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To think it’s weird that they keep asking about where I live

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Starbright9 · 15/05/2024 13:27

Recently moved into the village and I got talking to a school mum and they keep asking about which road I’ve moved onto and then trying to figure out which house I’m at and asking if I know my neighbours etc and they keep saying they never see my car there. They live about a 5/10 minute walk from mine and they have no reason to go onto my road apparently but have said they’ve walked up there a few times and not seen my car. Aibu to think it’s strange that they’re so bothered about where I live

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Starbright9 · 15/05/2024 13:35

Im kind of familiar with the area though as my mum lives a mile or so away

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Starbright9 · 15/05/2024 13:33

Never lived in a village before but that makes sense. It’s just myself and DC who have moved here after leaving an abusive relationship

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TheCatJumps · 15/05/2024 13:32

When I moved from London to a village, it appeared to be a way of ‘placing you’ socially, partly because apparently this ghastly chocolate box was much ‘sought after” and parents with children at the village school (which had a wide catchment) used to pretend they lived in the village rather than in less glossy ones nearby.

We were apparently baffling because we rented, despite having lots of money, and because I cycled everywhere and didn’t drive, and had a FT job.

KnickerlessParsons · 15/05/2024 13:32

Have you never lived in a village? 😁

ComtesseDeSpair · 15/05/2024 13:30

This is village life. People know their community and the people in it and its dynamics and are more invested in knowing the minutiae. Is there a particular reason you want to hide where you live? Even living in London, if I meet somebody who lives in the same postcode, we’ll exchange the names of the streets we live in or familiar landmarks to establish where we both are, it’s just curiosity and getting to know somebody.

fedupandstuck · 15/05/2024 13:30

Sounds like small village life, where the locals want to know everything about everyone that lives there!

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