AIBU to think that once you decide you don’t like your neighbours everything they do gets on your nerves?

[englandandscotland]

Family of 4 here, 2 young kids, one 5 and the other 2.
NDN’s are an elderly couple in their late 70s.

The man is in my opinion, a total DH. He speaks to his wife badly and he’s quite happy to ignore us and talk only to the kids. He will sit in the garden with the volume on his radio really loud, doesn’t give a hoot that it might come across inconsiderate and irritating, given how regularly it is.

Now I’ve come home from work today and I’ve been petty and put my radio on loud, just to make a point “we can hear you this much” and he’s amazingly turned his down. But this has happened before and he just does it again another day.
We haven’t lived here long but my understanding is the lady in here before didn’t like him much either.

Anyone else live next door to an ignorant pig?

Yes, a pair of 'gentle parents' and their three screaming children. The only hint of a telling off they are given is the dad saying their names quietly over and over again... its like slow torture 😖

Oh god that’s mad. I actually saw a family like this recently in a cafe, it was just odd. Give your kid a proper telling off why don’t you!!

But yeah, it seems summer brings out the best in everyone, it brings out the worst in me!

Arghhh!!! I can totally understand how irritating that must be for you. And it’s good your other neighbours feel the same which can help a little with the rage can’t it?

The pig next to us is a serial whistler, he does it very loudly and bird-like tweety noises, it’s like he tries to show off. He doesn’t give a shit it might be annoying. I’m sometimes angry that we are the ones that are right next door, and everyone else must feel lucky they “don’t like right next to him” type thing!

The people next to us have two dogs which bark constantly all day long. Literally, all day long. We can hear it through the walls wherever we are in the house.

Then when they come home, they let the dogs out in the garden to have a run because god forbid they actually take them for a bloody walk. For about 45 minutes we have to listen to the small dog yapping constantly while it runs up and down the garden.

We're surrounded by dogs so inevitably it sets all the other bloody dogs off. We have a dog but because we're not inconsiderate asshats, we keep him inside when next door is barking its head off.

I'm a huge dog lover and I honestly don't mind a dog barking a bit when excited. But this is CONSTANT for the best part of an hour. And it's a really shrill yap. On top of the constant barking throughout the day, I'm honestly about to brain someone.

What doesn't help is there are three autistic people in our household who hate noise. Next door seem to conduct everything at top volume - we can hear them shrieking at each other at 7.30am every morning and then again in the evening. These are old houses with thick walls and decent insulation - and we can still hear the fuckers!

@SecretSoul We have barking dog wars over the road. From what the lady opposite has told me everyone over there is shitty with each other over it. I can understand how irritating this would be! Sounds like they are immune to their own dog noise?

I can also relate to the autistic thing, I am seriously sensitive to noises that I don’t like and neighbour noise brings out a rage in me. To the point it ruins the summer months which is such a shame.

Absolutely @englandandscotland. We live next door to the Clampitts. My DSs room looks out on to all the crap they hoard down the side of their house.
Like another poster, ours live outside from March onwards and bbq every meal.
Can't use garden on a nice day as all you hear is them, their music or them shouting at Alexa.
She gets steadily louder/more shrieky as you hear the bottles go in the recycle bin.
Haven't spoken to them in over 12 months.
About to get house valued and will be so happy to see back of them. Horrible people.

Yep, we are in a terraced house and hoping to move to a detached this year. My neighbours on both sides are not horrible people but on one side I can’t wait to not hear their tv and phone through the wall, and on the other side I can’t wait to not hear their door slamming and kids screaming and running up and down the stairs all the time. 🫣

Yes it's true. Currently have had to report mine for noise nuisance and basically constantly watching their every move! They really get on my nerves. Just seeing them gets me so annoyed.