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[seoulsista]

Last year I lived in a villa and I didn't know any of my neighbors accept my surly landlord.

This year I live in one of those beautiful, grey, flat-slab, concrete buildings that light up the skyline here in Korea. Now, I know a lot of my neighbors and talk to them somewhat regularly, especially the kids.

What's your deal with your neighbors?

[RACETRAITOR]

My neighbours and I have an agreement worked out. They can sing their weird Jesus carols whenever they want, and I can blare my soul/skinhead reggae/bagpipe music as much as I want.

[heydelores]

I live in an officetel, and it appears that my "neighbors" are mostly offices. The nice part about that is that it's really quiet at night. I've met some people coming and going, but I don't know anyone really well.

[Corporal]

My neighbors are a little afraid of me. I don't put up with their shit (e.g. their nasty brats trying to rollerblade in the hallway at 9 am).

[Natalia]

I have literally never seen my neighbours.

Well, I saw the old lady from down the hall on the day I moved in. But other than that I have never seen anyone........

It's weird. I hear them coming and going occasionally, but it's really strange that I've never actually seen them.

[animalbirdfish]

In the apartment next door - and I'm not kidding here - are five sisters, all of them under 25 and all of them hotter than a branding iron. I met the first one when she was locked out of her house one Sunday morning at about 7:30. She was banging on the door and woke me up, so I opened my door ready to get angry and tell her keep it down. I ended up letting her sit in our (I'm married, see) living room. We gave her a cup of tea and let her chill until another sister came home. Over the course of the next week, I met the other three.

As I said, though, I'm married and have to be very careful about my wandering eyes.

[RACETRAITOR]

Hot.

Once my front door was locked--I had a key but it was locked in a way that prevented my key from working--so I went to the neighbour intending to climb out his window and climb into my laundry room. He ended up doing it instead and unlocking my door from the inside. Now my wife won't talk to any of them.

[Captain Corea]

I talk to some... usually in the elevator (It's a long ride, I'm on the 29th).

There is one down the hall from me that 1) leaves their garbage in front of their door for weeks on end 2) has a litle dog that lvoes to bark 3) Well, there isn't three things I have found that bother me... yet! I still tlak to them, but I've tried (in broken Korean) to mention about the dog and such.

[Demophobe]

What's he building in there?
What the hell is he building
In there?
He has subscriptions to those
Magazines... He never
Waves when he goes by
He's hiding something from
The rest of us... He's all
To himself... I think I know
Why... He took down the
Tire swing from the Peppertree
He has no children of his
Own you see... He has no dog
And he has no friends and
His lawn is dying... and
What about all those packages
He sends. What's he building in there?
With that hook light
On the stairs. What's he building
In there... I'll tell you one thing
He's not building a playhouse for
The children what's he building
In there?

Now what's that sound from under the door?
He's pounding nails into a
Hardwood floor... and I
Swear to god I heard someone
Moaning low... and I keep
Seeing the blue light of a
T.V. show...
He has a router
And a table saw... and you
Won't believe what Mr. Sticha saw
There's poison underneath the sink
Of course... But there's also
Enough formaldehyde to choke
A horse... What's he building
In there. What the hell is he
Building in there? I heard he
Has an ex-wife in some place
Called Mayors Income, Tennessee
And he used to have a
consulting business in Indonesia...
but what is he building in there?
What the hell is building in there?

He has no friends
But he gets a lot of mail
I'll bet he spent a little
Time in jail...
I heard he was up on the
Roof last night
Signaling with a flashlight
And what's that tune he's
Always whistling...
What's he building in there?
What's he building in there?

We have a right to know...

[rothkowitz]

I saw my neighbours hand once.

As I was opening my door I heard his/hers open and a little hand poked its way out to put a rubbish bag outside,then the door closed again.

Maybe they were nekkid?
Maybe they were afraid of being put under the spell of my animal magnetism?

Perhaps I'll set up camp outside their door and wait for the next time they open it.I am on holiday,after all.

[tiger fancini]

My apartment is at the end of a corridor, and the one apartment next to mine is empty. Its great, because I can put the bass up to full notch on my woofer and crank out some Shaka-style dub thunderings...

[periwinkle]

My neighbors (well, the mom and daughter. Dad's ok) across the hall don't like me because I've put notes on their door concerning their yappy dogs. I could care less, though- I'd rather have them stick their noses up in the air at me than listen to those little rodents bark for 4 hours straight, as they have been known to do. Actually, the ajumma wasn't friendly from day 1, so whatever~

[JongnoGuru]

[crystal]

the adjuma who lives next door to me gave me lessons on how to properly close my door once, see her quite a bit especially since her door is always open when I walk by these days.

I've met the woman downstairs, she doesn't speak much English but we smile and nod whenever we see one another. I haven'g met her husband but their kid is cute.

And then there's a fellow waygook who I've met a few times. I pass others on the stairs occasionally but not all that often.

Don't know any of them though really, more of a passing thing.

[animalbirdfish]