Neighbours’ leaving-the-house ritual

[warmeduppizza]

Next door neighbours have got primary age kids. Every time any family member leaves the house for school, work, activities or whatnot, the remaining members of the household enthusiastically gather in the doorway and perform this lengthy and noisy ritual as if they’re never going to see each other again. They jump up and down and shout BYE!! at the top of their voice, alternating with the person who is leaving, at increasing pitch and volume, for the entire time it takes the person to walk down the street and round the corner (about 30 houses).
The first few times I found it quite endearing, but after two years of being subjected to this several times a day, it’s beginning to really grate. It’s loud, frequent and in your face (long narrow echoey street of tall town houses).
AIB a grumpy old fart or do they sound a bit unhinged?

I like the idea of a bell or air horn suggested by a pp.
I hate the same with adults leaving a venue, cafe or pub then spending HOURS yelling BYEEE, carrying on shouted convos as they walk away then walking back to add to what they said earlier, loud laughter at all hours and car doors slammed god knows how many times.
It was dreadful in my previous home, even though the houses were much much further apart.

@warmeduppizza

Next door neighbours have got primary age kids. Every time any family member leaves the house for school, work, activities or whatnot, the remaining members of the household enthusiastically gather in the doorway and perform this lengthy and noisy ritual as if they’re never going to see each other again. They jump up and down and shout BYE!! at the top of their voice, alternating with the person who is leaving, at increasing pitch and volume, for the entire time it takes the person to walk down the street and round the corner (about 30 houses). The first few times I found it quite endearing, but after two years of being subjected to this several times a day, it’s beginning to really grate. It’s loud, frequent and in your face (long narrow echoey street of tall town houses). AIB a grumpy old fart or do they sound a bit unhinged?

Could be worse, they could be screaming at one another 24/7.

@FontaineKhalid

My late husband used to shout “and thanks for the sex!!” 🤣

Omg I absolutely love this! 🤣🤣🤣🤣 A memory to treasure too ❤️

I have similar with my kids but they both have autism

Oh god, my kids do this about 90% of the time. I'm so sorry. I also hate it, but I am an ineffectual parent. If we are your neighbours, we are the one who go in and out of the house a minimum of 5 times and every morning are shouting at each other that we are going to be late. My neighbours are so tolerant.

@TheMissingMango

Get a small bell and every time they do it, sit in the window and ring it until they're finished. Never discuss the bell with them.

I'm crying with laughter, that is hilarious 🤣🤣🤣

Love it! It's kind of sweet! Reminds me of my ballet dancer friend who used to wave her kids off to school in a very dramatic way like it was a curtain call. I think we should all be a bit more like this. After all we never know if it is indeed the last time we might see our loved ones. Especially now with cray cray Putin on the loose

Surely it wear off? Used to wave goodbye enthusiastically when my ds was toddler from doorstep. Now, he can't be arsed to get up so Brady show. Yeah annoying, sounds like a pit on display as most of us are too busy to do this. X

This thread is hilarious nominating for classics @mnhq

Its very sweet but I can see how annoying it could be.
Our neighbours hoot their car horn every time they leave the house, tbh I get a bit annoyed by it especially if it wakes me up in the morning.
But maybe Im just jealous, DH and teenage DC dont even look up and mumble goodbye when I go out and will go out themselves without even saying goodbye.

@Mmarmite

Not the crazy goodbye people! I meant to respond to the comment about a frazzled mother…

We know you are the crazy goodbye people really….

It's endearing when you're an outsider. Very irritating when they are your neighbours.

Maybe the OP could join in with the goodbye ritual. Waving, pot bashing, whistles etc...

[quote FontaineKhalid]@Louloubelles

I think what made it funny was that he looked like the last guy on earth to yell something like that!!

He’s been gone over 4 years now, but I still expect to hear him shouting it as I leave the house!😄[/quote]
Made me spray my pink gin up the mirror.
Sounds like he was a fun guy.

@CheeseCakeSunflowers

Stand in your doorway and shout "where you going" everytime.

I like the idea of a neighbour having a ‘secret’ bell.
UK does have some eccentric folk.

@Lux523

My family are this family! We're not overly loud but we make sure we send of whichever member of our family that's heading out with love and warmth. Even my 14 year old daughter does it. We've always done it because quietly, I want the people I love the most to leave their very safe place, home, full of love and positivity. No one knows what tomorrow holds.

This is just so lovely.

Feel your pain we have a slammer next door, front door car door gate doesn't matter what time of the day it is it's almost like he's telling the entire street that he is going out and we all have to notice

They’re primary aged children so that’s probably why. I think it’s sweet. They don’t stay little for long. You’ll soon have the sound of grumpy teens next door slamming doors and swearing at each other to look forward to (like I do). Count your blessings.

Don’t actually notice the leave taking practices of my neighbours as I’m mainly not stood by my window watching as they go out. They must be super loud if you can hear them all the way down the street through your walls etc. Odd

This whole thread has made me big LOL 😂
I mean, you aren’t being hugely unreasonable for it to grate a bit after a while but at the same time they could be much worse!! My EX neighbour was also my daughters teacher and had random men round at weekends when her kids went to their dads. Our bedrooms shared a wall….now THAT grated!!! The neighbour the other side smoked weed day and night by our garage vent so it all came into our house and they frequently blocked our driveway with their visiting friends cars. I’d take your BYE and run 😂

@Footle

I had a lodger once who called out heartily every time he came home "I'm back! Did you miss me?"

Ha! Love this! I mean I hope you liked the dude and this was fun?

Perhaps they’re delighted to be seeing the back of one of them

@Dyrne

That is odd; but I wonder if it’s been triggered by something and then morphed over time into this?

I am compelled to do a lower key thing where I have to see someone off at the front door and wave to them from the door until I can’t see their car any more - for me it comes from a traumatic sudden bereavement and that “I never got to say goodbye” feeling.

My mum does this

I’ve hated it since I was small but learned to accept she needs it too much to stop

We all have needs ❤️