to think my neighbours are strange

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I've lived in my house since July last year and I live in a quiet cul de sac.

I have a neighbour over the road and he hasn't once opened any of his curtains since we have moved in. I see him occasionally outside but I can't understand why the curtains would be permanently closed.

DH thinks there is some kind of breaking bad operation going on in there

He's growing cannabis!

Does he cause any trouble other than the non-curtain opening?

Noise? Dogs? Parties?

He likes privacy. He doesn't like nosy neighbours. His windows are draughty. He doesn't like fresh air...

Doubtful it's a cannabis farm, there would be a smell.

Toads do you think? I thought DH had been watching too much tv when he suggested that

Beards no he's no trouble. I've never had a conversation with him and I haven't got a problem with him I just don't understand why you'd keep all of your curtains shut

He can't be bothered with other curtain twitchers

My curtains are closed for most of the time, because I'm light sensitive and get headaches.

There could be a number of reasons, physical or mental.

The people who live across the road from us are the same! They have 3 young children, who never appear to get up in the morning, only ever when sent out with which ever parent/grandparent. The kids didn't even have the curtains open (or lights on) Christmas morning.

He's a hoarder who can't reach his windows through piles of newspapers from the 80s.

Nudist.

Chances are he's a vampire. Go and drag him out on a sunny day. If he turns to dust that proves it.

If he doesn't, then only other explanation is that he's got a meths lab in there.

Birds ah I never considered something like that.

Well I guess I'm just going to have to assume he's a pot growing nudey hoarder.

Meth vampire is also plausible

Vampire
Alternatively he might work nights?

The people opposite me are the same. They have lived there a year now and both upstairs and downstairs curtains are closed all day every day!!!

Birthday nah he doesn't work nights. He goes out at 8am in a suit. I'm not a stalker honest, I'm on maternity leave

The advantages of living on a main road and not in a cul de sac, not so many people observing me.

Comeon are you my next door neighbour?

This thread is like the old Mumsnet I knew and loved :)

Maybe he's lazy like me? Wander round naked until just before I go out to work and cba to open curtains to then immediately leave the house. Also have a crazy fear of seeing faces at the window in the dark, so keep curtains closed to prevent it.

I don't open my living room curtains in the winter. I don't go into the living room til evening so never have reason to.

I wonder if my neighbours think I'm running a drug cartel!

He thinks he has a nosey fucker of a neighbour watching him he's right

I have my curtains permanently shut. They're white, get enough light in through them. Don't like people looking in.

His suit is standard vampire dress and the pretence of work just a cunning plan to fool the neighbours. Bet he has a red silk lined cape in his briefcase. He actually runs his drug emporium on facebook, and his 8am appearance is a post office trip to post his product to customers.

You know the formula 'hi hun, do u ave ny crystal mefs 4 sale an how mch?' 'yes hun can post them 2morrow Wil be a ton 4 u hun' 'ok hun will hav ur pile of grubby notes redy babe'

If you live opposite the lad I know who never opens his curtains it's because he's lazy and the inside of his house is a tip.

My curtains are closed for most of the time, because I'm light sensitive and get headaches.
Same here.