Neighbourly etiquette

[kiana2015]

I moved home last week, I've seen the neighbours from afar but I was kind of hoping they would call to welcome us and introduce themselves, are my expectations too high? Should it have been us that went to introduce ourselves? We live in a terraced house for reference

I wouldn't do that nor expect new neighbours to do that either

We popped round when we moved in and just said hello and introduced ourselves to ours immediately next door.

I’m moving soon and I think we’d pop a note in the neighbours doors but that’s also partly because we won’t move in straight away and will be having work done. I want to make sure they can contact us with any issues.

I do t know I just thought it was a normal thing, it's a cute little cul de sac so I thought everyone is friends type of thing

I thought it was usually the new people who go and say hello?

I normally say hi to anyone new as and when I see them - I wouldn't go and knock on doors to make introductions.

We have always popped over and dropped off a bottle of wine as a 'hi we are your new neighbours, sorry if the removals van gets in your way' - resulted in being invited in for cuppa / suggested get together at future time.

No your expectations are too high. People are busy and have busy lives. It isn’t Disneyland - you seem to be romanticising your move.

As the weather gets better people will be out more and say hello.

@Whydoeseveryonewanttoargue yes I agree with you, I think I've watched too much desperate housewives

I moved 18 months ago in to a small estate of 9 houses. We had 3 welcome to your new home cards and one neighbour baked us some cookies! First time something like that has happened for me but we all send Christmas cards too.

I think I'd aim for good acquaintances rather than friends, myself...

Good fences make good neighbours. Good boundaries also make good neighbours 😄

I want to move there!!

I don't think there's an etiquette or new neighbour protocol anymore.

I officially met my neighbours in the springtime after I'd moved in when I was gardening. So more of an informal introduction.

From what I can gather (from my mum's/gran's generation), only the nosey neighbours introduced themselves so they could get the gossip to pass on at the Derby and Joan club. If the newbie introduced themselves to neighbours, it marked them as pushy and not to be trusted!

You can't win 😂

When we moved in to our little road, nobody came to say hi but over time we waved hello and had little chats with some neighbours, but other than immediate next door lefts names, we don't know anyone else's, which I think is sad. Next door right have only ever waved and that's it.

We had new neighbours move in opposite last week, so we went over with a plant and introduced ourselves on Saturday. They were lovely and seemed very pleased. Wanted to do the opposite of what we've had!

Not normal to make formal introductions in my experience. Just say hello when you bump into each other.

New neighbour moved in recently next door to me . I was going for the bus and as I walked past people moving stuff in I called out hello . New neighbour came out with the nicest smile and we each introduced ourselfs . Having had horrible people next door for 6 years I breathed a sigh of relief . I can now relax as she is the perfect neighbour . It's nice to be nice

We just say hello to people when they see than rather than specifically knocking . I would maybe do that if the house attached to ours were new neighbours.

I think it must depend on where you live. We always pop around to new neighbours with a cake.

I think a lot of this depends on what part of the country you're in.