We can see our neighbour’s bathroom - WWYD?

[rumbuba]

We live on a street of terraced houses. Opposite us is a house split into flats.
Upstairs flat has a bathroom at the front, with terribly frosted glass and no blinds, but what looks like a curtain to one side.
I think their shower is right at the window because you can often, clearly, see bodies.

My kids bedroom is the one that faces their flat.
They happily shout out / giggle when there’s a “naked bum” at the window and I remind them that it’s a shower and the privacy glass isn’t great so just ignore / not nice to stare etc. Not a big deal.

However, for the second time, I have had to distract a kid from the naked person opposite a lot more hastily because the naked person is enjoying their own company rather a lot.

I’ve discussed this with my husband and my neighbours and here’s what we’ve come up with:

1. Post a note through their door to ask if they could pull the curtain when they use the shower as the frosted glass is not effective (my idea)
2. Post a note but with a haiku (neighbour 1’s idea, my husband’s words “Personal pleasure // Bathroom curtain left open // Neighbour eyeballs scorched”
3. Put a sign up on our window “if you can read this, we can see you” (my husband’s idea)
4. Next time, take a photo and post it in as blackmail (neighbour 2)
5. Take a photo and project it onto the outside of their house (also neighbour 2)
6. Do nothing, say nothing, don’t make eye contact, don’t let my kids look out of the window.

So, AIBU to go with #1? Should we go for something else?
Any ideas not on the list that we should consider?

[FurbleSocks]

This happened to me. I was so glad I was told. And only a day or two after moving in. The sooner the better. P.S. definitely would have broken the news more easily in a haiku.

[BernadetteRostankowskiWolowitz]

@UnexpectedItemInShaggingArea

Light from smallest room
Lays bare to the neighbourhood
Onanistic you

Oh screw my limerick! This is way better!!

[HelpMeHiveMind]

Anonymous letter: "I know what you did last Bummer". In scrawled handwriting.

Guaranteed to put them off ever getting fruity again.

[AutomaticMoon]

Haiku! But it might be too subtle 😭

[Justkeeppedaling]

@PAFMO

You sound like you (and your kids) spend a hell of a lot of time waiting for the poor neighbours to use their bathroom.

Wouldn't you? I would!

[Irridescantshimmmer]

Ewww......

Thats a bit gross, if blinds were more cost effective, children and adults minds would not be burnt by the visions of people in various states of undress through not semi frosted glass.

I remember one day, very many years ago whilst walking out of college with my friend seeing something very similar and the pair of us did not know where to put ourselves.

[UnsuitableHat]

Definitely the haiku, or could you stretch to a villanelle?

[ThisIsStartingToBoreMe]

I would have reported it to the police when I knew they were wanking in full sight in front of my kids bedroom window - for all you know, they could be doing it deliberately.

Otherwise, Option 1 of course.

[Arseanall]

@daisiesblue

Option 7
Mariachi band

😂😂

[Hont1986]

I would have reported it to the police when I knew they were wanking in full sight in front of my kids bedroom window

An elderly woman phoned the police and said she saw her neighbour, naked, walking around his bedroom with blinds open.
Police turn up and say to her "sorry madam, but you cannot even see his bedroom, there is a fence and a bush blocking the view."
She replies "you can if you stand on top of the wardrobe".

[blameless]

I know haiku shouldn't rhyme but:

self-satisfaction
plus substandard diffraction
bad gut reaction

[BigYellowHat]

I like your husband’s idea. And just to be clear are they having shower sex/frigging themselves off #gasp #clutchespearls

[VodselForDinner]

A big deal is not,
simply telling neighbour that,
his balls are on show.

[rumbuba]

@BigYellowHat

I like your husband’s idea. And just to be clear are they having shower sex/frigging themselves off #gasp #clutchespearls

Just a bloke and his hand(s) I think.

[rumbuba]

@blameless

I know haiku shouldn't rhyme but:

self-satisfaction
plus substandard diffraction
bad gut reaction

I didn't know they aren't supposed to rhyme. This is quite beautiful!

[MrsGinnyM]

Option one, anonymously.

Or, when it is happening, put a ladder up against the window, give it a firm knock, and offer to pass the soap...or some tissues.

[Adatwistscientist]

I think the haiku would demonstrate that the street is full of middle class wankers far more than the shower performances.

[Isthisprivate]

I’m going acrostic poem!

Not sure if you know this
All the neighbours can see you
Kindly showing us when you piss
Even when you have a poo and when you
Diddle your fiddle

[tearinghairout]

Option one. They might not get the message with the haiku.

[RepentMotherfucker]

I want to see the villanelle.

And I thought the limerick sublime. Not everyone can write a limerick. Tricky form, underrated.

[gavisconismyfriend]

Knock on the door or send a note - but not anonymised. Although the haiku is so tempting!

[Crayfishforyou]

I’m probably a little less subtle. I’d walk past with someone and shout loudly ‘OMG we can see you wanking, ever heard of a curtain???’

[marpelier]

I had a neighbour in the house behind ours with the same issue. I never did anything as you could only see from the balcony. If my kids had been able to see from their rooms I think I would have gone with option 1. Def anonymous. I saw him around all the time and would not want him to know that I had seen him in all his magnificent glory!

[SamphiretheStickerist]

I told the woman over the road she was clearly visible i her bathroom. I heard some school kids mention it as they walked up for the bus. They were quite shocked and a bit giggly.

So I waited until she came down to her kitchen band knocked on her door to tell her. I didn't want her thinking there was a bloke watching her.

She was shocked, quite rude, but out a blind up that evening

[RosesAndHellebores]

I believe frosted glass has a right and wrong way round. It sounds as though it's been fitted the wrong way: they can't see put but you can see in.

Note: I think you shoukd know your frosted window has been fitted the wrong way round and we can see in. Would you mind having it reversed or installing a blind please.