The 9 unwritten rules of good neighborhood

Sunday morning, the children are asking for pancakes. Alas! You have no more flour. If, thirty years ago, your mother used to knock on the neighbor's door to borrow flour, what about the rules of good manners between neighbors in 2020?

Here are some of the laws (unwritten and probably utopian) to respect between neighbors, for a cordial and respectful relationship!

1. The good neighbor follows city regulations regarding lawn mowing hours. Indeed, some municipalities prohibit at particular times, such as Sunday morning or Sunday evening, noises that are too acute or likely to disturb the peace.

2. The good neighbor advises you in advance when planning to receive several people for a party, especially if it is a celebration that is expected to be noisy.

3. On the other hand, the good neighbor knows how to be discreet when you have guests outside. He holds back his sudden urge to show you his garden of daisies and keeps his excitement for the next one when you'll be willing to listen to him.

4. The good neighbor picks up your recycling bin when he sees that you are away for a few days. He even offers you to put chlorine in your swimming pool when you leave for the summer vacation (in Quebec of course, pandemic obliges!).

5. The good neighbor gets his lawn treated when he sees his thousands of dandelions looking for a path to invade your property.

6. The good neighbor helps you free your car from the snow when he notices that you have been standing still for more than an hour. He is even a better neighbor if he has kindly cleared your driveway without asking for anything in return. After all, it's a give and take: he's retired; you help him to distract!

7. The good neighbor advises his children that after 2 hours of playing "Marco Polo" in the pool, it may be time to change the game.

8. The good neighbor kindly offers you his surplus of zucchini grown in his garden (after giving some to his own mother, of course).

good neigboors sharing food

9. The good neighbor, when he decides to put his property up for sale, makes sure to find a replacement who is just as nice as him.

As for the perfect neighbor, he is all of this at the same time, or he lives more than 500 meters from your house!

 

And you, are you a good neighbor?