AIBU to ask the neighbours to open the curtains?

[cocostrawberry]

A youngish couple with no children bought a house on our estate about a year ago. They don't get involved with any of the activities such as the summer bbq and basically seem to isolate themselves from the rest of us, their loss. However my main bug is that they NEVER have the living room curtains open and quite often leave the other ones shut also, today every single one of them are shut and I know they are home.

I've hinted a couple of times that it would be best for them to leave them open, the girl mumbled something about a projector and watching films, but they can't be watching films all the time.

AIBU to just point blank ask them to open the curtains during the day, it really depresses me to look across to their house with all the curtains closed, it doesn't look inviting and it looks odd compared to the rest of the estate, we all manage to open their curtains everyday, so why can't they? My DH thinks I'm BU and should just leave them to it but I think when it effects other people I have a right to say something?

Lexi86. You're a young couple who moved to an estate about a year ago and don't open your curtains?
Can you be sure the OP's not one of your neighbours?

empress name change but still m, I did think it could be us until I saw that the op has pointed out they have nets too - we have opted for blinds :-) unless it's a crazy ruse to hide out true identities

Argh me , *our. stupid phone!!

I have no idea whether or not my neighbours curtains are open, because my curtains are closed to keep the heat in!

Perhaps I should ask the neighbours if they mind

Very funny thread, even if it is a wind up!!

I think you're probably safe as long as your estate doesn't have summer bbqs, babygiraffe.

Are they closed so that you can't see the dead wasps on the window sills?

Only adding, for my own frustration rather than thinking it will actually achieve anything, that I live with dp, have for four years (since 18yo) and we're a young couple (like your neighbours op) and I have this week been patronised by two people at the bank and one at the council tax office. The lady at the bank wanted to suggest I set up a direct debit for bills which she would have known we have done four years ago if she'd looked at her computer screen and the council tax woman said 'welcome to the real world,' when I rightly pointed out my bill was far too high. Please don't assume you might need to teach these young people that opening curtains is A Thing (assuming you think they've never seen a window before?!)

Might be venting my own frustrations there

I've opened my bedroom curtains then got back into bed, because I've not wanted the neighbours to know I'm staying in bed all day