B1 – Intermediate
We’ve all had horrible or not-so-good experiences with our neighbors. The website “Which?” conducted a survey and found out that a number of people are stressed with their neighbors.
Read the article to know more about the different nuisances that neighbors can have with each other.
http://www.breakingnewsenglish.com/1409/140918-neighbours.html
Discussion Questions:
- Have you ever had an annoying neighbor? Have you ever had any problems with a neighbor?
- What are the common problems that you experience with your neighbors?
- How would you describe your neighborhood or the place you live?
- Which would you prefer: living in the city or in the country?
10 replies on “Noisy Neighbors Biggest Problem”
I live in a 4-story building with two neighbors per floor. All the neighbors are pretty quiet and respectful but there is one couple who believe they are superior to the others and talk to us as if only they were right. They dislike dogs and wanted to prohibit other neighbors from having them. We have a dog and we argue with them about this issue. But all the others neighbors and us said that it was a constitutional right to have dogs at home and the problem ended. Our dog was polite and didn’t bother anyone.
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I have been living with muy parents in two differents houses
the first one in a flat, and the neighbours with the sound in general
they were respectful
And the second one, that it is the current house we are living in it
It is a house with a neighbours around, and my neighbour of just my side
he is sometimes like a pain of ass jaja
because when i want to take a walk with my dog he is in the door smoking
and he wants to take a conversation, or when i go outin a random time
may be he is out in front of his door
2)
when i was 16 years old more or less
they teased me about the sound, but outside in the common
area, such as swiming pool or the garden or the common garden
but i have always been a quite person
3)
my current neighbours are nices, they are old people yet
but the almost are respectful persons and
they always greet me when they watch me
4)
i prefer to live in the country but because i am a lonely person
but with my partner or if you want to have an own family
and the comfort, you should live in the city
but i could choose it, i would choose in old times in the country jaja
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Have you ever had an annoying neighbor? Have you ever had any problems with a neighbor?
Yes, it is unavoidable. I don’t talk with my downstairs neighbor because he complaints about everything and he has no education to tell me the problems.
What are the common problems that you experience with your neighbors?
When they argue and they shout very loud.
How would you describe your neighborhood or the place you live?
Right now, I live in a quiet place and, in general, the neighbors are quite polite and respect the basic house rules.
Which would you prefer: living in the city or in the country?
I prefer live in the city, but one in a while I need to leave the city and go to my house in the village.
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* On more than one occasion I have had annoying neighbors. But you have to hold on a bit. Normally due to noise, loud music, moving furniture, chairs, tables.
* The ones from before, are the common problems with the neighbors in a flat. If it is already in a house, for example in the countryside or on the outskirts of the city, they are land, a fall of water on their land.
* My neighborhood in general is good and friendly, but as everywhere there are people who do not adapt to living in a community.
* I like and prefer to live in the city for all the services it offers. I have lived in the country and it also has its drawbacks.
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*) Have you ever had an annoying neighbor? Have you ever had any problems with a neighbor?
In the last two apartments I have rented I have suffered from a noisy neighbors. In my previous flat, it was an elder woman suffering from schizophrenia, and in the current one a loud speaking person. They are the two most remarkable incidents, but it is not something I can’t live with.
*) What are the common problems that you experience with your neighbors?
The most common problem I have faced in the last years is related to the noise, specially how loud my neighbors speak or play music affecting to my ability to rest properly.
Minor issues like water leaks happen every now and then, but they are neither frequent nor something we can blame our neighbors.
*) How would you describe your neighborhood or the place you live?
I live in a vivid urban area full of life in Madrid. As the neighborhood is suffering a gentrification process, its population is composed of working class, university students and young professional what helps to make it a melting pot of tradition and new life styles also influenced by the closeness to the city center.
Paseo the Extremadura is full of locals, including but not limited to greengrocer’s, butcher’s, fisheries, bakeries, sports stores, book shops and almost everything you can imagine. This image contrasts with the franchising of the city center that is overrunning almost every family run business with big corporations owned ones.
About the landscape of the neighborhood, we fortunately can enjoy Casa de Campo, a big green area, and Madrid Río, a big park used to play sports, in the surroundings.
*) Which would you prefer: living in the city or in the country?
I was born in a rural area and my hometown has almost 5000 inhabitants. Appreciating the calm and tranquility of living in the country is in the lifeblood of who am I. Furthermore, I use to travel monthly to share some time with my family and all-life friends. I feel at home when in every travel I start to see the landscape full of holm oaks. Having said that, being able to develop a career in Computer Science and the dynamic and energetic urban lifestyle resides also in the life I want. I do not think both ways of life are exclusive, I tend to think they can instead try to compliment one another and hybrid models could be a reality. The COVID-19 pandemic and the rise of remote workers can help to stop the depopulation of rural areas and enrich both environments.
It’s quite some experience with your neighbors. Thanks also for sharing about the kind of neighborhood you live in.
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