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"Neighborhood socialization? Not in any apartment complex I've ever seen. Walk down the floor, eyes straight, avoid even basic salutations." I recently moved i
by SolaceQuantum 7y ago
"Neighborhood socialization? Not in any apartment complex I've ever seen. Walk down the floor, eyes straight, avoid even basic salutations."
I recently moved into an apartment in manhattan, and I know my neighbours, and smile to them and they smile to me. One even let me borrow their toolbox.
- skrebbel 7y agoThat's because people in Manhattan aren't dependent on their cars.
- larnmar 7y agoNo, it’s probably just a result of local variation. Some buildings or low-density neighbourhoods are super friendly, some buildings or low-density neighbourhoods are unfriendly. There’s a lot of reasons going on, it’s dependent on individuals. In super-friendly neighbourhoods I’ve found it’s often one person who’s doing all the work to keep everyone connected.