If you don’t have a neighbor horror story, you might consider yourself a lucky one, as quite a few of us have likely encountered an aggravating one or two. Some stomp around as if they roam from room to room doing cartwheels, others sing louder than they should—the volume often seems to be positively linked with lack of musical training,—a few start picking fights over matters that don’t even matter; the list goes on and on.
If one of these situations already evoked a sigh or flashbacks—we’re sorry; if not, scroll down to find one that likely will. Today, we have listed some of the most patience-testing, anger-inducing, plain-annoying neighbors out there, as shared by the ‘Mildly Infuriating’ subreddit. Covering everything from shoveling snow—or poop—into others’ territories to shooting firearms inside apartments, and so much more, these sure are some colorful examples of just how unhinged some neighbors can be.
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2-3 Times A Week, I Collect Syringes From My Balcony. This Is How My Super Old Neighbor Is Trying To Get Me Evicted, As She Believes That My Roommate And I Are Gay, And She Thinks All Gay People Are Addicts
Kids Are Having Fun With Friends So A Neighbor Reported To Hoa That They Must Be Running A Childcare
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One doesn’t necessarily have to be friends with those living around them; but a good rule of thumb would be not to make their life any worse either. Yet some people don’t abide by such rules, this way likely encouraging their neighbors to consider moving away.
In Britain, for instance, as much as 60% of people seemingly don’t get along with their neighbors, according to a Daily Mail survey; nearly 30% of them say they would never socialize with the people living nearby.
When it comes to the US, the situation might seem worse, as nearly three-in-four (73%, to be exact) of them dislike a neighbor, LendingTree reports. However, on the upside, roughly as many of them like at least one person in the neighborhood.
My Neighbor Shoveling His Backyard Into Mine
Neighbor Took Delivery Of A Package That Our Business Purchased, Used The Contents, And Now Wants Us To Pay For The Scraps. Dafuq?
The pictures on the list are just some examples showing what makes certain neighbors difficult to bear, but the reasons are nearly limitless. Some of the most common ones, though—for Americans, at least—include neighbors giving off a “weird vibe”, as well as being loud, rude, or nosy; their pets causing trouble is also in the top five.
Another reason some people are far from fond of those living nearby is the latter not upkeeping the exterior of their property; apparently, this annoys as much as 16% of Americans.
Neighbors Boyfriend Living Above Us Accidentally Discharged A Firearm Through Our Bedroom Ceiling
Report to police and don't stop at their begging. They need to lose their gun and/or licence.
My Neighbor, Everyone. He Parks Like This When His Wife Isn't Home And Moves It Back When She's Back So They Can Both Park On One Of The Few Spots With Shade. This Has Been Happening For Months
I’ve heard if you park like that, one of your tires can mysteriously go flat overnight 🤔
We Were Going To Have A New Robin Family - Until Our Neighbor Poisoned His Lawn And The Parent Robins Ate From It And Died
I guess it's too late now, but if a nest is abandoned, take the eggs to a bird saving organization ASAP. We did the same when the red tail nesting in our backyard got killed by a magpie and her eggs were abandoned.
LendingTree revealed that the antipathy Americans feel towards their neighbors is not only based on what the latter do—or don’t do, for that matter—but also on competitiveness. It pointed out that as much as 17% of them feel financially pressured to keep up with those living around them; among those with a homeowners association, the number rises to 36%.
Despite the competition, a similar number of people—37%, to be exact—would rather have neighbors with the same views regarding a certain important matter: you guessed it right, political beliefs.
So For The 15th Time Now, Our Neighbor Called Out The Fire Department When I Started My Smoker. Claiming That I'm Burning Trash. At Least The Full Truck Didn't Come Not This Time
Let the FD know you are firing it up and have put some extras on for when they are called out.
Built A 7 Foot Privacy Fence. Neighbor Raised His By 2 Feet And Put A Camera Facing Into My Backyard
My Neighbor Chucks Her Dog's Poop Over The Back Fence
The reasons for Britons hating their neighbor seem to be similar to those living in the States; from troublesome pets to unattended gardens, they seem to hate it with a passion equally as strong. However, the things that annoy them more than anything else are not the same as those of their American counterparts, as people in Britain seem to be aggravated by annoying driving habits the most. According to the Daily Mail, there’s nothing worse for them than someone blocking their driveway or parking in their space.
Another thing Britons detest—number seven among the 20 reasons they hate their neighbor—is the latter hosting too many late-night parties. Ironically, reason number 19 is neighbors getting annoyed when the Britons themselves have a party.
I Put Up A Fence To Keep My Thieving And Incredibly Nosy Neighbor Out. He Then Puts Up A Camera So That He Can Look In
This Poorly Written Letter From My Passive Aggressive Neighbor Telling Me To Remove My 'Legally-Owned' Plants From My Property
I completely doubt that 14 other people got together with this jerkwad just to complain about fake plants
it's the classic, manipulative controller....they often use the line "everybody else thinks so too" to undermine people into compliance of their ideals (I've been reading alot about behavioural psychology lately)
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I feel so sorry for any possible future potential buyers who are so terrified of artificial plants that they have to literally run away from them! Lovely of the author to worry about them.
The mental image I got when reading that sentence was worth a laugh.
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yeah let them call the police and humiliate themselves in the process. And since they are already in contact with the police, please ask them to report themselves by stealing your property (e.i. removing something you own without your consent from your own place of living)
Tell them you'll move them when they can define constitencies and demonstrate that they understand the proper usage of there, their, and they're.
I'm really wanting to know what a "constitencies" is, I love words, but this one confuses me.
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i hope she got the tackiest, fake looking ones
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Yes, but they are "taking official action to include police called to write a lawsuit".
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I'd call the police since their spelling is rather criminal...
"constitencies" --- hahaha! There is certainly nothing illegal about this and nothing that a "state environment official" can do. what a pathetic joke
I would love to hear that phone call to the cops. "You have to come immediately! It's a matter of life & death! Our neighbor has a plastic plant on their porch, we had to barricade in our homes, but it won't help much, we're afraid!! Send a SWAT team, that plastic bamboo looks very angry & menacing!"
... and please hurry as you need to write a lawsuit for me!
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I lived in a condo and we had an outdoor stairway up to our door. I put 3 or 4 small potted plants on the stairs but they got so unbelievably full of ants that I was going to get rid of them. Some unknown person thought they were so pretty they decided to take the plants for themselves. I couldn't get mad, I just laughed at the thought of them putting pots of ants in their car! I often wonder if they took the pots into their house. It was at least 25 years ago and I still get a chuckle over it.
the fastest way to make me put up more fake plants would be something stupid like this.
I'd add a handful of pink flamingos just for fun.
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And maybe they should use a spell check before sending a letter… 🤣
Note: we chosened to make this letter spelling and grammared up poorly as it is all b******t.
The fact that you chose to remain anonymous with "14 other neighbors" is proof that you are not an HOA officer and therefore have no right to expect the Police "to write an lawsuit". If you attempt to remove the "flowery" you can be cited for trespassing. Just so you know.
14 neighbors and a state environment official my a*s. Was the official a lawnmower? This person says they are remaining anonymous to protect our legal right, but legally we are get to face our accusers.
That gave me a chuckle. I can see this neighbor sitting around in a circle with 14 yard tools discussing what to do about the artificial plants. The lawn mower is the official.
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Let them “boo-hoo” over a bunch of fake plants & let them embarrass themselves further by talking to police … they’ll be laughed out of the station, because it’s not illegal to buy fake plants & have them on your own property! 😂
AAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHH the buyer's worst fear FAKE PLANTS RUNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN
Generally speaking I ignore all communication that looks like it comes from a Third World con man
Potted thorny cactus can replace the "flowery" issue. They are low maintenance and they can grow and thrive almost anywhere. 'Police called to write *an lawsuit* " WOW, your complainer knows nothing about the English language or yard decor!
So what they’re saying is to put at least 3 times more of said fake plants .
“Hi. Police? I need you to write a lawsuit. A buncha constitencies [sic] and myself [sic] don’t like my neighbor’s potted plants as they’ré not real and not decorations. What do you mean, you “don’t write lawsuits”? Then what do we pay you for? Alright; forget the lawsuit. We’d like you to threaten them with death in two days. Yes, I did say ‘death.’ What do you mean, you don’t threaten people? Then what do we pay you for? But they’re really flowery! Do your job! Do what I pay you to do! This is ultra-mega-urgent! We might wish to sell our homes one day!”
Hasn’t it got to the point yet where having an HOA negatively affects house prices? They’re notorious for this shît. We’re trying to avoid buying into one.
So near the beginning of the letter, you had up to 2 days to respond. At the end if the letter you have, at the very least, 2 days to respond. Sounds like this person is a bit wishy-washy. As far as a "State Environment Official" goes, that could be the boss of the people that rakes the leaves in a state park.
Dunno why you got down voted so please take my upvote.
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Ignore them but get a legal representative ready just in case. Can you really see any legal authority getting involved with fake plants
What legal action would that be? Getting punished by having to add garden gnomes to the flower beds?
Correct the writing errors in red ink, add a telephone number for a school for the illiterate adults, make enlarged copies to ensure it’s readable when posted at the edge of your property (avoiding posting ON public property so if they come to remove it THEY are trespassing) and let them “pound sand”.
I would correct the spelling and grammar mistakes in red pen and send the letter back stating that i cannot understand a word they are saying.
The amount of spelling and grammatical errors in this letter, too. They're not anonymous to "protect their legal right" (what does that even mean?), they're anonymous because they're ashamed they're f*****g stupid.
Wow. They sound so serious with all the big legal wording. Idiot.
They do know that constitencies isn’t a word right? It’s not a word in any language.
*their. *constitencies???? *to write AN lawsuit. OMG my eyes cannot take anymore. Needs to look at her own literacy before picking on neighboUrs stuff. (what is it with the Americans and their hatred of the letter U? LOL)
Response - "I was going to put your portrait on my porch but I realized a pile of excrement would probably have been in poor taste."
You don't like my fake plants on my way to the store to buy some plastic flamingos.
Looks like they gotcha there, so do the right thing and buy a dozen pink plastic flamingos.
Like 14 other people don't have better s**t to do than compose a stupid note that a kindergarten could have written better.
A very poorly-written anonymous letter. It doesn't sound official to me. And why would a "state environment official" be bothered by plastic plants on someone's porch, why would they take time from their workday to meet with a small group of neighbors, and why didn't they write the letter themselves?
Unless OP was foolish enough to get locked into some HOA, they don't have a legal leg to stand on. Soooooo, go out and get more of those plastic plants and put them everywhere.
IF this was real (which you know it ain't), I wouldn't want those potential neighbors if they were nosy enough in their home buying looking to come up to everyone's porch in order to tell if plants were real or fake, cause nobody can tell from as far away as a neighbor's house. 🙄
"Buyers went running away when they saw ur plants"?! Seriously?! And anonymous to protect their legal rights? If ANYTHING in that letter was legit, wouldn't be needed. And what the heck is constitiences or whatever that word was?!
Ummmm, my Grammar and Spelling Nazi is rattling the chains on it's cage!
Not that it would be worth putting effort into fighting, but would be awesome to hurry and find identical real plants and arrange them the exact same so when they come to discard them they see they are in fact real. 😂
2 day MINIMUM? Should say MAX. Those people need a proofreader. I would never be able to take them seriously
What are constitencies? Man the grammar is so bad, they are dumber than a box of rocks.
Additional comment just to say a lot of HOA's(homeowners associations) seem like magnets to your typical NIMBY's(not in MY backyard; or their neighbors either) on a power trip. If never willingly move to a place that was as strict as some examples I've seen. It's like they don't even want you to think about doing anything enjoyable.
If they can't type a letter correctly, we can't take them seriously.
This legal threat holds as much water as a drain pipe. Bunch of f*****g twats.
Someone Anonymously Sent This To My Neighbor
Despite the numerous ways they can get on our nerves, neighbors can reportedly have a positive effect on our well-being (well, at least the less annoying ones can). A Rutgers study revealed that low levels of contact with people living nearby are linked to lower levels of satisfaction and psychological well-being in middle and later life.
Spanning over 10 years, the research found out that even though neighbors might not prevent an individual from facing certain hardships, they are an important part of one’s social landscape, whether it’s providing assistance that they do or ensuring daily communication.
Someone Is Over The Package Theft In My Apt Building
My Sons Accidentally Lost Their Football Over The Neighbors Fence Yesterday. This Is How It Was Found Back In Our Yard Today
My Neighbor Thinks They Own The Public Street In Front Of Their Apartment
For some, the importance of having friendly neighbors became evident during the pandemic. Due to the lockdown, restrictions, and health-related matters, some people had to rely on the kindness of others, some of whom often lived right next door.
A study on individuals supporting their neighbors during the early stage of the COVID-19 lockdown revealed that they used different means of communication to reach out to those living nearby who needed some sort of help, making even greater effort to contact vulnerable groups.
Their ways of supporting others included everything from delivering food and medical prescriptions, to providing information, advice or even sharing of experiences. Quite a few of such individuals reportedly felt more involved in the neighborhood life after the pandemic and showed interest in committing to it even more in the future.
Til My Upstairs Neighbors Flooded Their Bathroom And Left It That Way For About A Week. Here's How I Found Out:
People Are Robbing Grass At A Square That Is Being Constructed In My Neighborhood
Went To A Friendsgiving, They Let Their Neighbor Know Ahead Of Time That They Would Be Having People Over, It Was 4:45pm On A Saturday And About 6 People Were There. He Knocked On The Door, Taped This Note To The Door And Ran Off
While some people hate their neighbors—a few might love them—there are also individuals who don’t know their neighbors to begin with. Pew Research Center revealed that 57% of Americans say they know some of them and roughly one-in-four believe they know most of them. It also pointed out that it’s the older generations that seem to have a larger circle of acquaintances living nearby.
Neighbor Parked Me (Blue Kona) In Again Last Night. I Have Probably A Dozen Texts Asking Them To Move Or Ask For My Space When This Has Happened In The Past. No Response. It Feels Like I Shouldn’t Have To Maneuver My Car So Much On My Own Driveway
Because I Work All Day And Can Control Where The Wind Blows. Was Mailed To Me (Probably By My Neighbor’s Wife), Envelope Postmarked The Next Town Over
My Neighbor Shot An Arrow Into My House Today
Pew Research Center also found that even in the age of digital technology, neighbors tend to communicate more face-to-face (20%) rather than using the phone or email (7%).
Another interesting thing the survey revealed was that despite not knowing a lot of them, people tend to trust the neighbors they do know; roughly 66% of Americans—who know at least some of their neighbors—would feel comfortable trusting them with a spare set of their keys in case there’s an emergency.
Neighbor Installed Two Cameras Pointed Directly At Our Basement Windows
Neighbor Tried To Saw My Door Handle Off Today Because She Hadn't Seen My Cat In The Window For 3 Days
Neighbors Of My Dorm Room Put This Sign Up Yesterday
If you’ve enjoyed browsing this list depicting neighbors from hell, you might also like the bizarre stories these redditors shared about people living around them, or Bored Panda’s list of applause-worthy passive-aggressive neighbor messages.
Neighbor’s Peacocks Pooping On And On My Stuff
Received In The Mail From A Concerned Neighbor
Amazon Delivery Picture Of My Package On My Neighbors Porch. Asked My Neighbor If They Happened To Accidentally Get My Package. "Nope Didn't See It"
Our Neighbors Solution To A Newly Poured Driveway On A One-Lane Road
Next Door Neighbor Parks Both Cars In Front Of House, Blocks My Mailbox And Leaves Theirs Open
My Neighbor Has Indeed A Bright Light
Sure this is horrible, but blinds are really a requirement for street-facing windows.
My Neighbor, Who Is Not Registered For Disability, Constantly Parks In The Disabled Spot. She Will Sit In A Spot Nearby Till It Opens To Make Sure She Can Claim It If It's Blocked For Whatever Reason
Neighbor Built A Pergola That Hangs Clear Over Into My Yard Space
My Neighbor Borrowed My Hedge Trimmer. This Is What She Did To My Extension Cord
Tell her that she will pay now for a new hedge trimmer, or later in court, along with the legal fees.
Note: this post originally had 38 images. It’s been shortened to the top 35 images based on user votes.
This makes me soooo thankful that I have neighbors who don't talk to me at all !!
I always put Halloween decorations up, but one year my neighbor texted me and said my tombstones were offensive to the widows across the street. After learning she was not joking, I proceeded to put up even more tombstones & have done every year thereafter!
Why do sooo many people these days try to make their problems yours? If widows are “offended” by the sight of tombstones, the answer is NOT to tell people to get rid of ‘em, but THERAPY. It’s not MY problem something “triggers” you. You need professional help, and I can’t provide it.
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NEW? these were posted last week. BP can't get any new content from your readers?
they're busy putting together another unintelligible nonsense thread about things that europeans and americans dont understand. Im sure itll be chock full of interesting content, like kettles, healthcare and kinder eggs.
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HOLY SMOKES BP you shortened this from 38 to 35????????? what is wrong with you?
You REALLY felt that was worth composing a message about? Really? Seriously, WonderWoman: you need a hobby. 😕
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Be careful what you say about Americans - they have GUNS!
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I'm saddened by how many people want to go totally overboard with vandalism or harming animals.
Why are so many people such doormats when it comes to illegally parked cars? I politely asked a neighbors friend to not park in my assigned spot. Next time I TOLD her to not park there again. 3rd time I had her towed & somehow I was the jerk. It was over $250 to get her car back. Oh f*cking well. Learned a lesson yet?
For everyone with neighbors with camera issues. Go to the dollar store buy some laser pointers, batteries, and tape. Point the lasers directly at the camera lens and tape the button down then tape it in place, change batteries as needed, it will burn out the image sensors.
The crazy thing is that police get so much hate but 90% of these things have responses recommending to call the police? So everyone hates the police until they need them?
I've been saying that for YEARS Susan. Everyone hates and wants to defund the police until something happens and they need them or they b***h about how long it takes them to respond, then they can't call 911 fast enough.
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I always put Halloween decorations up, but one year my neighbor texted me and said my tombstones were offensive to the widows across the street. After learning she was not joking, I proceeded to put up even more tombstones & have done every year thereafter!
Why do sooo many people these days try to make their problems yours? If widows are “offended” by the sight of tombstones, the answer is NOT to tell people to get rid of ‘em, but THERAPY. It’s not MY problem something “triggers” you. You need professional help, and I can’t provide it.
Load More Replies... NEW? these were posted last week. BP can't get any new content from your readers?
they're busy putting together another unintelligible nonsense thread about things that europeans and americans dont understand. Im sure itll be chock full of interesting content, like kettles, healthcare and kinder eggs.
Load More Replies... HOLY SMOKES BP you shortened this from 38 to 35????????? what is wrong with you?
You REALLY felt that was worth composing a message about? Really? Seriously, WonderWoman: you need a hobby. 😕
Load More Replies... Be careful what you say about Americans - they have GUNS!
Load More Replies... I'm saddened by how many people want to go totally overboard with vandalism or harming animals.
Why are so many people such doormats when it comes to illegally parked cars? I politely asked a neighbors friend to not park in my assigned spot. Next time I TOLD her to not park there again. 3rd time I had her towed & somehow I was the jerk. It was over $250 to get her car back. Oh f*cking well. Learned a lesson yet?
For everyone with neighbors with camera issues. Go to the dollar store buy some laser pointers, batteries, and tape. Point the lasers directly at the camera lens and tape the button down then tape it in place, change batteries as needed, it will burn out the image sensors.
The crazy thing is that police get so much hate but 90% of these things have responses recommending to call the police? So everyone hates the police until they need them?
I've been saying that for YEARS Susan. Everyone hates and wants to defund the police until something happens and they need them or they b***h about how long it takes them to respond, then they can't call 911 fast enough.
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