A good neighbor encompasses many qualities, but one of the most delightful ones is their ability to infuse everyday life with smiles and laughter.
So in an attempt to thank them for all the joy they bring to our communities, we at Bored Panda put together a set of pictures featuring people who could be nominated for the "Neighbor of the Year" award and their funny antics.
From putting up creative signs to sending unexpected gifts, these folks know how to create a warm sense of belonging, and if you do too, just try and be someone you'd want to live next to yourself!
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Met The Bees
I Adopted The Neighborhood Stray Cat. My Neighbor's Cat Got Her Pregnant. Woke Up To This
If these pictures, for some reason, still don't inspire you to foster relationships with your members, consider the following: according to psychologist Rick Hanson, Ph.D., who is a Senior Fellow at UC Berkeley's Greater Good Science Center, when you are friendly to others, you get rewarded yourself.
"Being friendly feels confident and happy, with a positive take on other people, moving toward the world instead of backing away from it. And it encourages others to be less guarded or reactive with you, since you’re answering the ancient question from millions of years of evolution—friend or foe?—with an open hand and heart," Hanson explained.
We Got 10 Inches Of Snow Over The Weekend And This Lovely Neighbor Helped To Clear The Sidewalks
I Haven't Met My New Neighbor Yet, But Her Dogs Love Me
My Friend's Office Has Been In A Post-It War With The Neighbors. Yesterday The Neighbors Won
To warm up your brain’s circuits of friendliness, the psychologist suggests trying one or more of these:
- Recall being with someone who cares about you;
- Remember when someone was friendly to you;
- Bring to mind a time when you were friendly to someone;
- Get a sense of the posture, movements, gestures, and facial expressions of a person you know who is naturally friendly;
- Relax your body into a feeling of friendliness: leaning forward a little, rather than back; softening and opening your chest, face, and eyes; breathing goodwill in and out.
Whoever You Are, You Made Our Day
Left This In My Neighbor's Garden To Cheer Them Up
Just Transferred To A New Apartment With Some Interesting Neighbors
My Neighbor Cut Holes In His Gate So His Dog Could See Out
You don't need to worry about something grandiose. Often you can just give a smile, handshake, or nod, and that’s plenty.
"Stretch yourself, but stay within the range of whatever is authentic," Hanson said. "Remember that friendliness is not agreement or approval; it does not mean you have given up on whatever your stances may be in the relationship. Friendliness does not equal friendship; in truth, most relationships are with friendly acquaintances."
Neighbors Decided To Put A Fort Up Around Their House
My Husband Is In The Process Of Redoing Our Lawn. I Didn’t Want Our Neighbors To Think We Were Neglectful Homeowners, So I Made A Sign
When Your Neighbors Have The Right Idea
It's in everyone's best interest. “Communities work better (students perform better, crime rates are lower, kids are safer, people live longer) when neighbors know one another better,” Robert Putnam, Harvard University Professor and author of Bowling Alone said.
Neighbors Went To See "It". It Will Be Dark When They See This
My Neighbor’s Dragon Mailbox
I’m On Vacation For A Week And Asked My Neighbor To Go Check On Our Cat. He Checked On More Than That
My Neighborhood’s Nextdoor Is Something Else
The Bin Collectors Accidentally Destroyed My Bin. Mildly Infuriating, But My Neighbor Managed To Deliver The Bad News In A Comedic Fashion
I Had To Warn The Neighbors About My Cat
My Neighbors' Mailbox
My Neighbor Put This Above His Doorbell
On one of our forklifts at work, the horn button broke so until the Toyota mechanic could fix it I zip tied a bike horn to the roll cage. Our warehouseman loved it.
Somebody In My Neighborhood Did This To Their Tree
Been Watching My Neighbor's War With A Woodpecker For The Past Year
Our 80-Year-Old Friend Is Visiting. Our 75-Year-Old Neighbor Came Over And Now They're Planking
Demolishing The House Next Door, Couldn't Resist
This Sign Recently Appeared In My Neighborhood
My Neighbors Use Of Their Halloween Decorations During Summer
Neighbors At Our Beach House Made A Whale-Shaped Bush, Blowhole And All
My Neighbor Is 3 Kids In A Trench Coat
Told My Neighbor I Don't Like Snowmen And Walked Out To This At 5 AM For Work
Car Drove Through A Brick Fence, Neighbor Put This Out
Either Someone Stole The "J" Or My Jewish Neighbors Have A Sense Of Humor
Neighbors Made A Snowman For The Neighborhood To Enjoy
My Neighbor Put 1000+ Plastic Dinosaurs In His Front Yard
My Girlfriend's Neighbor Showing Her Dog The World
During The Recent Lockdown, One Of Our Neighbors Has Kept His Sense Of Humor
It's fantastic, even if it does give serious Oscar The Grouch eating a trash bag vibes 😅
Neighbor Is Letting The Neighborhood Weigh In On Their House Color
Will this be another Boaty McBoatface? https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boaty_McBoatface
When The Neighbor Is Relaxing In Her Garden With Her Cat, Wearing A Hotdog Costume
It's My Neighbor's First Day Of Retirement. He Set Up A Nerf Gun Turret In His Garage, Waiting For Neighbors To Walk By. He Looked So Proud
My Neighbor's Boat
A Little Boy In Our Neighborhood Went Door-To-Door Selling Homemade Brooms For $2. Even Demonstrated The Effectiveness Of It. Needless To Say, His Tactics Were Effective
Seen In Our Neighborhood
Hope he gets adopted into a home near the hundred acre wood so he can see Piglet and friends.
My Neighbor's Front Door For Thanksgiving
Just My Neighbors Taking Their Pig For An Afternoon Walk
Neighbor's Tortoise Escaped And Walked Almost A Street Away. At Around 250 Pounds, This Was Their Solution To Get Her Home
Why is it legal to own such a turtoise and how can it escape? edit: apparently you can have every animal as a pet where I live, as there is no law for it WHY???
The Kids Next Door Don't Mess Around
how did they get it that big if they are kids? or am i missing something?
This Is The Backyard Of A Neighbor
Someone In My Neighborhood Totally Wins April Fools' Day
A little over a decade ago, we had a serious heat wave and I lived above a pizza place. There was a flat spot on the roof outside my bedroom window so when the heat was completely unbearable, I tossed pillows and blankets out there and slept on the roof. Surprised I never rolled off.
My Neighbors In Illinois Put Wet Pants In Front Of Their House
My Neighbor's Mailbox Is A Microwave Oven
My Neighbor's Front Lawn Dad Joke
I feel you and I raise: I look normal on the outside but deep down, inside my pants, my panties are stuck in a weird way and there's no way I can fix them without sneaking a hand underneath my pants and looking like a pervert.
My Neighbor Cuts His Hedge Into A Dragon
My Brother Had A Few Extra Beers After A Party, So He Dropped Them Off On His Neighbor's Front Porch. He Found This Note On The Door The Next Day
My Neighbor's Dog Likes To Look At Us Over The Fence
Runaway Roomba
Sadly, roombas never survive long in the wild, as nature abhors a vacuum.
One Funny Neighbor
There Are Some Indications Of Animosity Between Two Of My Neighbors
My Neighbor Helping Others Learn From Their Mistake
These Neighbors Made Parking Spaces For Their Grandkids' RC Cars
My Next Door Neighbor Has New Garden Decorations. Should I Be Worried?
Friend's Neighbor Got A Settlement For Their Dog Biting Off Her Thumb. The Boat Showed Up Shortly After
My Neighbor Has 8 Kids. He Said It Was This Or A Minivan
So Not True But My Neighbor Is Cool
Jokey way to tell potential burglars that the house next door has stuff that is is worth more than yours.lol!
If Only They Listened. Spotted In My Neighborhood
Sorting Through The Halloween Candy And One House In The Neighborhood Was Giving Out Sand Dollars
My grandparents lived on the beach growing up and I remember my grandfather used to give me a quarter for every sand dollar I found. I would have saved this for the memories.
My Neighbors Had A Family Cookout And Brought Their Pet Cow
My Neighbor Has A Giant Chicken On His Porch
So I Think A Superhero Just Moved In Next Door To Me
Batman is a surname. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Batman for example.
My Neighbors Decorated Their Plant To Look Like Exeggutor
My Neighbors Have A Castle Built On Top Of Their Garage
Tell us you live in an area without a HOA without saying you live in an area without a HOA...
Here's The Neighbor's Kid Checking If His Nerf Gun Is Loaded
My Neighbor Surprised His Daughters This Morning With 8 Tons Of Snow
That is 8 tonnes of snow? Wow, I would have expected more. Then again, I live in a desert country, and have never seen snow in my life. And I'm used to metric...
Somebody In My Neighborhood Is Labelling Grass
They do this where I live, it’s usually edible plants noted by foraging groups
Birds Have Been Harassing The Neighborhood, So This Is How My Neighbor Has To Mow His Lawn
Apparently There Is A Yard Sale In My Friend’s Neighborhood
Cheating garage. Wife sale. Did your neighbour park his car in your garage? And what have your wife to to with this?
One Of My Neighbor's Planters Broke Recently In A Storm, This Is The Replacement I Guess
I Built A Chalkboard For My Girls To Write Me Notes. My Neighbor Came Over To Borrow Something Yesterday And I Just Read It Now
A Letter My Neighbor Left In His Other Neighbor's Mailbox Due To His Barking Dog Problems
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