Person Wants To Enforce A Neighborhood Dress Code To ‘Make Property Values ‘Skyrocket’, Gets Slammed Online
Moving to a new home is much more than just physically transporting all your belongings from one place to another. In hopes to improve quality of life, you have plenty of factors to consider before laying down your roots. Like how walkable the area is or how decent the employment opportunities and schools in the neighborhood are. But there is something, however, that nobody gets to pick — the people who already live right across the street.
If we can agree on one thing, there are never too many stories about weird neighbors. And over the past few years, the Nextdoor App has graced us with some absurd and utterly hilarious tales about delusional Karens and homeowner associations. Recently, one similar post followed the trend and shared a ridiculous suggestion from a neighbor that instantly went viral on Twitter.
A man who goes by the handle @sushil_js posted a screenshot where a resident of their neighborhood explains they want to implement a local dress code hoping to see property values “skyrocket over the next 12-19 months”. What followed was people wasting no time in criticizing this “brilliant” idea online, so scroll down to read the full post as well as the reactions from people online. Then be sure to tell us what you think of this whole ordeal in the comments!
Recently, one man shared a screenshot where his neighbor suggested enforcing a local dress code to “skyrocket” property value
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As the post went viral, people wasted no time in being critical about the idea and shared their reactions in the thread
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You never know what kind of neighbor you’ll get. It’s a wheel of fortune where most homes are populated by irresponsible pet owners, parents who let their kids scream for hours on end, and, of course, entitled Karens who believe they can enforce rules beyond the scope of normalcy. We’ve long heard how this latter category of people complains about others’ lifestyles and generally makes everyone’s lives harder. When moving into an area where such residents rule, you’re suddenly bombarded with demands about anything from the length of the grass to the look of your plants. But while a need to control the appearance of neighboring houses is frustrating enough, expecting to dictate what people can wear is downright outrageous.
This viral thread only proves that “love thy neighbor” is easier said than done, especially having in mind that fewer people want to be friends with the folks next door. A 2020 survey from Zebra found that the majority of Americans are making less effort to get to know the people down the street. In fact, only 33% of respondents consider their neighbors as friends or close friends, and 66% see them as strangers or acquaintances.
Moreover, when it comes to the neighbors they do know, Americans are having a tough time getting along with them. Another survey of 1,537 consumers conducted by LendingTree revealed that nearly three-quarters of people dislike at least one of their neighbors. Giving off a “weird vibe” and being too loud or rude were among the most common reasons they had issues with people next door.
“In today’s hot housing market where prices are high and inventory is limited, the unfortunate reality is that some people might not have any other choice but to live near someone they don’t like,” Jacob Channel, LendingTree senior economic analyst, said about the results of this survey. “And while getting ‘bad vibes’ from a neighbor can certainly be annoying, dealing with them might be worth it if it means you have an affordable place to live.”
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And what better place to deal with your neighbor than the popular Nextdoor app! When people don’t find the time to meet face-to-face, they are free to air their grievances with everyone online. But as one study shows, instead of enforcing ridiculous rules, sparking drama in the community, or having neighborly disputes with people who live in close proximity to you, we should try to act kindly. Nextdoor, in conjunction with Brigham Young University in the US, the University of Manchester in the UK, and the Swinburne University of Technology In Australia, found that meaningful connections and small good deeds impact feelings of loneliness, quality of life, and well-being.
Their research revealed that knowing as few as six neighbors already reduces the likelihood of feeling lonely and is linked to lower depression, social anxiety, and financial concerns related to COVID-19. “I’ve spent my career studying the health effects of loneliness, but one of the things that the entire field struggles with is having ways to potentially reduce risk,” said Dr. Julianne Holt-Lunstad, one of the health researchers of the study. “The fact that we were able to find changes—particularly with relatively small, simple steps—is pretty remarkable.”
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I know! These people are hilarious! Just boot that guy out and let’s all make a neighborhood with these people, no HOA necessary!
Load More Replies...I lived in a neighborhood with a dress code. We wore Olive green fatigues and occasionally carried weapons while on duty as an accessory. Outside of that? No effing way.
Actually most of the neighbors seem normal, even fun. It just the dress code guy who's out of place.
Load More Replies...Why is there always someone who has to make it about race.
Load More Replies...Wow! Slipping back into the 1950s, eh? When I was little, my Mom would admonish me for wanting to wear something she did not approve of in public. That went out the windows after the 1960s. I don't care what the neighbors think. But the last thing I want is for any of them to notice what I am wearing! As long as it is clean and decent and appropriate for what I'm doing, I'm good. HOAs are just the power source to make everyone comply with minimum standards that were capriciously set by the original residents of the neighborhood. I like naturally ripped jeans, don't always wear a bra, live in flip-flops in the summer, and wear floppy straw hats when I work in the garden. My 'regular' clothes are long gauze skirts and tank tops. If this person wants everyone to dress like country clubbers, he won't get too far.
I find it extremely creepy how people obsess and yearn to micromanage the private lives of others. It's straight up fascist and anti-American.
the fact that it's creepy, micromanaging, & fascist proves just how american it is. which is to say, extremely american, considering how fascist america is now creepily micromanaging what people with uteruses do with their bodies. very american indeed.
Load More Replies...Our Neighborhood Watch area captain (I think that's her title) used to email regularly about calling the cops on "creeps you know don't belong here". After reading some of her 'reports' it became clear she was really talking about people of color.
Yeah, we had someone like that. She'd complain about people doing home renovations, unweeded roadside ditches, you name it. Translation always was: She really needed to move. We were glad she did. Somewhere very very white in the US West.
Load More Replies...Reminds me of the reddit story about a guy who had a feud with his neighbour. When neighbour decided to sell his house, during housing showing op set a lawn chair, put raggedy clothes, grabbed a beer and said to potential buyers in the most southern accent "are u my new neighbour? Wanna see my gun collection?
That's counterproductive to getting rid of a neighbor you despise.
Load More Replies...My nextdoor neighbor is an 80+ year old nudist. She'd probably prefer an undress code. Sadly, I'm not joking. She really is.
Sure, why don't we just skip to the part where we all wear military type uniforms with little "⚡⚡" on them? Amazing how many fascist s**theads think they're "Good Americans." Just like Marjorie Taylor Greene saying that being a Christian Nationalist is a good thing because it means "you love your country." Problem is that Nationalists believe the word "your" means white Christians and only white Christians.
Why not say, "Hi, I can't stand looking at other human beings, please GoFundMe to live in Antarctica"? I'd donate for that person to move! :-)
And what did the penguins??? On the plus side, the leopard seals might welcome their new neighbour...
Load More Replies...Dude. That's like going back to highschool. My grandmom lives in one, and those old ppl are super hilarious and funny. I kinda want to live there already. I mean. They all have hearing issues. Their TV's are all so loud I can hear what all are watching when I walk by their doors so, I could play music without fearing to annoy. I'm much younger so everyone thinks I'm the cool kid. I'm sociable, bring treats for everyone's dogs when I visit. That place is kinda awesome AND rent is cheaper for them. Also my grandmoms place just got approved for a liquor license so I'm pretty sure that place is gonna start to get lit lol 😂
Load More Replies...There was a woman running down my street this morning as I was walking my dog. She was wearing something that looked alot like a two-piece bathing suit. I did a double-take, but also knew that it would be cooler and more comfortable to run in.. so I say: more power to her!
I 100% think everyone should have attended the zoom call naked because they weren't sure what the dress code was
I would totally attend the Zoom call with some flower pasties, lace panties, heavy makeup, stiletto nails and a purple wig, every tattoo showing.
How about a "Mind your own damn business" code? Since people value their privacy and individuality, that will make property values skyrocket even higher
I don't have this problem because I leave my apartment to go to work and then I come back home at the end of the day. I don't care what my neighbors did while I was out and I don't care what they do once I am home. The only time I had a problem with my neighbors is when the guy that lives next door to me was having loud parties and a dog in his apartment. This was occurring like at one in the morning. Otherwise, I don't care.
Sure lets have a dress code. There is only one code. Dress however the hell you want.
This reminded me of an episode of the supernatural TV series "Angel" (a spin-off of "Buffy the Vampire Slayer", about the title character who was a vampire with a soul), where one of the main characters had been banished to a hell dimension where everything was set in a suburban-style neighborhood, all pristine and nice, down to the wife and kid, only for the character to end up each day with him being sent into the basement at wife's request on the pretext of the light bulb being blown out; in truth, the character was sent into the basement to be tortured by the demons who ruled that world.
First question to ask is which habit forming drugs is that person using. If property values are declining, upgrading one's bathrobe when taking out the trash isn't going to turn your neighborhood into Beverly Hills. Used to be that keeping the grass cut and maintaining the paint counted for something. A dress code isn't going to fix the problems unless someone's had one serving too many of that HOA Kool-Aid.
Nude could be a dress code. You're likely to get a bunch of people breaking the code on purpose.
This is crazy! But then again I deal with my neighbors shirtless beer belly self every day. And uses my fence to lien on and drink his beer while he does so since my side is the one with the trees for shade. I don't think he realizes how uncomfortable he makes it coming in and out of my house.
Ok sounds good. I suggest assless chaps with really itchy sweaters and jaunty hats. Next on the agenda... what foods you are allowed to cook as property values will skyrocket in the next year without all those different unexpected smells coming out of everyone home. SMH. I would rather die than live in a home with a HOA. I don't play well with others so moved to the middle of nowhere in the mountains of northern Vermont. I can have my breakfast completely naked on my deck and only have to worry about offending the wild life.
The girl in the picture in robot @limeademouth's comment would not pass the dress code. A crop top and skirt that stops above the knees, scandalous! She's asking for something bad to happen that would drive the property values back down. /s
Wow. Now I've really heard it all. That's the kind of person that calls the police on their neighbor bc they didn't take down their Christmas decorations on Dec. 26th.
I need to know what parts of Europe that I am not allowed to wear shorts in the city, so that I can AVOID those places.
NO NO NO!!! I don't want to live anywhere near an HOA...I was born an raised in the sticks, so I can't even consider the idea that anyone other than the police or the government itself can tell me what to do or not do on MY property...like, i might as well rent an apartment with roommates instead of buying land and a house. In the woods we don't even have building codes. You want to live in a shack or a barn? You want to build a small castle, or never cut your grass, or own a lion? None of my business. To me, you purchase land for one thing only ...privacy/freedom.
This sounds like my neighborhood. We all got a stern email from our HOA Board about our uniform city issued garbage cans being visible from the street and everyone had 15 days to get their lives together and either build an enclosure for it or hide it from view. These people would totally have a dress code and I'd probably be why... I needed the last kick of motivation to move to the woods and be feral with my husband. This did it.
My girlfriend and I were house hunting. Found a nice place in our price range. Came outside after taking the tour to find three different neighbors standing in their yards just staring at us. We noped the hell out of there. Turned to my girlfriend and went "F**k no!"
I seriously have a "neighbor" (I live in a rural area and she lives a quarter of a mile from me) that complains about the way I dress in my own yard. Sorry but I'm not mowing my lawn in a sweat suit on 90+ degree days and a tank top and basketball shorts are not inappropriate...
Hello Abby, I'm an American living in Japan but your answer your looking for is: H stands for home O stands for owner's A stands for association which means Home Owner's Association or HOA, we have them here in Japan too🥴🥴🥴🥴😭
Load More Replies...This is what you get when you are stupid enough to buy a home with an HOA...
Neighborhood dress code never heard such a thing and there shouldn't even be one
I already dress like a schmuck for work. When I get home it's ripped black jeans, a black tee, and air max90s, and yeah, that's a pentagram hanging from my neck...
Here is your neighborhood uniform...remember, ladies, the seal to the Burqua opens in the back.
I actually agree with the dress code idea. And maybe the people bashing her are not looking at the bigger picture. The fact is that one can tell a lot about a person by the way they're dressed. As someone who has actually pulled my self up by my own bootstraps, I can tell you first hand that people do dress differently in different neighborhoods. And there are plenty of articles on the increasing trend towards sloppiness in America. In my experience, these are usually people who have never experienced anything outside their neighborhood or have always taken their station in life for granted and lost pride in what they have because they've never had to work for it. The way you dress, keep your home, keep your car, is a sign of how much respect you have for your self and your property. And I for one have worked way, way too hard to get out of the ghetto to live in a neighborhood where people can't be bothered to pull their pants up or do their hair.
I'm so glad I don't have deal with an HOA. I have one very geriatric neighbor. I don't even wear a bra or shoes to check the mail or let the dog out!
Republicans must want to be shot. You people are really pushing your slave agendas
So many people think this was the guys suggestion/request. It...was...not. He saw it, took a screenshot, and posted it on the Nextdoor app. He is not the author of the very questionable suggestion. This is explained in the beginning. "A man who goes by the handle @sushil_js posted a screenshot where a resident of their neighborhood explains they want to implement a local dress code hoping to see property values “skyrocket over the next 12-19 months”."
This would definitely backfire, the sane would evacuate the neighborhood with the code, leaving behind only Goose Stepping Zombies.
I don't want my property value to go up. I don't plan on moving, so why would I want higher taxes?
Idk maybe it wouldn't be such a bad idea if it wasn't ridiculous and strict it might be beneficial to some people like me.. For example I'm a housewife and always home.. I have serious social anxiety and 97% the time I do everything in my PJs.. I garden, water the flowers, mow the grass, clean, walk the dogs you name it.. I just don't see the point in getting dressed up to do work.. But my pajamas are just you know shorts and a t-shirt so it's not like some crazy nighty I'm walking around in the neighborhood in 😂😂 maybe dress code would give people like me a reason to get dressed presentable when I leave the house! Or honestly between my daughter's complete goth garb with short skirts fish net leggings and just a bra, my husband's no shirt and work boots, my son's permanent gym clothes (cus that's wear he lives most of the time) and my addiction to PJs we are probably the main reason for the dress code and the first to go when it's enforced!😂😂😂😂
The above painting of the 1950s family having a bbq.They’re in the correct clothing and properly dressed for a Saturday or Sunday afternoon at home. People didn’t dress like slobs in the past. I remember my parents telling me, my mom was born in 1934 my dad 1936, you only wore blue jeans at home,or working around the house,or in the garden in the backyard,maybe a picnic with friends or family. You never wore them to school,ever. Guys usually wore chinos, or chords,dress shirts with or without a tie.Girls wore dresses or a blouse and skirt to school. There was a dress code. People knew what was expected of them in society and in public.How to behave, they had manners, knew how to dress, how to speak correctly,my dad told me people did swear less. The F word wasn’t used a lot.
Who TF cares? What was expected of them? By whom? Hitler? Anyone tells me what to wear taking away my basic human rights, I'd take their life. What should be expected is people respect one another, and NOT control others. This is still America. FFS stop trying to turn it into Russia or China.
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Was this in the US?, because as a Canadian this smells a lot like here .
The bigger question is who will be in charge of enforcing the dress code? I’m an HOA manager and if any of my owners ever came up with this, I’d be like “hell no, I’m not telling people what to wear.” 😂
I’m getting REAL sick & tired of this kind of awesome s**t happening to other people, and never to me. If ever there was a reason to dust off the ‘ol prom dress my sister & I both wore to our senior proms & buy a second hand tux, complete with top hat, THIS IS IT. I WISH some random real estate agent charged with selling the house across the street from mine would stop me while checking my mail to ask that I dress more appropriately, like one of these comments describes. I’d get up super early every day, put on my tuxedo & top hat, then just sit in front of the window with my dogs & wait. Checking the mail would be so fu¢|<ing fancy
Ok, I'm going to try to direct this to OP. I realize that you, in your own way, may be trying to be helpful in wanting to get property values increased. IMHO, I also think you may have a personal reason for your suggestion. If the latter is the case, I'm afraid you may need to speak with a therapist. I'm not a therapist but the other posters have one opinion I can agree with and I'd like to add my own. Having an authoritarian personality could be one reason but perhaps there is another. Some people with cognitive difficulties are sometimes like this. They are either VERY uncomfortable not being able to have their own way. They are sometimes extremely uncomfortable with change and not seeing a familiar landscape, so to speak, throws them completely off. I know that none of this is a good enough reason to cut anybody any slack but maybe you could put your creativity in another direction. As to the neighbors; I have no idea what the reason is for this request but TRY not to be so cruel.
As a side note..... I HATE HOA's and everything they stand for! I will NEVER live in a neighborhood that has one. No one needs BIG BROTHER telling us what to do with things we have used OUR own money to purchase (or rent)
Load More Replies...This guy need help, like a therapist or something. I hate the style now but don't care what people wear, except minors. I've seen middle/jr high schoolers in a rich af neighborhood lookin like they be workin off Harry Hines in Dallas. Leave it up to me and I'll bring back the early 2000s or the late 60s and all 70s
Because people apparently pay more to have you strip away their 1st amendment, I guess?
Dress code? So, no wearing plaid shorts with a horizontal striped shirt?
So are HOAs actually a thing? I keep hearing about them, but every time I read about them the stories just get crazier and crazier. I kinda feel like everybody on the internet is just playing a joke with these HOA stories.
I have been known to walk around shirtless, sometimes with an unattractive belly out, at the beach, at a water park, on my property (anytime it is hot and I am near water). I don't mind anyone else doing the same. I think this person may be referring to the pants/shorts around the thighs with underwear exposed (with a belt for some reason). That fashion choice has always bothered me. I may not like it, but I make questionable style choices myself.
There were zero specifics to this so I am not inclined to bash this idea without asking more questions. Offhand it just seems like a very misguided desire to positively impact his community.
Specifics or not. This way of thinking is going to get people shot. People are tired of this s**t
Load More Replies...People like this guy are a dime a dozen. They want dress codes for every one, but he himself won't follow it. They are called fascist, communist and dictatorships or the squad members like AOC. Don't do as I say, do as I say.
Typical responses from the so called "tolerant" people who think they can dress however they want but others should not have a different opinion. I had a neighbor who thought was okay to be in swimsuit attire in the front lawn. Also, many girls/ladies pretty much everywhere are dressed in underwear. I know, black tight shorts and bras are considered "sports wear" attire, except that in a different colour and context it's called "underwear". I wouldn't vote for a dress code but I'd support an open discussion where suggestions are made. I don't see why people walking in underwear should be acceptable. Cue in the horny men who will say otherwise...
😂 😂 😂 😂 The obtuse veiw points of women. 😂 😂 😂 Of course this article was written by women and slam the man. It is clear people have no idea how some others live. This is the basic, how dare you tell me what to wear. 😂 😂 😂 Yes there are tons of people that will adhear to a dress code in a neighborhood. 😂 😂 😂
No one is going to tell me what I can and can't wear on my porch. Especially when I'm the only one outside.
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I know! These people are hilarious! Just boot that guy out and let’s all make a neighborhood with these people, no HOA necessary!
Load More Replies...I lived in a neighborhood with a dress code. We wore Olive green fatigues and occasionally carried weapons while on duty as an accessory. Outside of that? No effing way.
Actually most of the neighbors seem normal, even fun. It just the dress code guy who's out of place.
Load More Replies...Why is there always someone who has to make it about race.
Load More Replies...Wow! Slipping back into the 1950s, eh? When I was little, my Mom would admonish me for wanting to wear something she did not approve of in public. That went out the windows after the 1960s. I don't care what the neighbors think. But the last thing I want is for any of them to notice what I am wearing! As long as it is clean and decent and appropriate for what I'm doing, I'm good. HOAs are just the power source to make everyone comply with minimum standards that were capriciously set by the original residents of the neighborhood. I like naturally ripped jeans, don't always wear a bra, live in flip-flops in the summer, and wear floppy straw hats when I work in the garden. My 'regular' clothes are long gauze skirts and tank tops. If this person wants everyone to dress like country clubbers, he won't get too far.
I find it extremely creepy how people obsess and yearn to micromanage the private lives of others. It's straight up fascist and anti-American.
the fact that it's creepy, micromanaging, & fascist proves just how american it is. which is to say, extremely american, considering how fascist america is now creepily micromanaging what people with uteruses do with their bodies. very american indeed.
Load More Replies...Our Neighborhood Watch area captain (I think that's her title) used to email regularly about calling the cops on "creeps you know don't belong here". After reading some of her 'reports' it became clear she was really talking about people of color.
Yeah, we had someone like that. She'd complain about people doing home renovations, unweeded roadside ditches, you name it. Translation always was: She really needed to move. We were glad she did. Somewhere very very white in the US West.
Load More Replies...Reminds me of the reddit story about a guy who had a feud with his neighbour. When neighbour decided to sell his house, during housing showing op set a lawn chair, put raggedy clothes, grabbed a beer and said to potential buyers in the most southern accent "are u my new neighbour? Wanna see my gun collection?
That's counterproductive to getting rid of a neighbor you despise.
Load More Replies...My nextdoor neighbor is an 80+ year old nudist. She'd probably prefer an undress code. Sadly, I'm not joking. She really is.
Sure, why don't we just skip to the part where we all wear military type uniforms with little "⚡⚡" on them? Amazing how many fascist s**theads think they're "Good Americans." Just like Marjorie Taylor Greene saying that being a Christian Nationalist is a good thing because it means "you love your country." Problem is that Nationalists believe the word "your" means white Christians and only white Christians.
Why not say, "Hi, I can't stand looking at other human beings, please GoFundMe to live in Antarctica"? I'd donate for that person to move! :-)
And what did the penguins??? On the plus side, the leopard seals might welcome their new neighbour...
Load More Replies...Dude. That's like going back to highschool. My grandmom lives in one, and those old ppl are super hilarious and funny. I kinda want to live there already. I mean. They all have hearing issues. Their TV's are all so loud I can hear what all are watching when I walk by their doors so, I could play music without fearing to annoy. I'm much younger so everyone thinks I'm the cool kid. I'm sociable, bring treats for everyone's dogs when I visit. That place is kinda awesome AND rent is cheaper for them. Also my grandmoms place just got approved for a liquor license so I'm pretty sure that place is gonna start to get lit lol 😂
Load More Replies...There was a woman running down my street this morning as I was walking my dog. She was wearing something that looked alot like a two-piece bathing suit. I did a double-take, but also knew that it would be cooler and more comfortable to run in.. so I say: more power to her!
I 100% think everyone should have attended the zoom call naked because they weren't sure what the dress code was
I would totally attend the Zoom call with some flower pasties, lace panties, heavy makeup, stiletto nails and a purple wig, every tattoo showing.
How about a "Mind your own damn business" code? Since people value their privacy and individuality, that will make property values skyrocket even higher
I don't have this problem because I leave my apartment to go to work and then I come back home at the end of the day. I don't care what my neighbors did while I was out and I don't care what they do once I am home. The only time I had a problem with my neighbors is when the guy that lives next door to me was having loud parties and a dog in his apartment. This was occurring like at one in the morning. Otherwise, I don't care.
Sure lets have a dress code. There is only one code. Dress however the hell you want.
This reminded me of an episode of the supernatural TV series "Angel" (a spin-off of "Buffy the Vampire Slayer", about the title character who was a vampire with a soul), where one of the main characters had been banished to a hell dimension where everything was set in a suburban-style neighborhood, all pristine and nice, down to the wife and kid, only for the character to end up each day with him being sent into the basement at wife's request on the pretext of the light bulb being blown out; in truth, the character was sent into the basement to be tortured by the demons who ruled that world.
First question to ask is which habit forming drugs is that person using. If property values are declining, upgrading one's bathrobe when taking out the trash isn't going to turn your neighborhood into Beverly Hills. Used to be that keeping the grass cut and maintaining the paint counted for something. A dress code isn't going to fix the problems unless someone's had one serving too many of that HOA Kool-Aid.
Nude could be a dress code. You're likely to get a bunch of people breaking the code on purpose.
This is crazy! But then again I deal with my neighbors shirtless beer belly self every day. And uses my fence to lien on and drink his beer while he does so since my side is the one with the trees for shade. I don't think he realizes how uncomfortable he makes it coming in and out of my house.
Ok sounds good. I suggest assless chaps with really itchy sweaters and jaunty hats. Next on the agenda... what foods you are allowed to cook as property values will skyrocket in the next year without all those different unexpected smells coming out of everyone home. SMH. I would rather die than live in a home with a HOA. I don't play well with others so moved to the middle of nowhere in the mountains of northern Vermont. I can have my breakfast completely naked on my deck and only have to worry about offending the wild life.
The girl in the picture in robot @limeademouth's comment would not pass the dress code. A crop top and skirt that stops above the knees, scandalous! She's asking for something bad to happen that would drive the property values back down. /s
Wow. Now I've really heard it all. That's the kind of person that calls the police on their neighbor bc they didn't take down their Christmas decorations on Dec. 26th.
I need to know what parts of Europe that I am not allowed to wear shorts in the city, so that I can AVOID those places.
NO NO NO!!! I don't want to live anywhere near an HOA...I was born an raised in the sticks, so I can't even consider the idea that anyone other than the police or the government itself can tell me what to do or not do on MY property...like, i might as well rent an apartment with roommates instead of buying land and a house. In the woods we don't even have building codes. You want to live in a shack or a barn? You want to build a small castle, or never cut your grass, or own a lion? None of my business. To me, you purchase land for one thing only ...privacy/freedom.
This sounds like my neighborhood. We all got a stern email from our HOA Board about our uniform city issued garbage cans being visible from the street and everyone had 15 days to get their lives together and either build an enclosure for it or hide it from view. These people would totally have a dress code and I'd probably be why... I needed the last kick of motivation to move to the woods and be feral with my husband. This did it.
My girlfriend and I were house hunting. Found a nice place in our price range. Came outside after taking the tour to find three different neighbors standing in their yards just staring at us. We noped the hell out of there. Turned to my girlfriend and went "F**k no!"
I seriously have a "neighbor" (I live in a rural area and she lives a quarter of a mile from me) that complains about the way I dress in my own yard. Sorry but I'm not mowing my lawn in a sweat suit on 90+ degree days and a tank top and basketball shorts are not inappropriate...
Hello Abby, I'm an American living in Japan but your answer your looking for is: H stands for home O stands for owner's A stands for association which means Home Owner's Association or HOA, we have them here in Japan too🥴🥴🥴🥴😭
Load More Replies...This is what you get when you are stupid enough to buy a home with an HOA...
Neighborhood dress code never heard such a thing and there shouldn't even be one
I already dress like a schmuck for work. When I get home it's ripped black jeans, a black tee, and air max90s, and yeah, that's a pentagram hanging from my neck...
Here is your neighborhood uniform...remember, ladies, the seal to the Burqua opens in the back.
I actually agree with the dress code idea. And maybe the people bashing her are not looking at the bigger picture. The fact is that one can tell a lot about a person by the way they're dressed. As someone who has actually pulled my self up by my own bootstraps, I can tell you first hand that people do dress differently in different neighborhoods. And there are plenty of articles on the increasing trend towards sloppiness in America. In my experience, these are usually people who have never experienced anything outside their neighborhood or have always taken their station in life for granted and lost pride in what they have because they've never had to work for it. The way you dress, keep your home, keep your car, is a sign of how much respect you have for your self and your property. And I for one have worked way, way too hard to get out of the ghetto to live in a neighborhood where people can't be bothered to pull their pants up or do their hair.
I'm so glad I don't have deal with an HOA. I have one very geriatric neighbor. I don't even wear a bra or shoes to check the mail or let the dog out!
Republicans must want to be shot. You people are really pushing your slave agendas
So many people think this was the guys suggestion/request. It...was...not. He saw it, took a screenshot, and posted it on the Nextdoor app. He is not the author of the very questionable suggestion. This is explained in the beginning. "A man who goes by the handle @sushil_js posted a screenshot where a resident of their neighborhood explains they want to implement a local dress code hoping to see property values “skyrocket over the next 12-19 months”."
This would definitely backfire, the sane would evacuate the neighborhood with the code, leaving behind only Goose Stepping Zombies.
I don't want my property value to go up. I don't plan on moving, so why would I want higher taxes?
Idk maybe it wouldn't be such a bad idea if it wasn't ridiculous and strict it might be beneficial to some people like me.. For example I'm a housewife and always home.. I have serious social anxiety and 97% the time I do everything in my PJs.. I garden, water the flowers, mow the grass, clean, walk the dogs you name it.. I just don't see the point in getting dressed up to do work.. But my pajamas are just you know shorts and a t-shirt so it's not like some crazy nighty I'm walking around in the neighborhood in 😂😂 maybe dress code would give people like me a reason to get dressed presentable when I leave the house! Or honestly between my daughter's complete goth garb with short skirts fish net leggings and just a bra, my husband's no shirt and work boots, my son's permanent gym clothes (cus that's wear he lives most of the time) and my addiction to PJs we are probably the main reason for the dress code and the first to go when it's enforced!😂😂😂😂
The above painting of the 1950s family having a bbq.They’re in the correct clothing and properly dressed for a Saturday or Sunday afternoon at home. People didn’t dress like slobs in the past. I remember my parents telling me, my mom was born in 1934 my dad 1936, you only wore blue jeans at home,or working around the house,or in the garden in the backyard,maybe a picnic with friends or family. You never wore them to school,ever. Guys usually wore chinos, or chords,dress shirts with or without a tie.Girls wore dresses or a blouse and skirt to school. There was a dress code. People knew what was expected of them in society and in public.How to behave, they had manners, knew how to dress, how to speak correctly,my dad told me people did swear less. The F word wasn’t used a lot.
Who TF cares? What was expected of them? By whom? Hitler? Anyone tells me what to wear taking away my basic human rights, I'd take their life. What should be expected is people respect one another, and NOT control others. This is still America. FFS stop trying to turn it into Russia or China.
Load More Replies...I love the Jess & Asher Wolf posts😆 ; Asher Wolf has a dress made out of garbage bags! Hilarious!😆
Was this in the US?, because as a Canadian this smells a lot like here .
The bigger question is who will be in charge of enforcing the dress code? I’m an HOA manager and if any of my owners ever came up with this, I’d be like “hell no, I’m not telling people what to wear.” 😂
I’m getting REAL sick & tired of this kind of awesome s**t happening to other people, and never to me. If ever there was a reason to dust off the ‘ol prom dress my sister & I both wore to our senior proms & buy a second hand tux, complete with top hat, THIS IS IT. I WISH some random real estate agent charged with selling the house across the street from mine would stop me while checking my mail to ask that I dress more appropriately, like one of these comments describes. I’d get up super early every day, put on my tuxedo & top hat, then just sit in front of the window with my dogs & wait. Checking the mail would be so fu¢|<ing fancy
Ok, I'm going to try to direct this to OP. I realize that you, in your own way, may be trying to be helpful in wanting to get property values increased. IMHO, I also think you may have a personal reason for your suggestion. If the latter is the case, I'm afraid you may need to speak with a therapist. I'm not a therapist but the other posters have one opinion I can agree with and I'd like to add my own. Having an authoritarian personality could be one reason but perhaps there is another. Some people with cognitive difficulties are sometimes like this. They are either VERY uncomfortable not being able to have their own way. They are sometimes extremely uncomfortable with change and not seeing a familiar landscape, so to speak, throws them completely off. I know that none of this is a good enough reason to cut anybody any slack but maybe you could put your creativity in another direction. As to the neighbors; I have no idea what the reason is for this request but TRY not to be so cruel.
As a side note..... I HATE HOA's and everything they stand for! I will NEVER live in a neighborhood that has one. No one needs BIG BROTHER telling us what to do with things we have used OUR own money to purchase (or rent)
Load More Replies...This guy need help, like a therapist or something. I hate the style now but don't care what people wear, except minors. I've seen middle/jr high schoolers in a rich af neighborhood lookin like they be workin off Harry Hines in Dallas. Leave it up to me and I'll bring back the early 2000s or the late 60s and all 70s
Because people apparently pay more to have you strip away their 1st amendment, I guess?
Dress code? So, no wearing plaid shorts with a horizontal striped shirt?
So are HOAs actually a thing? I keep hearing about them, but every time I read about them the stories just get crazier and crazier. I kinda feel like everybody on the internet is just playing a joke with these HOA stories.
I have been known to walk around shirtless, sometimes with an unattractive belly out, at the beach, at a water park, on my property (anytime it is hot and I am near water). I don't mind anyone else doing the same. I think this person may be referring to the pants/shorts around the thighs with underwear exposed (with a belt for some reason). That fashion choice has always bothered me. I may not like it, but I make questionable style choices myself.
There were zero specifics to this so I am not inclined to bash this idea without asking more questions. Offhand it just seems like a very misguided desire to positively impact his community.
Specifics or not. This way of thinking is going to get people shot. People are tired of this s**t
Load More Replies...People like this guy are a dime a dozen. They want dress codes for every one, but he himself won't follow it. They are called fascist, communist and dictatorships or the squad members like AOC. Don't do as I say, do as I say.
Typical responses from the so called "tolerant" people who think they can dress however they want but others should not have a different opinion. I had a neighbor who thought was okay to be in swimsuit attire in the front lawn. Also, many girls/ladies pretty much everywhere are dressed in underwear. I know, black tight shorts and bras are considered "sports wear" attire, except that in a different colour and context it's called "underwear". I wouldn't vote for a dress code but I'd support an open discussion where suggestions are made. I don't see why people walking in underwear should be acceptable. Cue in the horny men who will say otherwise...
😂 😂 😂 😂 The obtuse veiw points of women. 😂 😂 😂 Of course this article was written by women and slam the man. It is clear people have no idea how some others live. This is the basic, how dare you tell me what to wear. 😂 😂 😂 Yes there are tons of people that will adhear to a dress code in a neighborhood. 😂 😂 😂
No one is going to tell me what I can and can't wear on my porch. Especially when I'm the only one outside.
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