Neighbour asking us not to buy takeaways

[Ribrabrob]

Very recently moved house and have no working oven (should be ready by Friday) so we’ve unfortunately been relying on takeaways/eating out. We are also still sorting things out and kitchen is one of the last things to do. Not ideal but the end is in sight.

Neighbour introduced themselves on the first day, seemed very nice and friendly.

Today I came home, coffee and sandwich in hand, to him calling me over and saying he’s noticed we’ve had a lot of takeaways since we’ve moved and could we not do so. Apparently his 8 year old daughter sees and asks why she can’t have one.

I explained the above and said we don’t really have much choice right now, but that from the weekend we should have an oven etc. he seemed ok about it.

He wasn’t rude when asking but aibu to think he’s very nosey? And that he can’t dictate what we eat?! For info, none of the takeaways have been delivered, all collected by us so it’s not like a delivery driver is knocking on his door or anything.

Do you know the daughters name? I’d be tempted to go online and order her a lovely Friday night Dominos delivery, paid for of course

@TopBlogger

In "Never Happened World", this is headline news

😂

Bloody cheek.

And when your cooker comes make something really smelly

OP, please please send his daughter a takeaway :)

I'd h ordered a takeaway right there and then, he needs to parent his child.

On a serious note this is why there are an increasing number of kids who can’t cope when things don’t go their way.

“Hmm my Dc is demanding takeaway which I don’t want her to have do I:
a) say “no” and offer up a perfectly reasonable explanation why; or
b) hope she forgets and in the meantime ban anyone within a 3 mile radius from getting one so she’s not at risk from being influenced by their ways?
B it is!”

I'm a bitch so I would buy some brown take away bags and coffee cups, fill them somewhere he can't see them and return home every single day with an apparent take away.

Make sure you vary the size/shape/colour of the bag so he doesn't get wise to you.

God, doing this would bring me so much joy.

Well he can now explain to his 8 year old that takeaways would normally be an occassional treat but the neighbours don't have a kitchen at the moment and are really looking forward to being able to cook their own food as soon as they do.

None of his business frankly though - if you choose to have MacDonalds for breakfast, KFC for lunch, Dominoes for dinner and a late night Chinese takeout every day its your decision (though he might rightly worry about your health!!)

^sorry not saying you do choose obviously! ^^

Explaining stuff to entitled people just cements their bizarre notions that they have a right to cross-examine & control you

Agree 100%

If you begin by kowtowing to batshit CF neighbours then they will think you are a pushover. If you had said something like "Well the situation is temporary but its certainly none of your business" that would have caught them on the back foot, knowing that you will stand your corner.

Agree to his request, but tell him that you will need to come round each day to cook your evening meal in his kitchen, as you can't cook in your house, hence the takeaways.

Words there are none.. lol. OP I understand totally that you were so taken aback that your reply was immediate and instinctive. I would have done the same as he sounded authoritative.

Not a nice guy though

Have you seen his daughter?

How did he even know if you're not getting deliveries in Pizza-Hut branded vehicles (other take away options are available )

What a CF your neighbour is! I'm gobsmacked that someone would actually be as rude as to dictate what their neighbour can eat 😂 plus admit they are clearly spying on you. They can F off. I think you need to order a Chinese takeaway and have it delivered tonight.

@Bellringer

And when your cooker comes make something really smelly

We had a neighbour who used to cook something really awful that smelled of cabbage and hospitals. The smell would linger for hours. Shame I didn’t get the recipe. She was a right bitch though and I could see her moaning about something like this because we couldn’t sneeze without complaints.

I take this as a red flag. Anyone batshit enough to ask you to not have takeaways stands a strong chance of being 'one of those' neighbours.

Haha he can fuck right off

Really? Ffs… he just needs to tell his daughter she can’t and that’s it. Why did he try and make this your problem?!

I would have to think he was joking!

One of my hobbies is thinking of ways to wind my CF neighbours up! Love it.

ooh keep your distance from this neighbour..

We have a neighbour has all the time... My Ds will comment so and so is having a takeaway again.. Strangely he doesn't ask for one.. We do have takeaways sometimes but not on the basis of when neighbours do.

At 8 they need to be learning people live differently , some have bigger houses , more holidays, better car or don't have a car..The world is not equal..

Enjoy your takeaway.

@timeisnotaline

Please keep ordering takeaway at least weekly, oven or no oven.

Please do this OP! I can't believe he thought it was an acceptable request. Truly bonkers.

That’s hilarious, what else can’t you do, have a nicer car than them? Go on better days out? 🤣🤣🤣🤣