How Do You Talk To Neighbors About What Bugs You? [Block Talk Survey]

ACROSS AMERICA — No one wants to be one of “those people,” the ones others dish on when putting together the definitive list of annoying neighbor traits.

Most of us want to have a polite or cordial relationship with people living closest to us, but good intentions aren’t always enough. We’ve all been thrown into nettlesome situations we want to handle in a way that won’t actively repel our neighbors, but we’re just not sure what to do — especially if we’ve never formally met.

How do you talk to a neighbor who bugs you or continually does something that irks you before it turns into a huge neighborhood deal? We’re asking for Block Talk, Patch’s exclusive neighborhood etiquette column. Just answer the informal survey below — and don’t worry, we don’t collect email addresses.

Editor’s note: This survey closed on Sept. 20.

About Block Talk

Block Talk is an exclusive Patch series on neighborhood etiquette — and readers provide the answers. If you have a topic you'd like for us to consider, email beth.dalbey@patch.com with “Block Talk” as the subject line.

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