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Originally Posted by Bye Bye NYC
It's a matter of taste, Thayer. I came from the 'burbs where you'd swear no one was living because the street was so dead. I grew up in NYC in a neighborhood where during the summer the neighbors would sit out on their front porches and occasionally migrate to the stoop to chat with passersby. I really missed the friendliness of my NYC neighborhood when I moved out to Wrong Island and am so glad I finally found that sense of caring and community here on Second Street. Yes, my neighbors are newsie, but not one of them would hesitate to come busting in the door if s/he thought I needed help or throw a party for whatever milestone someone else was celebrating. You want anonymity, move to the burbs. Your neighbors will quickly let you know they could care less unless your lawn is greener than theirs.
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That makes sense if your neighbors are "nice" people. From my neighbors, I get these long never ending stories about their past and current illegal activities (dumping, credit card scams, etc etc) and tons of drama filled gossip while I watch their kids run around like uncontrolled animals and kick up everybody's yard. Every time I get stuck in one of these neighborhood "talks", I feel this strong urge to eat a gun or to run for the burbs. I too have no doubt my neighbors would help me if I asked, but I also have no doubt that they'd take advantage of me if given the opportunity. In general, I don't want anonymity, but given neighbors that are so thuggish, I want anonymity from them. I wish they would stay off the stoop, so they wouldn't chat with me or try to sell me their "unneeded" goods as I walk by.
I need to move to you block.
02-23-2008, 09:11 PM
Thanks for being cool about it Dr. Gin. 
