TALKING POINTS
Neighbour make
or Break a Community
By Gunaprasath Bupalan
Bad neighbours could make any neighbourhood
unpleasant and frustrating for others.
Whether you live in a landed property or high-rise building, having a bad neighbour (or neighbours!)
can be a nightmare. There are even cases where people have moved out because they are fed up with
their irritating neighbours.
Here are examples of terrible neighbours we would not want living anywhere
near us. Maybe you could relate to some of these situations:
1) The roadblock aka
Gravestone Ripper 2) Irresponsible pet-owner’s
aka Pet Cemetery
You’re in a rush to get to work or
hurrying home to catch the early
EPL kick-off between Liverpool and
Man United, but guess who has his
car blocking your front gate? Your
selfish neighbour. And when you tell
him about it, he gets annoyed and
offended. Often, there is no apology;
in fact, he acts as though he is doing
you a big favour when he moves his
car. This neighbour has a lawn but
whenever his dog needs a toilet
break, it would relieve itself in front
of your house. And with the constant
barking and yapping, you wonder if
the dog runs on batteries. We are not
blaming man’s best friend for this.
The onus is on the owner to get the
dog trained. To be fair, cat owners too
can also pose the same problems.
Who said only dog’s mess up a neighbourhood? Cats do the same
too if they are left to stray.
3) Party animal aka Thriller
Nights
This neighbour’s house is party
central, blasting music and getting
drunk till the wee hours of the
morning. Their guests park in front
of your house and take up the entire
road. Don’t be surprised if you find
cigarette butts, beer cans and bottles
in front of your house the next
morning.
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4) 24/7 renovators aka Psycho
You’ve been working all week and finally,
you get to sleep in on your only day off on
a Sunday morning. Suddenly, you hear a
drill, followed by some hammering. With
the nonstop construction, you wonder
if your neighbour is ever going to finish
renovating his house. Many a time, it’s
even a monthly occurrence, a different
part of the house every month – each Reno
lasting 2 weeks at least.
Rock stars should practice their singing and loud music at the studio and not for the
whole neighbourhood to listen to.Most houses are not sound / noise proof.