A neighbour called Dave

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Does everyone know a Dave?
The Daves I know are middle aged (obviously because it was a popular name back then)
But they all seem to be on benefits, drive a motorbike of some sort , smoke weed and have a few vicious dogs.
What are your experiences of Daves?

I know lovely Dave’s, none of them smoke.

I live with a Dave and have done for nearly 11 years. He’s 60 this year. He works hard in a very labour intensive job but loves a good gig(he’s an ex punk) theatre or film.

He’s a brilliant cook, funny, kind and I love him!

There was that awful Dave who caused Brexit even though he wanted the UK to remain in the EU. My guess is he took a lot of tax payers money and probably his drug of choice was coke rather than weed. But yeah, same kind of dickhead.

I'm 57.
Every other bloke my age is called Dave, Steve or Mark.
So I know loads and loads. All sorts of people are called Dave!

No. He is definitely a David. Way too posh to be a Dave

I'm Scottish and only know Davids and Daveys. Nobody our way sems to do Dave.
Anybody west of Scotland know a Dave?

I know 1 Dave and 2 Davids
One is a bit hippy/goth half Spanish who lives off his student property portfolio. He got married at 45 for the first time but it ended badly within a year and he is now loved up again. He is actually really nice but incredibly tight so we don't spend a lot of time with him
We also have a neighbour David who has an exec job and and is quite posh, nice man but I don't know him well
The final David is very rich and actually titled, very nice man

After reading this thread though, I kind of like the idea of David Attenborough going home after a day at the BBC narrating a wonderful documentary, slipping into a pair of grubby joggers and vest, and spending a few hours tinkering with his motorbike on the drive with spliff hanging out of the corner of his mouth. And all the neighbours would pass by, and greet him with a cheery "Alright, Dave?"
I bet he's a Secret Dave 😂

I used to work with a Dave . One of the sweetest people ever.

I only know one Dave. My cousin . He’s around 60 and is a very nice man who works with disabled adults .
in contrast we had new neighbours move in quite a while back . We know them to nod hello to but that’s about all . Both retired . The husband moans a lot .
we have referred to him as crying Andy for a long time but we only found out quite recently that his name actually is Andy

I know several Dave’s. One is a charted surveyor, one a teacher, one works for a charity and one is a software engineer. Non of them are anything like your description.

I'm married to a Dave. He's 70, quiet and peace-loving, and a bit of a cat whisperer. Apart from an occasional grumpiness caused by health issues and an unfortunate tendency to play 70s prog rock, he's a lovely fella and I'm glad to have him.

My grandfather, my uncle, and my DS were, and are, named David.
Grandfather and uncle were known to family and friends as Dave.
Our DS is David to his family but is is called Dave by his friends.

I don't think it can be said that the name David and it's diminutive Dave were more popular at any one time that you could point to and say it's old-fashioned, today.
The name has been steadily used like forever.
So not really sure what OP is getting at, a stereotypical Dave-type? I find that frankly ridiculous.

As you can see from the responses nobody fell for the OPs plan

Practically everyone has a neighbour called Dave! Mine is retired, no dogs, no weed, no motorbikes

Yeah regarding neighbours...
We have two neighbours named Dave.
One is a retired professional and the other is in his 40s , (but " gasp")!! 😱
Other than the fact that second Dave has two good-natured and well-behaved dogs, neither one fits your stereotypical Dave neighbour OP.

I know a Dave
Lovely manner, adores a cuddle and loves puddles
Dave the Labrador.

I also had a child hood friend called Dave, he ate mud pies and taught me all about them
My mother didn't like him
He was such good fun

I remember as a student ha e crashing parties and we always agreed that if anyone asks ‘Dave’ had invited us because everyone knows a Dave right? This was several decades ago so now it’d probably be Oliver or Arlo these days!

We had a former next door neighbour called Dave, he was batshit crazy. Complained about the noise our chickens made, cut the hedge our side, effectively breaking in, without permission and got himself arrested for threatening behaviour.
He drove a Citroen not a motorbike, was bald and his wife thought he was brave!!! He was a complete arsehole.

@NewsdeskJC i know all three of them, in one family! 😂

My neighbour is a Dave. He is mid 60’s, big round dude with the ugliest of beards. Drives a very nice car. Has a big booming voice. Thinks he knows everything. Sweats a lot. Wears singlets and shorts all year round. Walks with a limp.

I hate prog but it is very "Dave" IYSWIM.

There was no plan dear. I was just annoyed to be woken up by his deep bellowing voice having a go at his xl bully "leave the fucking cats alone" (he also has cats)

But he's a nice bloke really and very helpful as we are to their family too.

Some people were judging my area. It's not the poshest. But is certainly not the worst 😀

You're my wife now!