What makes a good
neighbor?
Being in the
shutting metropolis for so long, we hardly have chance to talk to
our neighbors, or join community activities. Great neighborhood
relationship doesn’t seem to exist nowadays, but we should still
think about good neighbors’ quality, which means we still look
forward to that day when we all come out of our cage-like houses,
hold beers and chitchat with our neighbors.
To make a good
neighbor, in the first place, you’ll have to be free in most of the
time so that you could get to know people around you. If you are a
busy man who seems to go away on business a lot, you cannot even be
a ‘neighbor’ at all. Because the key point of neighborhood
relationship is communication, and enough time to do
this.
Then, a good
neighbor should be responsible, and should always be a friend that
others can count on. Lots of families ask their neighbors to take
care of their little kids when they’re not around. You have to be
trustful enough to become a good neighbor. For example, a young
foreigner have just moved next to your house, it’s necessary for
you to show him around in order to make him feel connected to the
new social environment.
In addition to
these virtues, I think being a little more talkative and outgoing
to blend in the community as much as you can are also very
important. Because neighbor is not just a helper in need, but also
a friend to share problems or maybe, to have fun together. So
speaking at that point, I think, having a good personality
(especially easy-going) also makes a good neighbor.
I once saw a scene in the TV
series Good Luck Charlie that Teddy called her neighbor Mrs.***
(sorry I forgot the name) to send her naughty brother Gabe to the
hospital because their mom is having the baby. I think that is what
a good neighbor should do, both verbally, and ‘physically’. If I
have a chance, I will be a good neighbor.
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