Ah, the good old day’s of 30 years ago…my perception was everyone knew each other, or so I thought. Maybe it was people spoke to each other without hesitation unlike today when catching a glance of someone could land you a dirty look or a rude gesture.
Well back to my point. The old days everyone knew the neighbourhood gossip/snoop who had all the dirt on everyone. Well this lady was despised when you had something to hide but when you wanted to know or tell she would be the first person you would seek out.
Now this is not what i want for a Neighbour and most of you think the same. I am sure we all want a neighbour who would look out for our property pick up the fliers maybe just maybe cut the grass yeah I know that’s pushing it but hey it would be great right!
Unfortunately we have lost all touch with the Neighbours on each side of us do to our own fear of association. We have become a closed society and this is to all of our disadvantage. Hey, its in our best interest to say Hi to the guy/gal next door, who said you had to be friends. People will acknowledge and generally should reciprocate the same.
Just imagine your own personal security no “911″ call you have Neighbourhood Watch. The people who you say hi too have as much to lose as you do. If undesirables appear in the neighbourhood remember they also have a property value to maintain/protect. The benefits of association are greater than knowingly ignoring the person who could keep an eye on your home when you are away. Who knows? The person next door could become a good friend after all.
Source… Rob “torontorealty” Paterson
