I use to live with family in houses that range in the $600,000+ range. Doesn't mean it was new and well maintained. Doesn't mean we were rich. Doesn't mean we have a better quality of life. I was quite happy there. I got along with people really well in that area. We knew people five streets over and five streets over. Everyone knew everyone basically and covered their backs. We didn't back stab each other. People earned enough to manage their house and treated each other as friend.
Long story short. College ended. Five years of employment plus a bank loan only allowed me to purchase a house in the $250,000 range. The neighborhood is quite different than what I'm use to. I tried apartment living. That was even worse. Couldn't do it. I don't understand how people can do it. Recently got a house and I'm having difficulty adjusting to a new level of living. My town house is viewed down upon by locals as "Oh you have an apartment." I have tried to socially interact with neighbors but some how end up offending every one in the process. I didn't think living in upper upper middle class was that different from lower middle class. After two years of trying to be friends with neighbors I gave up interacting with them as most just want to be alone. Got the door slammed in my face a lot for trying to say "Hello new neighbor". I tried a couple home owner meetings and didn't quite click with the owners. Didn't feel some of what they were doing was ethical or well to do for the association.
I don't want to be "that neighbor" but some how when I ask neighbors simple requests I become "that neighbor". Is it really that difficult to live in a courteous manner? The longer I live in my neighborhood the more I realize how ghetto it is.
I didn't use to mind it and just ignored shit like this. After several years of this headache I just don't get it. (shit replies will be flagged)
Submitted May 24, 2020 at 10:29PM by ParticularEffect6 https://ift.tt/2AaQmWX
