Neighbours sitting outside my window.

[MasuMara]

There's a courtyard outside my bedroom window, it belongs to my neighbours.

They've placed their table and chairs right outside my window (practically have their heads resting on it!)

The courtyard isn't huge but they could easily place it elsewhere. I've come home today and it's been a long day and I just wanted to lie on my bed and chill ... and he's out there smoking.

I don't feel I should have to sit in the dark to avoid being stared at. Aibu?

Crayon on your window in backwards writing 'I'M WITH STUPID' with an arrow pointing down to where one of their heads are.

If you know anyone with a dog, make a recording of it barking. The bigger the dog, the better.
Next time they sit out there, play it very loud on a loop until they move.
Rinse and repeat.
Nothing is more annoying than a dog continually barking.

I think you should first of all introduce yourself and then politely mention it's your bedroom behind your seating and you would like to open yr window as it's summertime and have a little privacy, and wonder if they might move their seating a little further away. Explain first of all that you are aware this is their courtyard. If negative response, we mns will be happy to assist further !!

This is why most flats, at least in London, are not built with balconies. Unlike in Europe, the mainland. It's all nimby in U.K. If your neighbours are annoying, speak to them.

Ha ha ha KingJoffreys, that really made me laugh. Please do this OP!

Oh I love the pretending to be a cat idea... hows it going OP... any progress?

Buy a cheap violin and start "playing" it.

It'll make the most appalling noise and they'll soon move, and it won't take up as much space as a drum kit.

Oh I love the violin idea!!!!!!! Genius!!!!!

Violin! Brilliant!!

"Easy Street" on a loop (it drove Daryl doolally on The walking Dead )

Syrup, randomly swirled out of your window onto their table /chairs. Just a few drops, enough to make it sticky and unpleasant. Blame bees or something

Play this on your phone or laptop and leave in bedroom with window open. If they ask just casually mention its to keep the rats away

Next time they're out there ask them
very politely if they'd mind not smoking next to your bedroom window. If you get no joy, cough loudly every time they do it, play loud music, make them feel as uncomfortable as they're making you feel.

Or squirt then with with a super soaker water pistol every time they light up.

I was going to suggest a loud phonecall about disgusting/personal things, by a violin is brilliant! Perhaps throw in a recorder as well?

And for some reason the PP who suggested shaking off a rug out the window made me think of the cake scene from the 3rd American Pie film. Think that may be slightly overboard though!

Where is OP..... I want to know whats happened.... hope neighbours haven't bumped her off

Try and sell them some Forever Living products out of the window. Go on and on about how great aloe is.

Could you open your window to restrict their space there?

ARGHHHH I CANT TAKE IT ANYMORE!

Come home ... looong day and exhausting weekend. Lying down in my bed and I look up and the male neighbour is practically sat there staring at me. Turned his head an inch and he would have been!

Literally our heads are the same height.

Now I can just hear a constant mumble. I've gone over and closed my blinds. They don't give a shit.

I want to cry. I can't even lay down on my bed without a face at my window, I can't live like this

.....not looked back, but If you own your property invest in the reflective glass option (you can watch them, they can't see you). If you rent, get the sticky film from B&Q, that obscures vision rather than light.

Alternatively - just have a word with them along the lines of recognising you know it's their courtyard, but that you can hear your conversation, smell your smoke etc........can you just move away from the window please, for everybody's privacy.

They obviously gave the sensitivity of a rhinoceros or there is another agenda going on.

You poor poor thing.
I think you're going to have to bite the bullet.. go out and ask them to move..

It is the smoke that would be the killer for me. We went to center parcs and the neighbours smoked in their garden! I don't know abnyone who smoked - only 16% of people now do in the UK and it is very much a class issue. It was dreadful. We had to shut our house up and come in but they obviously had no idea how foul and awful it was. being English and only there for a week we just said nothing but it really was appalling air pollution.

Could you put a very very powerful fan on your window ledge with the window open blowing all the smoke in their direction and hopefully putting out their disgusting cigarettes at the same time.

Smoking is a class issue? Tell that to Kate Middleton :-)

Isn't it just that they want to sit outside and maximise their view of the courtyard? Move further in and they feel they're staring straight at a fence. Nice round and they're at an angle where they can stare straight in to your window. Whereas where they are, assuming they have their backs to you is probably the best option.

The cigarette smoke would piss me off though. But that's the same as pub gardens. I don't like it, but the law says it's not up to me.

OP, might be time to chat to your neighbours - they probably think they're doing their best!

Poor you OP. This would drive me crazy. Did he see you? I'm trying to work out if they don't car it's your bedroom or don't know? You need a different tactic if they do know and don't care. I would open window and play loud music. They have a whole courtyard where they can sit...

Care not car!