Pulaski

And who the hell would eat a cake abandoned, by persons unknown, on their doorstep?

BuckinghamshireBoy

Nutek?

Novocastrian

Apparently one of our moderators. I wish her the best of luck.

christmasoompa

I never said they were abandoned. I said they were dropped off. They were handed over to us in person.

But hell yeah, I'd eat a cake left with a lovely note. When it comes to cake, I'm from the Nutek school of thinking.

Pulaski

That's not what you said, which was this ".... had people we don't even know dropping off cakes etc on the doorstep.", which at best is ambiguous, but the "on the doorstep" led me to believe that you meant dropped off like Amazon packages, placed on the doorstep, not handed to you.

I still can't image eating a cake handed to me by a stranger, or indeed imagine who would knock on a stranger's door and hand a cake to the person who came to the door.

UkWinds5353

It's a different time in society which makes it more difficult to trust blindly but I've had a few instances of random acts of kindness given to me that was a reminder of days gone bye. North Carolina was a place where neighbors looked out for one another. I don't know if the old Andy Griffin Mayberry kindness is still there but it once was.

I remember visiting my mother who had just bought her dream home in the Guildford County area and seeing several of the neighbors knocking on her door and bring over cakes and conversation. I was impressed.

UkWinds5353

I have to agree with you. Living in a friendly neighborhood will make moving to a different country a lot easier and the assimilation period less stressful. And I like cake also when me wife let's me cheat and eat some.

Pulaski

How about this. The main house, er, needs a little work, but it does have a tennis court, plus a smaller second house.

UkWinds5353

That's a big place. Guess I could explain the architecture to my wife that once we go Gothic we'll never go back!

My kids thought I was hip and cool when they were little but I still have the lingo.

christmasoompa

Absolutely. Despite what Mr Cynical thinks (that'll be you Novo ), a friendly neighbour dropping some homemade treats off doesn't necessarily mean it'll have arsenic in. Sometimes, they are just genuinely nice people.

As you don't have kids and therefore won't be meeting people at the school gates, you'll need to make an effort to integrate in to the community but once you do that you'll usually find that they are super friendly and you'll have good friends in no time.

UkWinds5353

Bonding with neighbors who also have children is a natural way to make new friends but those same parents(survivalist) also share the experiences of helping adult kids. It's a life long fraternity.
We should do well because my wife & I are extroverts and my lady is a one team welcoming committee. And it doesn't hurt to have a house with a lot of amenities for that allows excess energy to find a positive place to go. Swimming pool, tennis court, Basketball court, Library ect. Really difficult for kids to get distracted and look for trouble when there is a blue-print for energy consumption in place. Energy has to go somewhere and I do enjoy the study of physics.

christmasoompa

UkWinds5353

That's what my wife is saying
But I don't give up easily nor am I stubborn to the point of not being a pragmatist.

UkWinds5353

Finding a property chuck full of amenities at the 2m price point is not easy 50 miles of London. Dorset, Essex, Brighton and outer areas are easier.

Pulaski

You've only just noticed?