Is it normal to always have nasty neighbours?

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Over the last few years I've always had that one neighbour who disliked me. Even though I moved several times there was always one person like that. I always greet neighbours and have small talk with them if they want to but otherwise am a fairly private person.

The neighbour who is rude towards me and my boyfriend right now actually seemed nice at first. However, I soon noticed that she would often gossip about other neighbours, sometimes in a malicious way. For example, she told us that a former neighbour would often get whistled at by men but claimed it was the woman's own fault for wearing short skirts.

A few months ago I went on a trip for university that lasted two weeks without my boyfriend. During that time he overheard the neighbour tell another neighbour that my boyfriend and I had broken up and I had moved out. My boyfriend was cutting the hedge at the time, so was behind that. Therefore she didn't see him. Ironically, if she had asked him where I was he would have told her.

Since then she didn't talk to us for months. Just yesterday she told my boyfriend, after not speaking to either of us for months, that she is volunteering on Christmas Day. According to him she said that in a smug tone that implied we are bad people for not volunteering on Christmas. Ironically, I volunteer all year round and my boyfriend has volunteered a lot in the past.

Another neighbour at our previous place used to give us the evil eye a lot. When we first moved in we used to greet her. She never greeted us back but instead always glared at us. Her son insulted us a few times, even though we never paid him any attention.

Even when I was a child there was this one neighbour who would gossip about everyone in the neighbourhood. He even got into arguments with other neighbours about the pettiest things. So basically, I've had one nasty neighbour for my whole life.

My boyfriend's parents on the other hand don't have any issues with any of their neighbours. Therefore I wonder if it's normal to always have at least one nasty neigbhour. Am I just expecting too much from people?

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  • randypete
    9 years ago

    neighbors are like family you cant chose them i hate mine

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  • [Old Memory]
    9 years ago

    you take too much notice of what your neighbor says and does, nod as you walk by, that's all you need do

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  • electricblueoceans
    9 years ago

    When I lived in an apartment. There was this one guy who would yell all night and he was a drunk. He was the worst person to meet. He told my mother that she was lazy, when really it wasn't her fault the house was a mess. My mom is a hoarder and she can't help it. She would try her best, but she still had too much stuff. He told me that I was a brat, because he was horrible to be around. Such an awful man. He probably died from cirrhosis by now. He would drink like a fish.

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  • charli.m
    9 years ago

    I've always had ok neighbours til last year. The five girls who moved into the two bedroom apartment across from me are cunts. They're loud and obnoxious, rude when you pass on the stairs, and frequently leave trails of rubbish on the stairs.

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    • Anonymous Post Author
      9 years ago

      They sound a lot like some people at the apartment complex where I used to live. There often was rubbish lying around in the car park because of them. I hope you won't have to put up with those people for much longer.

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      • charli.m
        9 years ago

        It's been a year, I think. I'm not likely to stay past May, but for other reasons.

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        • Anonymous Post Author
          9 years ago

          I hope you'll have better luck with neighbours in the future.

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