To be annoyed with NDN about this

[Katrinawaves]

We have a bit of a history with our next door neighbours who are completely into our business and drive us nuts. Some examples include complaining because a contractor had not finished using a leaf blower in our garden at 6.15pm on a work day (they have no young children and were just returning from work), wanting to paint our fence lime green and arguing it constituted a party wall so they could do so, etc etc

But the husband has a habit which grinds my gears of wandering around their front garden with no trousers on during daylight hours. I’ve just seen him again today in his flimsy boxers out pootering in his garden. IABU to be irritated by this. I can see him from my window and it’s not pleasant!

He must also surely be freezing as it’s 4° here today!

You are not wrong to be annoyed with them about some of the other things but as long as he isn’t exposing his penis he can wear whatever skimpy clothing he wants in his own garden. I sometimes sunbathe in a bikini in my garden (admittedly not when it’s 4 degrees). I would be very annoyed if a neighbour objected to that.

I’ve just seen him again today in his flimsy boxers out pootering in his garden.

Considering I initially misread this as "pooing in his garden", you're getting off lightly OP.

So your neighbour is wearing shorts in the garden? YABU, he can wear what he likes in his own garden, just dont look at him.

My brother often wears shorts that look like slightly oversize boxers but they are just old football shorts that have shrunk in the wash but still wearable so he wears them when doing house/garden work.

@melj1213

Fair enough but these are definitely thin boxer shorts not outer wear.

I get that it would be unreasonable to be upset about someone wearing swimwear or skimpy outerwear in their back garden but this is not that. He’s wearing only underwear in his front garden which is easily visible from my front window without me even trying to look. I’m not some weirdo keeping the neighbours under observation . I was literally sitting in my living room working on my laptop when I saw him this morning

They sound annoying but he can wear what he wants 🤷🏻‍♀️

Unfortunately, parading in your pants in your own garden does not violate someone else 's human rights.
That will change when I become ruler of the universe by until then.....

He’s wearing his underwear out in the front garden. Can’t PPs read - he’s out the front, public view.
He’s being a goading idiot.
They need a hobby.

My neighbours annoy me too. I sympathise with you.

You have to find a witty comment for if you pass him in his pants in the front garden. He really must have froze his balls of this morning.