Here's a curious question. If people move in next door to you, do you reckon it's best to:

1) pop around an introduce yourself;

2) expect them to pop around and introduce themselves to you (you've lived there longer);

3) find some excuse to meet them when they are leaving their house to say hello; and

4) do nothing, ignore them. When they've lived there for years they might have earned the right to have you acknowledge them with a quick nod in the morning.

Just curious to know what other posters think is appropriate in this increasingly insular day and age.

When I got new neighbours (being a community bod) I collected details of the estate (doctors ect) and information about the local toddler group (as they had a small child) and just knocked on the door.

"Hello neighbour, I live next door, welcome to the area. You may find this lot useful and if there is anything I can do don't hesitate to ask. "

I moved into my first house in S5 about 9 week ago and one set of neighbours are so ignorant. We share the same front path and the other week we come down the path 2gether and she never said Hi, or thanks for letting her go infront or anything. Even a tar would have been nice! I even smiled at her the other day and said hello and she just turned away and put her head down!! Stuck up c*w x x

i think a "hello" when you see them does just fine, do that a couple of times and then a "how are you" and so on

It's safest to pop round and say hello.

I say 'safest', because people who move into houses usually want to start knocking and banging and planting stuff, and building extensions, and... well, the list is endless.

If you've popped round to offer a coffee/whatever within the first few days, you've a better chance of being consulted before they rip the fence down/dig up the hedge/re-roof/demlish the chimney than if you wait until it all starts. If you wait you can't really go round at midnight and ask them to 'stop sanding the floorboards now, please' without looking like an interfering grumpy git ;)

Besides, it's up to the current 'territory holder' to make a newbie welcome :wave:

I think you should bake a lovely cake or some biscuits and take them round when you introduce yourself, that and all the other stuff that another poster suggested like community info and so on.

i would gather as much info as i could on the new uns, their family history, thier political/social stance, and so on.

then id wait for them to come home, from a vantage point in the tree opposite.

id then intoduce myself from distance, shouting personal details about thier life, making sure my eyes are bulging and my face is red from the effort.

i cant remember what i do on a bad day:)

I'll be moving soon and it would be nice if the neighbours made the effort to say hi. If they don't, I'll go see them to introduce myself and ask why they're miserable :)

I like to introduce myself to new neighbours by smashing their windows with a baseball bat while they're out. Gives them an idea of what to expect from the area....... :gag:

I'd just say hello when i move in. I've never had neighbours move in next to me only us move in. Only once has anyone introduced themselves, the rest it's just the normal pleasantries

When I got new neighbours (being a community bod) I collected details of the estate (doctors ect) and information about the local toddler group (as they had a small child) and just knocked on the door.

"Hello neighbour, I live next door, welcome to the area. You may find this lot useful and if there is anything I can do don't hesitate to ask. "

thats really nice!!!!

i dont know what the etiquette is, ive never really lived anywhere that youd want to introduce yourself to the neghbours! lol

but i am househunting at the mo so i might bear some of these tips in mind. id prefer to get to know my neighbours a bit when i do move, its nice to know youve got someone who will keep an eye on things if you go away. community spirit and all that.

Before moving into my present home i had been down a few times to decorate and passed pleasantries with the couple next door.On acatually moving in they sent me a card to welcome me to my new home.which i thought was very thoughtful and certainally very welcoming.We are now all firm freinds.

I'm moving soon, does this mean I will get cake? :heyhey:

When I got new neighbours (being a community bod) I collected details of the estate (doctors ect) and information about the local toddler group (as they had a small child) and just knocked on the door.

"Hello neighbour, I live next door, welcome to the area. You may find this lot useful and if there is anything I can do don't hesitate to ask. "

Ahhhh thats lovely, I want to move near you :)

Our current neighbours just ignored us when we moved in, even when we said hello in passing. Harrumph.

HI,

I think it's reasonable to make an effort from both sides if people moving to houses where you will have only 1 or 2 neighbours.
I will be moving soon to a flat. The house consist of 10 flats. What would you suggests in this situation? Shall I knock to all 9 doors?
thanks.

now flats are a different kettle of fish, and it depends on your neighbourhood ;)

If it's a nice area, it's ok to knock on the doors on your landing, or if there's loads of those, just next door either side.

Just say hello and introduce yourself and say you're living in the flat XX. If they are arsey, shrug your shoulders and make a mental note not to go to too much trouble if it sounds like somebody is kicking their door in :suspect: