Most people do know their immediate neighbors but your neighbors just down the street? Where would you run into them? Unless you're already friends when/where w

Most people do know their immediate neighbors but your neighbors just down the street? Where would you run into them? Unless you're already friends when/where would you rub shoulders together? Most commonly, communities in rural and suburban US form primarily around churches and schools; and secondarily at places like bars, the library, the YMCA, or charities. Also, "just reside here" tends to mean a lot more in a suburb than a city. I "just reside" in my apartment in the city, I live in the neighborhood. In a suburb people don't just reside in their homes, they live in them. They have dinner parties and outdoor BBQs. Their kids play ball in the back yard with the neighbors and hide-and-seek in the nearby woods. Even a modestly priced home has room for a workshop, a library, a garden, and an entertainment center. In the city, you'll be lucky to pay through the nose for enough room for one of those things in a decent neighborhood.