Queenslanders 'less neighbourly' than residents of other states?
Nov 27th 2008, 12:35 am
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Queenslanders 'less neighbourly' than residents of other states?
A survey has revealed Queenslanders are less likely to know the people next door than are residents in other states.
The annual NRMA neighbourhood poll found only 35 per cent of Queenslanders know all of their neighbours' first names.
In Brisbane, that drops to 29 per cent, compared with 41 per cent of people who are on first-name terms with their neighbours in NSW, Western Australia and South Australia.
Is this true? Do you know your neighbours? Do you want to know your neighbours?
http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/s...-23272,00.html
The annual NRMA neighbourhood poll found only 35 per cent of Queenslanders know all of their neighbours' first names.
In Brisbane, that drops to 29 per cent, compared with 41 per cent of people who are on first-name terms with their neighbours in NSW, Western Australia and South Australia.
Is this true? Do you know your neighbours? Do you want to know your neighbours?
http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/s...-23272,00.html
Nov 27th 2008, 12:44 am
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Re: Queenslanders 'less neighbourly' than residents of other states?
I live in a small townhouse complex now and we're all great friends!
However, when I lived in suburbia I didn't know any of the neighbours. The only time I met the people next door was when they came around to warn me that they'd been burgled twice in one week!
However, when I lived in suburbia I didn't know any of the neighbours. The only time I met the people next door was when they came around to warn me that they'd been burgled twice in one week!
Nov 27th 2008, 12:49 am
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Re: Queenslanders 'less neighbourly' than residents of other states?
I know my neighbours on both sides - Derek and Cathy on one side and Maggie on the other. Got bugger all in common with any of 'em - but we get along fine. Maggie's an old lady and I help her out if she needs a hand (though she's probably in better shape than me) - changing the batteries in her smoke alarms etc. Derek cuts our front lawn for us, accepts post if we're not around etc, also fixed up my son's bike when he punctured the wheel and I was away on a job. Nice people.
Nov 27th 2008, 12:53 am
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Re: Queenslanders 'less neighbourly' than residents of other states?
I wonder if my neighbour to the left is from QLD? 
Hasn't spoken to us since we moved in 2 May, runs inside if we go out back when he's there, or if he's trimming his front hedge when we go out to our car, etc. Walks over our roof (we're one storey, he's two) without warning - not great when your bathroom has a skylight. 
Hasn't once complained about our cats going in his garden but continues to reinforce the dividing fence with rusty old wire. Hasn't answered the door when we've been round to try to break the ice and apologise for them, and offer to pay for the fence. Weird man.
Two sets the other way have introduced themselves but we hardly see any of our neighbours. The houses around here are all back to front, the living room overlooking the gardens, and I've wondered if that's the reason.
Hasn't spoken to us since we moved in 2 May, runs inside if we go out back when he's there, or if he's trimming his front hedge when we go out to our car, etc. Walks over our roof (we're one storey, he's two) without warning - not great when your bathroom has a skylight. Hasn't once complained about our cats going in his garden but continues to reinforce the dividing fence with rusty old wire. Hasn't answered the door when we've been round to try to break the ice and apologise for them, and offer to pay for the fence. Weird man.Two sets the other way have introduced themselves but we hardly see any of our neighbours. The houses around here are all back to front, the living room overlooking the gardens, and I've wondered if that's the reason.
Nov 27th 2008, 12:54 am
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Re: Queenslanders 'less neighbourly' than residents of other states?
A survey has revealed Queenslanders are less likely to know the people next door than are residents in other states.
The annual NRMA neighbourhood poll found only 35 per cent of Queenslanders know all of their neighbours' first names.
In Brisbane, that drops to 29 per cent, compared with 41 per cent of people who are on first-name terms with their neighbours in NSW, Western Australia and South Australia.
Is this true? Do you know your neighbours? Do you want to know your neighbours?
http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/s...-23272,00.html
The annual NRMA neighbourhood poll found only 35 per cent of Queenslanders know all of their neighbours' first names.
In Brisbane, that drops to 29 per cent, compared with 41 per cent of people who are on first-name terms with their neighbours in NSW, Western Australia and South Australia.
Is this true? Do you know your neighbours? Do you want to know your neighbours?
http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/s...-23272,00.html
Nov 27th 2008, 12:57 am
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Re: Queenslanders 'less neighbourly' than residents of other states?
Hutch, good on you re. Maggie. If ever you don't see her for an extended period of time, please do be a busybody and go check her out.
We lived in a terraced house in the UK and I didn't realise for almost 24 hours that the unfriendly old battleaxe next door hadn't been out to complain about a thing. Eventually broke in and found her stuck in the bath for most of that time, naked and freezing
although thankfully ok.
We lived in a terraced house in the UK and I didn't realise for almost 24 hours that the unfriendly old battleaxe next door hadn't been out to complain about a thing. Eventually broke in and found her stuck in the bath for most of that time, naked and freezing
although thankfully ok.
Nov 27th 2008, 1:05 am
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Re: Queenslanders 'less neighbourly' than residents of other states?
I know my neighbours on both sides - Derek and Cathy on one side and Maggie on the other. Got bugger all in common with any of 'em - but we get along fine. Maggie's an old lady and I help her out if she needs a hand (though she's probably in better shape than me) - changing the batteries in her smoke alarms etc. Derek cuts our front lawn for us, accepts post if we're not around etc, also fixed up my son's bike when he punctured the wheel and I was away on a job. Nice people.
Nov 27th 2008, 1:07 am
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Re: Queenslanders 'less neighbourly' than residents of other states?
We know all of our neighbours...
Sam & Pete next door (with whom we have snake wrangled and laughed about my general gardening incompetance vs Petes OCD gardening on many occasions)
Leigh next door (very quiet, and private but not unfriendly)
Chris & Paul over the road who's kids seem to be interchangable with ours - they're in our house, ours are in theirs all the time...
No complaints of neighbourlyness at all - and last weeks storms added more to that, I've chatted to people up and down the full length of our street now, offered to lend a hand with gardening to all sorts and generally recognised that people are pretty friendly...
By contrast I never spoke to my neighbours back when I lived in Basingstoke, Newbury, Newcastle-Under-Lyme or anywhere else in UK...
Sam & Pete next door (with whom we have snake wrangled and laughed about my general gardening incompetance vs Petes OCD gardening on many occasions)
Leigh next door (very quiet, and private but not unfriendly)
Chris & Paul over the road who's kids seem to be interchangable with ours - they're in our house, ours are in theirs all the time...
No complaints of neighbourlyness at all - and last weeks storms added more to that, I've chatted to people up and down the full length of our street now, offered to lend a hand with gardening to all sorts and generally recognised that people are pretty friendly...
By contrast I never spoke to my neighbours back when I lived in Basingstoke, Newbury, Newcastle-Under-Lyme or anywhere else in UK...
Nov 27th 2008, 3:49 am
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Re: Queenslanders 'less neighbourly' than residents of other states?
isnt the case here guys
there are twelve houses in our street and ive met them all on several occasions,( ive got drunk with most of them
) we have having our annual street chrissie party on the 21st and to date only one family cannot make it as they are away on holiday but they did say that on their return that they would host something soon at theirs 
thats the trouble with stats and surveys they can be made so the results back your own thoughts and ideas,
there are twelve houses in our street and ive met them all on several occasions,( ive got drunk with most of them
) we have having our annual street chrissie party on the 21st and to date only one family cannot make it as they are away on holiday but they did say that on their return that they would host something soon at theirs thats the trouble with stats and surveys they can be made so the results back your own thoughts and ideas,
Nov 27th 2008, 4:47 am
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Re: Queenslanders 'less neighbourly' than residents of other states?
Nov 27th 2008, 5:59 am
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Re: Queenslanders 'less neighbourly' than residents of other states?
Got great neighbours, they're as friendly as we'd want them and the ones further along are great if you meet them out in the street. I hate statistics, they mean absolutely sod all and just irritate with the generalisations.
Just had a quick squiz at that article. I see they're talking about Brisbane, not Queensland. Sounds like some of the people on these forums - can't tell the difference
Just had a quick squiz at that article. I see they're talking about Brisbane, not Queensland. Sounds like some of the people on these forums - can't tell the difference
Nov 27th 2008, 6:39 am
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Re: Queenslanders 'less neighbourly' than residents of other states?
Got great neighbours, they're as friendly as we'd want them and the ones further along are great if you meet them out in the street. I hate statistics, they mean absolutely sod all and just irritate with the generalisations.
Just had a quick squiz at that article. I see they're talking about Brisbane, not Queensland. Sounds like some of the people on these forums - can't tell the difference
Just had a quick squiz at that article. I see they're talking about Brisbane, not Queensland. Sounds like some of the people on these forums - can't tell the difference
Never believe statistics until I have seen who PAID for the research and what analysis they used, how big the sample size was and if it was representative of the population
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Nov 27th 2008, 7:58 am
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Re: Queenslanders 'less neighbourly' than residents of other states?
"The annual NRMA neighbourhood poll found only 35 per cent of Queenslanders know all of their neighbours' first names.
In Brisbane, that drops to 29 per cent, compared with 41 per cent of people who are on first-name terms with their neighbours in NSW, Western Australia and South Australia"
Nov 27th 2008, 8:10 am
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Re: Queenslanders 'less neighbourly' than residents of other states?
I don't fully understand the point you're trying to make, but:
"The annual NRMA neighbourhood poll found only 35 per cent of Queenslanders know all of their neighbours' first names.
In Brisbane, that drops to 29 per cent, compared with 41 per cent of people who are on first-name terms with their neighbours in NSW, Western Australia and South Australia"
"The annual NRMA neighbourhood poll found only 35 per cent of Queenslanders know all of their neighbours' first names.
In Brisbane, that drops to 29 per cent, compared with 41 per cent of people who are on first-name terms with their neighbours in NSW, Western Australia and South Australia"
But I am still friendly with them. Say hello to them when I see them etc., sometimes stop and chat for a while.
I want to change my answer !!!!
Nov 27th 2008, 10:52 am
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Re: Queenslanders 'less neighbourly' than residents of other states?
I don't fully understand the point you're trying to make, but:
"The annual NRMA neighbourhood poll found only 35 per cent of Queenslanders know all of their neighbours' first names.
In Brisbane, that drops to 29 per cent, compared with 41 per cent of people who are on first-name terms with their neighbours in NSW, Western Australia and South Australia"
"The annual NRMA neighbourhood poll found only 35 per cent of Queenslanders know all of their neighbours' first names.
In Brisbane, that drops to 29 per cent, compared with 41 per cent of people who are on first-name terms with their neighbours in NSW, Western Australia and South Australia"