Comments on: How Do I Meet the Neighbours?

By: Brian Flamand

Brian Flamand — Sun, 04 Nov 2018 15:57:48 +0000

In reply to Cherie Liwanag. Invite a work friend into your HOME too for a nice intimate gathering of your work is near where you live. That's a GREAT way to get to know people better! Maybe invite spouses and their kids too so you can have a better connection with the people you work with. Or maybe just a drink with a coworker after a bad day so you can lean on each other for comfort. You never know who may know your neighbors! And can introduce you! ;)

By: Salma

Salma — Wed, 17 Aug 2016 21:45:44 +0000

In reply to Janice Ward. That's a nice idea! Now I wish I did have flowers growing!

By: Janice Ward

Janice Ward — Fri, 05 Aug 2016 10:47:43 +0000

In reply to Salma. If you have flowers growing, take a bouquet. We were leaving for a trip and one of my rose bushes was full of beautiful big blooms. We had some storm chances the next day and I knew they'd be destroyed. So I cut a big bouquet and took it to their door. They loved the gesture!

By: Salma

Salma — Thu, 14 Jul 2016 17:41:09 +0000

In reply to Shumaila | The Novice Housewife. I think i'm going to go the indirect route too and take walks and talk to people. And then I do like the idea of inviting them over for tea to get to know them better. thanks :)

By: Shumaila | The Novice Housewife

Shumaila | The Novice Housewife — Tue, 12 Jul 2016 01:44:09 +0000

I am a shy person so I really cant suggest much besides what already has been listed by you and the others. I would do no.3 and hope get to meet a few people I would like to interact with more. I would then probably invite them for coffee or tea, and if they have been in the neighbour hood then they can introduce you to more people. Hope your vacation was fun and you have settled in by now.

By: Salma

Salma — Fri, 24 Jun 2016 04:43:02 +0000

In reply to Mary Burris. Thank you Mary!

By: Salma

Salma — Fri, 24 Jun 2016 04:41:24 +0000

In reply to Puneeta Chhitwal-Varma. Yeah, that's a good idea, not to overwhelm! School's not super close so that won't work but hopefully a neighbourhood shop!

By: Salma

Salma — Fri, 24 Jun 2016 04:40:29 +0000

In reply to Cherie Liwanag. We definitely need to do some more walking around Cherie, thanks! And I hope you are right.

By: Salma

Salma — Fri, 24 Jun 2016 04:39:23 +0000

In reply to Renata Wurster. The cards are a good idea! I do want to do the cookies thing too but I'm worried how people will react, no one seems super friendly at the moment!

By: Salma

Salma — Fri, 24 Jun 2016 04:38:13 +0000

In reply to Barb Hudson. Sounds like you lived in a wonderful neighbourhood Barb! And thank you, I needed to hear that!

By: Salma

Salma — Fri, 24 Jun 2016 04:36:34 +0000

In reply to Nisha. That give me hope, thanks Nisha!

By: Nisha

Nisha — Thu, 23 Jun 2016 04:46:48 +0000

You have no idea how much I can relate to this post. We moved to our new home last year in my 3rd trimester and were wondering how to meet our neighbors. Thankfully our neighbors are really sweet and we hit off well just by saying ‘Hi’ outside our garage. We also shared the joy of our first baby by dropping some sweets with cute notes as her introduction outside their door steps. 🙂

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By: Barb Hudson

Barb Hudson — Tue, 21 Jun 2016 04:16:02 +0000

I don’t know if I would invite a whole neighborhood of folks I didn’t know into my home. And I don’t want to be one of those people but you don’t know anything about any of them. When my children were the ages of yours we lived in one of the 24 duplex townhouses that were on a 3 circled in a lovely new cul-d-sac where we were all young marrieds with two plus children from new born to young teens. I think we had 50 kids. Our youngest was just going to kindergarten and we left there when she was in junior high. Back then, nobody locked their doors and if all the kids were playing in the street they knew they could use our washroom, get a popsicle out of the freezer or grab an apple from the fridge. The moms that didn’t work out of the house looked after my two and another one did my housework. I was a great cook so I cooked but I didn’t bake so if there was dessert my oldest would ask, “Was Auntie Lois over here today?” Start by walking the neighbor and speak to everyone you meet and introduce yourself and your children. Ask if they have kids, ask about the schools, stores etc. Start slowly and it will all work out. Maybe when you make friends with a few couples then you have them over for dessert (so they are only there for an hour or so and ask them who they know on the street and say that next time you will invite them as well. Baby steps. You are going to be there for a few years so you don’t need to meet everyone before you are ready to do that.

By: Farin

Farin — Mon, 20 Jun 2016 17:39:02 +0000

My mother in law just got a new neighbour, and he had left pamphlets at everyone’s door with a message introducing himself with his contact information. I thought that was a really neat idea.

By: Cherie Liwanag

Cherie Liwanag — Mon, 20 Jun 2016 15:29:49 +0000

You’re ideas are on point! I went for a walk around the neighborhood for exercise and to get acquainted with walking around here. When I saw someone leaving their house, gardening, etc., I kindly said “hi,” introduced myself, and tried to start conversation. Some neighbors are private and then some are really nice! I’ve made good friends here and once I trusted them enough, I invited them into our home with my kids for a nice gathering.
I know you’ll make tons of neighborly friends!! 🙂