To be slightly weirded out by our new neighbours

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So we've just moved to a new rural location. Without wanting to sound judgemental, there's a lot of odd behaviour around.

There's a family down the road with 8 kids. Not kidding, once a day they bong a great bloody bell and then the parents supervise the children doing some sort of highly regimented folk dance on the front lawn. I'm not sure where they are from but they all wear quite distinctive regional clothes.

Then there's another poor bloke down the road who I think might be some kind of hoarder. He's basically out and about all day on a weird customised bicycle collecting stones. No idea what he does with them.

At least it's pretty quiet at nighttime, everyone seems to be in bed by about 7. Save for one hyperactive young lad who's always bouncing around the streets long after everyone else has turned in...

Anyway AIBU for finding it all a bit odd?

Sounds like my kind of place!

Sounds odd but brilliant. And entertaining.

In the night garden?

Is there also a floozy with an inflatable skirt who has no sense of personal space?

Have you moved to Northern Exposure?

Are you in Royston Vasey?

I really want to see 8 children doing a highly regimented folk dance on the lawn every time a bell rings. Have they moved from Salzburg? Is he a Captain in the Austrian navy?

I know the place- what about the weirdo who sleeps in a bed outside and won't let anyone else near it?

And that family with the 8 kids- I don't want to start any rumours but they're always losing them, think a call to Children's Services might be in order...

Do you also have neighbours who are always 'losing' their trousers?

Yes Jassy! Three young chaps who all live together, seem quite into their music? Really not sure of the relationship set up there but it's not very conventional.

Junior, I've got concerns too. It's a tiny house and I think all 10 of them must sleep in the same room.

oh, this brings back memories from when dc still watched this.

Sounds like the kind of place where the public transport is completely unpredictable.

Is one of your neighbours always the last one to bed? Running about outside with a red blanket in the small hours?

Thank fuck my DD is now too old for this shite.

You need to film it!!

You sound quite the gossip I'm sure you will fit right in.

I may live close to you.

Do all the inhabitants gather just before bedtime around the village bandstand and do a crazy dance? Lead by the strange girl that insists on falling down lots with her leg flailing and showing her pants?

Do the gong banging neighbours prepare lovely feasts for themselves, but only ever let their children eat porridge?

I think I live in the same neighbourhood! There are two families with 8 children (each) living next to each other.

One of the families seem to keep themselves to themselves. Probably avoiding their strange neighbours!

Oh yes, and a funny looking blue thing, which my friend says looks like a condom, he carries a red blanket .

What is even more strange is that the family with 8 children all go to bed fully clothed and the mum and dad wear hats to bed....I find that quite concerning

Oh it's one of those threads.

Ah, village life There is nothing quite like it.

You think you've got it bad?

We have to put up with a cow wandering round our garden chewing the flowers, a rabbit high on weed and a dog that dashes round telling everyone what to do.

Then there's the bloke that turns up every night and orders us all to bed - cheeky sod.