction.

I'm not the most sociable person and keep to myself but even I find it odd to not be acquainted with people I live next to.

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Plannet_Depressed@reddit

The business doen stairs? Yeah we know the owner

The other neighbours? Nope
We've talked maybe once before but I'm shite with names for the first few weeks of meeting people

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missuseme@reddit

One of my neighbours is in my phone as "Steve or Scott"

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Rough-Foundation9208@reddit (OP)

😂

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Original_Document748@reddit

Nope . People dont seem that neighbourly anymore which when the world is the way it is cant blame them to some degree but I also believe if people were more neighbourly and helped each other things might not be so bad .

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yellowsubmarine45@reddit

Do you reach out? I find it sometimes just takes one person to make the effort.

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Petrichor_ness@reddit

There's the sweetest old guy a few streets over, his wife of 60+ years is in the local care home with dementia and rarely recognises him. His own dementia is getting worse but we chat a few times a month when he sees me out with my dogs on his daily walk. He introduces himself to me again, and I introduce myself back. He tells me about his wife and asks about my dog.

Same conversation over and over and at the end he always asks if we've had this conversation before (he knows he has dementia). I tell him it doesn't matter, it's a lovely conversation and I'll happily have it again!

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berry-worm@reddit

A few of them, and there is one couple where I immedately forgot their names but was later introduced to their dog, whose name I do remember, and have accepted this will now be the situation forever. There are also other random people in the area I say hi to but we never actually introduced ourselves.

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destria@reddit

I'm in a semi and only know the neighbour that's attached to us. We have chats over the garden fence.

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chaospixiestitches@reddit

I'm in a terrace-type situation: a shop, some flats, me, another house, a shop. Steve runs the tackle shop to the right, Dave owns the vintage store to the left, Kate is immediately left, but haven't a clue about the folks in the flats immediately left.

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Petrichor_ness@reddit

Moved from Sussex to a tiny Highland village a few years ago.

I'm rubbish with names but I talk to most my neighbours and know all the local dog's names. I know my neighbours family's, who is related to who in the village, the history of those no longer with us. There are about a dozen regulars to stop to talk to me when I'm in the garden.

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DeadRockstar123@reddit

Quite John and noisy Rachel. I have no idea if these names are accurate. We like John, we aren’t fond of Rachel

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TrinityCambridge85@reddit

Yeah on one side only new neighbour south side

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yellowsubmarine45@reddit

Yes, I know the names of perhaps 9 households ( so about 25 people) in my part of the street.

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FireflyKaylee@reddit

Yes, the old owner of the house left us a list of names and which house they were in. Invaluable!

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Bowzerthebrowser@reddit

I know most of my village.

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Illustrious-Poet-382@reddit

Yes because I’m always having to take in their bastard parcels

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cod1ngwolf@reddit

Yep, lovely old lady one side who lives alone so we make sure to pop over now and again and keep an eye out for her. Other side is someone similar age to me who we get on well with and has endless patience while we deal with the shit the previous owners left behind 😅

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VOODOO285@reddit

Within a couple of days we’d shared names and phone numbers. We keep an eye on each others stuff. Take deliveries for each other. It’s all good.

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ImmediateSubstance3@reddit

Yeah, been here a year, know everyone on our row, helped the old couple next door with car trouble, trips to the hospital, window cleaning, garden-sitting (they maintain a beautiful garden), helped others with furniture, had bbqs etc. We're not super chummy but you should be open to supporting the people around you.

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letsshittalk@reddit

I remembered mine as EastEnders’ Ronnie and Roxy—one was the wife and one was the others dog. The dog has passed, and now I don’t speak to the other neighbor in case I use the wrong name.

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pearly_queen@reddit

Yes, I live in a row of 8 houses and know the names of all my neighbours jn the row.

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excitedbynaps@reddit

Ive got Mr Nextdoor, a Mr and Mrs Upstairs and Mr and Mrs Downstairs. I know various things about them and their lives (for instance Mr Nextdoor wears too much cologne and Mrs Upstairs likes to sing the same lines over and over for hours) but names...? No.

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mosh-4-jesus@reddit

when I lived in a block of flats in London, I learned the name of my downstairs neighbour the day I moved out. Hope you're doing well, Pawel.

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Revolutionary_West56@reddit

Not when I lived in a flat, yes now I live in a house

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Obvious-Water569@reddit

We do. Our next door ones at least.

We have Steve and Kath to our right and Sonya to our left.

Sonya has a particularly annoying dog called Troy that our cats love to torment.

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Secretlucybliss@reddit

Block of 6 flats I know only 1. Try to avoid as much as possible 🤣

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spannerintworks@reddit

Block of 16 flats, know everyone bar 1 as it's regularly re-let every 6-12 months.

We're a couple of converted mansion houses though so in an older building I feel you may be more likely to know each other than a purpose built modern flat?

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CarrickGlenSparkling@reddit

My dad makes up nicknames for all our surrounding neighbours

Top right - Buggy - on account of his massive eyes

Bottom right - Mason - battered his Mrs

Left - the Hur Hurs - their dad has a chest infection

2 down left - the HillBillies - they own pigeons

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didntevenliketoleave@reddit

We rent a terraced house, we know our immediate next door neighbours on each side but not anyone else on the street. At my old place, we didn't know any of the neighbours (we did once make an attempt at talking to one of them, but they didn't speak much English)

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Mobile_Field_3961@reddit

Three years and no names. That is not a block of flats. That is a hotel you forgot to check out of.

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bakersd0zen12@reddit

We know the names of the dogs. The names of the people are "[dog name]'s mum and dad".

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leclercwitch@reddit

Nope. I live in a block of 60 flats and I don’t know anyone on my floor. We see each other and say hi, take each others parcels etc but never actually introduced ourselves. I’m okay with that.

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your_swindon_lot@reddit

Yes of course. Number 41 & number 45.

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delboy_mangetout@reddit

Yep, majority of my street! I’ve become really close with my next door neighbours, they’re more like family 🥰

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EyeAware3519@reddit

Yeah there is bloke from next door, couple from number 3, that fucking kid from down the road, the twat with the dog. I know them all.

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Xivii@reddit

I know the names of the neighbours opposite, and at least one of the neighbours at each side. There is a guy a few doors down I also know as he introduced himself to me when his dog kept barking as I walked past. I say hi to a few others but don’t know their names.

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Lanky_Speech4865@reddit

Meth lab underneath you

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Bubbly-Weakness-4788@reddit

Been here two years. Know both neighbours on either side of me but none of the other ones. Have a good chat with one of them most days.

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Conscious-Ball8373@reddit

We live in a house next to a caravan park with about a dozen static caravans. A couple of the residents I know well, a few I know by name, the rest keep themselves to themselves.

I think it can vary a lot. It depends on what sort of neighbourhood it is, how much you engage with your neighbours and also just the particular personalities involved. In our situation, it would only take a few people moving out and being replaced by people who keep themselves to themselves and we wouldn't know any of them; but it would only take a few people moving out and being replaced by people who are outgoing and friendly for it to feel like everyone knows everyone. A dozen dwellings is not many and just random variation can make a big difference to the feel of a place.

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