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F/U to "safe neighborhood"
We live in a safe area, but a few miles in one direction there have been a fair amount of break ins - mostly car break ins, not homes - like GPS devices and stuff stolen from cars parked in driveways or parking lots.
Anyway, a few weeks ago K's coworker was picking him up from work and parked out front - he called K, who was in the bathroom and said he'd be right down. I guess the coworker was sitting there for like 5 minutes, smoking a cigarette, and listening to the radio with the car running. He drives a really nice Accord and I don't think he is sketchy looking at all.
Anyway, our neighbor across the street came out of her house and knocked on his window and asked what he was doing there!!!
I am kind of embarrassed. K thinks it is because his coworker is Indian (he is dark skinned) and that our neighbor (who is white like 99% of the people on our street) was being racist. I think it was more that she saw my car not in the driveway so she assumed we were out and thought it looked sketchy.
So I figure I have an alarm AND Judy across the street, I don't have to worry.
Re: F/U to "safe neighborhood"
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Holy nosy neighbor! I've been to your neighborhood, it's nice!
Not to mention IF he was a 'bad guy' what in the world is she doing knocking on his window? Also, last I knew criminals don't idle in front of the house smoking a cigarette before the rob the place.
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Oh I would be so annoyed. I hate people in my business.
I seriously don't even talk to my neighbors unless I come face to face with them and pretty much have to. I guess I'm snobby.
But - we don't live in a real neighborhood either. It's a residential street, but the houses are pretty spaced apart.
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I like feeling a sense of community and saying hello to the neighbors. I don't mind TOO much that they're nosy as I figure it will also help in times when we need them to be...
and yeah, what robber hangs out smoking before breaking in? I don't know. I was kind of mortified. The funny part too is that this coworker is of Indian descent but is from South Africa originally...so it's like he's an Indian African American! He has a South African accent and is, incidentally, kind of hot in my opinion.
i don't either. C is all uber friendly with them. she blames it on where I grew up, which is sort of true, but has more to do with my parents being paranoid hermits than NJ
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I'm glad your neighbor did that. I've been walking out the mailbox and noticed weird cars driving slowly around our culdesac, stopping and staring at a house, etc. I usually stop, make a point to know the car and driver and stare them down. Just so they know that, yes, I saw them being creepy with my neighbor's house.
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