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This used to be completely normal. It was caled being neighborly.

• stronglikedan 2y ago
  Still normal in a lot of places that are not big cities.
  • bilbo0s 2y ago
    I live in Wisconsin. Let me tell you, it's not so normal here. I understand there's a lot going on with poverty, and opioid epidemics, and other menaces out here in flyover country. But man, it'd be nice if we could all at least make an attempt at being more neighborly. Just think it's not a big city - small city thing anymore. I think there has been a collapse of neighborliness across society in the US. Vast majority of Americans live in neighborhoods without a 2 block stoop coffee event.
  • mmooss 2y ago
    As many other people have said, I find big cities more neighborly. People you pass on the sidewalk won't say hi - too many people to do that - but neighbors know each other and can be friendly.
• elric 2y ago
  I grew up in a small village in the arse end of nowhere, in the 80s/90s. Even there and then it was a rarity for people to engage with their neighbours, beyond saying hello. Being the precocious child that I was, I invited myself to their homes for snacks. But I was alone in that. In some (many?) places, people just want to be left alone. You don't choose your neighbours, much like you don't choose your family. Sometimes you luck out, and sometimes you're fucked.