If you want to live in a good neighborhood, first you have to be a good neighbor.
Would your neighbors say you were a good neighbor?
Why?
Dustin
6 years ago
Heck yeah! I do smokey burnouts when I leave the driveway and offer them a beer as soon as I see them coming up!
Ok, So, I don’t do that… much…
But I’m never home so… My lawn is mowed? AND I bring them cookies on holidays…
Andrea
6 years ago
I am a naturally smiley quiet girl, and by quiet I mean that I keep my nose in a book most of the time but I act selfless in many instances, so being a good neighbor, since I lived in a couple different environments, means different things:
In the suburban area being a good neighbor means: I often house watch, spend a couple of days or nights sleeping at someones house while they are on vacation while I take care of their pets and water their plants. Help the old lady next door shovel the snow away from her driveway (it is good exercise).
In a city apartment complex being a good neighbor means: I water the plants hanging on the walls in the stairway, I sign for someones package or mail and deliver it later myself, help the elderly carry their groceries up the stairs.
In the country side being a good neighbor means: you offer a plate of food for whoever goes over to your house to visit, help them when they are stuck on the field or hand them a hand with a farm task or you give them a ride into the city or help them understand and fill out documents.
People and customs are different but just because someone lives in a poor more crowded neighborhood does not mean that they are not responsible for their own actions and environment.
Heck yeah! I do smokey burnouts when I leave the driveway and offer them a beer as soon as I see them coming up!
Ok, So, I don’t do that… much…
But I’m never home so… My lawn is mowed? AND I bring them cookies on holidays…
I am a naturally smiley quiet girl, and by quiet I mean that I keep my nose in a book most of the time but I act selfless in many instances, so being a good neighbor, since I lived in a couple different environments, means different things:
In the suburban area being a good neighbor means: I often house watch, spend a couple of days or nights sleeping at someones house while they are on vacation while I take care of their pets and water their plants. Help the old lady next door shovel the snow away from her driveway (it is good exercise).
In a city apartment complex being a good neighbor means: I water the plants hanging on the walls in the stairway, I sign for someones package or mail and deliver it later myself, help the elderly carry their groceries up the stairs.
In the country side being a good neighbor means: you offer a plate of food for whoever goes over to your house to visit, help them when they are stuck on the field or hand them a hand with a farm task or you give them a ride into the city or help them understand and fill out documents.
People and customs are different but just because someone lives in a poor more crowded neighborhood does not mean that they are not responsible for their own actions and environment.
Be a leader by example.