"What does your crazy neighbor do to be labelled 'the crazy neighbor'?"
A Stickler For The Rules
"Threatened to put giant signs across the wooded border between our properties if my OTHER neighbor got into another border dispute with him."
"This was after stopping my excavator from doing his job, finished grading the lot so we could plant grass, and threatening him if he got over the property line."
"He was 50 feet away from it and not taking down any trees."
"He finished his rant and left without ever introducing himself."
"When he’s not complaining to the cops about my neighbor, he’s doing everything legally possible to annoy the cops themselves."- Vizzini_CD
Did She Think They Wouldn't Notice?
"She dug up my fancy flowers and replanted them in her own yard, 15 feet away."- lalalimabean
My House, My Rules!
"He was hopping my fence during the day when I was gone at work to use my backyard pool."
"When confronted, thanks to a snitch neighbor, he claimed he had an agreement with the previous tenant that he could use the pool whenever he wanted."
"Guess what?"
"I'm not that tenant."
"I have a bunch of security cameras now."- Linux4ever_Leo
Cat Swimming GIF by ViralHogGiphyBefore You Rush To Place Blame...
"I had a neighbor who would sneak into my yard at night and roll up my sod."
"It would be laid perfectly the night before, but I'd get up in the morning and it would be rolled up just like it was when it came from the store."
"I finally got pissed and spent the night laying by my back door with a baseball bat and a flashlight, ready to bonk the crap out of whoever it was."
"Sure enough, they came around two in the morning, and I stood up, turned the light on, and was face-to-face with four raccoons rolling up my sod, looking for bugs."- ratrancid
Neat Freak?
"Had a neighbor who wouldn’t let anyone use his driveway because he didn’t want it to get dirty."
"Anyone including himself."
"He parked on the street outside."
"If he thought you were having a party he would drag a bunch of plastic bags full of god knows what to the end of his driveway so no one could turn around it."
"One time I came home and he was outside hosing it down in the rain."
"To his credit, I’ve never seen a cleaner driveway."- StretchDude
Some People Love Hand-Me-Downs...
"Used to live in a little town of 300 people where we had an elderly neighbor named Gladys."
"She would routinely look near our garbage can outside and take the recyclable bottles and cans we would leave for her."
"After we cleaned out a fish tank, we put the gravel and fake plants in a bag and left it on top of the garbage can because it was already full."
"About a week later, Gladys hollered at me while I was outside to come over as she wanted to show me something."
"She had taken that bag we had left and planted the fake plants along the side of her house."
"She said she wasn’t real confident that they would make it but so far they seemed to be thriving! "
"I could only nod and compliment her on her green thumb."- skinvixen
Under The Sea GIF by Super SimpleGiphyWell, This Is Just Illegal
"She has a penchant for going around sticking nails in people's tires at night."
"This has happened dozens of times to nearly everyone on the street, though she's slowed down since more people started installing video cams and motion-sensor lights in their driveways."- Dahhhkness
If You Can't Beat Them, Join Them!
"He eats my flowers."
"In his defense, he told us that he has been doing it for years when he introduced himself after we bought the house."
"He also brought over frozen cookies in a plastic bag, as a housewarming gift, but wasn't sure what was in them."
"We share a side yard and he is a really great neighbor."
"Just an older, quiet guy, who keeps to himself and eats my flowers."
"Comes over to my yard, and eats the lilies raw, or brings scissors and clips the heads to 'boil and make jam'."
"I thought that his particular foraging was interesting and quirky, so I planted a couple raspberry, blackberry, and blueberry bushes 3 years ago, when we first moved in, on the side yard we share."
"I told him to help himself to berries anytime, especially before the birds do."
"The bushes have all gone insane and the entire side of my house is now a summer berry haven for us to share."
"Having a decent relationship with the guy I share a property line with, is worth some deadheaded flowers."- TraumaSparrow
flower eating GIFGiphySometimes Moving Is The Best Decision...
"We had one a while back that had a meth lab in the home."
"Crazy fights, yelling at all hours of the night,, dude would wander around the hood tweaked out crazy, and once he threw a Molotov cocktail out of the 2nd floor window at another dude who was smashing up his car, screaming, 'I'll f*cking kill you, motherf*cker!'"
"Those were interesting times."- MerMadeMeDoIt
Some people are defined by their eccentricities, and as a result the best thing we can do is embrace them for who they are.
Though, if your neighbor's behave in a way which results in damage to your property, or puts you in physical danger, probably best to call the police.
Redditor JeffLaRue asked about the destinations many people are choosing to avoid due to what they've heard about visiting:
"What city will you NEVER visit based on it's reputation?"
I have a long list... just because. I'm a homebody.
Comments
Comments Popcorn GIF by HyperXGiphy"Some comments: I won’t go to Mogadishu because I don’t want to be skinned alive."
"Other comments: I won’t go to Cape Cod because I hear the crab cakes aren’t what they used to be."
nautius_maximus1
The Real
"Kingston, Jamaica. The saying goes 'If you don’t have business in Kingston, you have no business in Kingston.'"
Direct_Ad2632
"I went to Kingston on a cruise once, and tried wandering off from the shopping district the cruise bus took us to so I could see the 'Real Kingston.'"
"I got like one block away and this shopkeeper came out and physically restrained me from going any further, saying 'you better get back to your tour, you go any further and they're gonna chop you up.'"
Gumburcules
I say the same...
"Port-au-Prince. Not being murdered is my favorite thing."
FXOjafar
"I say the same. The people are warm and welcoming in their poor state. I responded to Port-au-prince in January of 2010 for relief work after the earthquake, we were searching for injured persons in a shantyville close to the harbour, we had armed peacekeeping personnel from the UN along."
"There were gangs roaming the area, armed with AK-47's, guys that had been freed from a prison north of the airport. There was tension in the air... Haiti has its demons, that is a fact."
gauisg
exposure risks...
"There's a town way north of Perth where I live in Western Australia called Wittenoom, that I would refuse to step foot anywhere near, purely because of the history of it and the asbestos exposure risks. I have no idea how there are still people living there, let alone the hundreds of tourists that go through there on their travels in the north."
amyyja
trucker GIF"Story time. I live in Albuquerque and I played rugby in high school. We went to Gallup to play exactly one time. We had to walk the 'field' to pick out glass and needles out of the dirt. It was awful."
jjJohnnyjon
I'm glad I only go from couch to chair.
Bad news down there...
Bad News Nbc GIF by Law & OrderGiphy"Juarez, Mexico. Bad news down there. Had a co-worker go down there with his wife to-be in order to deal with some immigration issues. He got cornered by a bad group of guys, they took his new truck, then held him for ransom 5 months before finally letting him go."
Clydeable
Two Weeks
"Caracas, Venezuela. I’ve heard that if you hear motorcycles, it’s either gangs or cops, either way, you’re getting robbed (or kidnapped)."
rckrusekontrol
"I spent two weeks in Caracas in 2006 or 2007 and had a wonderful time. We had locals with us and were in safe areas though. Except I liked this local girl and followed her into downtown where she took me to some sketchy park and ran off (to buy drugs I later learned). I ended up basically helping a local dealer practice his English."
"He approached me and started asking me questions and trying to speak English. He had a visible gun in his waste-band and was stopping to sell people on his product every 5 minutes, but was otherwise super friendly. I think him taking a shine to me was what kept me safe as an obvious American all alone. Not sure though. Maybe it was just a better time to be there as an American."
Few-Bat-4241
Outside
"As a resident of NC, never going to Fayetteville."
SquashDue502
"Fayetteville is what happens outside every military base everywhere. Pawn shops strip clubs used car dealers. tattoo shops etc stacked on every inch of road near base. Outside that cheap houses because we used to pay soldiers s**t. Eventually it accidentally turns into a city."
Efficient-Library792
Don't Go!
"Cairo. Apparently one of the worst places in the world to go if you're a tourist. At least, if people on reddit I've seen complaining are to be believed."
Tobias_Atwood
"I worked somewhat near Egypt and had a number of coworkers (we are all males and military contractors) who visited there thinking it was just a stigma about the harassing. Every single one of them said they would never go back and a number mentioned how you would have to be insane to visit as a woman."
YutYut6531
Too Hot
Fanning The Daily Show GIF by CTV Comedy ChannelGiphy"Dubai. Not a fan of 120 degrees with nearly 100% humidity."
SuvenPan
"I went there one time and the heat was horrible. It was so bad I'd walk into shops occasionally to cool down. The burj Khalifa was a cool thing to experience, and the mall there is like 4 stories and so big they have small vehicles like golf carts to move people if needed."
AbdulElkhatib
Well... this helps narrow down travel plans.
Curious to hear examples of generally misunderstood activities, Redditor fren-z703 asked:
"What things are frowned upon for no obvious reason?"
These work-related situations got the stink-eye.
Well-Deserved Time Off
"Taking all of your earned PTO."
"As if by scheduling 10 days off in a year you are somehow taking advantage of the company."
– ernieball
Work Stigma
"Certain jobs. If you tell someone you’ve been a janitor for 6 years there’s a good chance their response will be a frown."
– Jabber-Wookie
Shocking Turn Of Events
"My parents frowned upon me for years after I dropped out of college and became an electrician. They would ask about how my day was and I'd tell them it was rough, lots of labor and hard work (that's just how it works when you're fresh and new in the industry) and they would berate me saying things like, 'well, this is what you chose instead of college like your brother!'. Then I started doing work on their house at their request, and they saw the kind of profession I have. They thought differently of me after that."
– Mr_Wizard91
Everything In Moderation
"Not being a part of hustle culture. If you want to work restless towards something, that's great, but don't hate on somebody because they don't. For me, I value sleep and want to have time to myself where I don't have to think about working and just enjoy doing nothing."
"There's no problem needing time to rest and literally not work yourself to death."
– Jewbacca071
Some people have a problem about those who may or may not be sick.
Makes Me Sick Thinking About It
"Calling out sick when you’re actually sick… especially when it’s more than one day."
– Snoo-6071
It Doesn't Concern You
"Lol I never understood lying about being sick. Ill just tell you the truth and if you have a problem with it thats your problem. I've worked enough jobs and paid my dues and now I get benefits."
"A 'mental health day' or 'just need a day to get organized' is perfectly valid IMO and if u want to press me on it, ill find a job that values and respects me."
"Especially when the person pressing you about it is not the one writing your checks. It's understandable in certain circumstances like if there was a deadline or something needs to get done. But otherwise, chill out dude."
– Calm-Respect-4930
Stay Home For Everyone's Sake
"Ignoring Covid for a second, I feel like showing up to work when you’re clearly super sick should get you in more trouble than making a sick call. Especially in casual jobs I’ve worked where people are desperate to make money they’ll show up half dead, coughing and sniffing because they don’t want to miss that juicy Sunday shift etc. Few days later half the team is sick because they all caught it from the prat that refused to stay home."
– cheapdrinks
"You do you" is not a manta shared by the majority.
Why The Stigma?
"Confidently buying pregnancy tests."
"I'm 26, in a stable relationship, lived with my SO for a few years, yet when I go to buy tests the people behind the counter (often women 50-60ish) become sheepish and try to do their best to conceal it."
– foampiano
This Causes Some To Raise Alarm
"People who choose to sleep late."
"My mum thinks it’s some kind of reflection of bad moral character if my younger brother who does a physical job lies in on his days off."
– AberNurse
Different "Body Clock"
"Being a night owl instead of an early riser. I’m not lazy, just have a different body clock. I’ve always felt guilty about it, though."
– wimpy_one
Budget Choice
"Getting the cheapest bottle of wine on the menu."
– fizzytangerines
Being Switzerland
"Not having an opinion on a subject."
– flacocaradeperro
Our Lips Are Sealed
"Confidently being quiet/silent."
– Celq124
"Yep. Realized that in my teenage. The shy or intoverted person gets percieved as arrogant."
– mysixthredditaccount
The Wallflower
"My ex husband's family said I was stuck up because I would just listen and take in the conversation around me. If I didn't have anything to contribute, I would just listen. But, they took it as me being a snob."
– Chevy3Girl
Solo Moviegoer
"Going to a movie by yourself. You literally sit there quietly watching a screen for hours. I usually catch them by myself, but people act like I'm disposing of a body when I do that."
– yankstraveler
Private Time
"Going out alone. Anywhere. Park, cinema, restaurants, concerts.... All my friends and relatives think I'm weird, but I just want to have some good time with nobody I know around."
– North_15_
Those closest to me know I'm not a seafood person, although that has gradually changed as my palate expanded over the years.
I still have my hard limits, but I will have sushi.
Because of my Japanese heritage, people–included my family–always expressed their disapproval for my antipathy towards seafood in my early adulthood.
I think they were just disappointed since the Japanese culturally thrive off of eating foods from the ocean, and I was the antithesis of that.
They just had to give me time. I eventually came around to eating slimy fish flesh, and my family couldn't be more proud.
Reputation is everything. And it's fragile. But just try to be your best self and you should be fine. Maybe.
Bye Brooke
Real Housewives Goodbye GIFGiphy"Youtuber Brooke Houts. Uploaded a wrong video, in which she was abusing her dog."
truthrevealer07
"popular enough"
"Artesian builds. CEO destroyed the entire company by deciding a winner of their raffle wasn't 'popular enough' to get the prize."
bulboustadpole
The best and most ironic part of this? Their sh**ty attitude towards the winner meant that a bunch of companies went to the winner and offered them a free PC and sponsorship."
"Thus giving the winner way more than they'd otherwise have won and ensuring that those other companies signed on a trending streamer due to their publicity in the incident. Artesian literally hamstrung themselves and handed their competition all their business."
AlkalineArts
Pervert
"Had a teacher in high school that everyone loved. He always helped kids who were being bullied, fully sat down with us and tried to mediate any conflict in groups as well. No one had a bad thing to say about him. One day a news story breaks that a teacher was caught filming up girls. Next day our favourite teacher had taken a few 'personal days.'"
"Everyone defended him saying it was only a coincidence that he was gone. We knew it was him when they started talking to girls from our school. They found footage of underage girls on his work laptop, 99% were students. Destroyed his career, family and life."
forgotten-cifer
'Communicator of the Year'
"Kelly Blazek used to run a closed job board for Cleveland area openings, mostly marketing-related. A young professional dm’d her on LinkedIn and her nasty response was so profoundly awful it went viral. I think she even had a 'communicator of the year' award revoked."
"After all this, I think she fell off the face of the internet. She went from someone who functioned as a clearing house for job listings to a household name due to her unprofessional behavior. Article: https://www.cnn.com/2014/02/27/tech/web/linked-in-cleveland-job-bank/index.html"
vorschlaghammer
Don't Lie
GIF by Big BrotherGiphy"At one point, Ryan Lochte was arguably on the way to becoming as big in the swimming world as Michael Phelps. Then his lies about being robbed at the Olympics torched his reputation and career."
Averagejoee1990
Oh Ryan... what were you thinking? Were you thinking?
Nice Suit
sad natalia kills GIFGiphy"That X Factor judge who told a contestant, wearing a SUIT that he was trying to copy her husband lmfao. I think Natalia Kills was her name."
roamingaroundhere
The Coast
"On the Gold Coast in Australia, the theme park Dreamworld lost all it’s reputation after 4 people died in an accident."
Ok-Emergency-1382
I didn’t remember hearing about this so I looked into it. Tragic. 3 of the 4 people killed were in the same family (brother/sister/brothers boyfriend).
"Then, several years later, the sisters husband seems to have committed suicide by intentionally entering floodwaters:"
ThreeFingeredTypist
“perfect”
"A former boss in the Army did it. He was son of a general, airborne ranger, and had a family right out of stepford wives. He was the 'perfect' soldier and family man. Until one day it was found out he was banging an interpreter he met in Iraq.
"He hid this for a number of years, but it was eventually discovered that he was flying her all around Europe on US Air Force planes in order to keep her close and keep it a secret from his wife."
"The Army found out and he was forced into retirement and had to pay several hundred thousand to cover the cost of the misappropriated aircraft. The divorce proceedings were quite comical as well. Made the military newspapers and everything."
BigSkyMountains
'Institute of Directors'
"Gerald Ratner. At one time 'Ratners' were a nationwide chain of jewelry shops in the UK, they were known as an 'affordable' jewelry shop. In 1991 he was a guest at the 'Institute of Directors' and made a speech where he called the stuff sold by his shops, 'total Crap.'"
"A popular range of earrings was described as being cheaper than a prawn sandwich and compounded it by saying the prawn sandwich would last longer. Shares in the company dropped like a stone and he was fired by the majority company shareholders."
ArcTan_Pete
In an Instant
season 5 morphine GIF by BBCGiphy"Had a supervisor who decided to get blitzed on morphine and alcohol before writing a racist, incomprehensible, unprofessional email and sending it to every subordinate. Every single person turned against him, and he was gone from his job really quickly after that. (And he was tenured and everything). Happened in an instant."
parkervoice
Bad Memories
"This well renowned family I used to go to church with, they were the prime example of a loving happy family. Years later it comes out the husband was having an affair, divorce, and he moved out of town, the church didn’t accept him anymore, neither did the community. The family also moved away cause they just couldn’t stay in the same town anymore because the affair caused bad memories, they needed to start over."
Inevitable_Repair625
Lies
"I knew a girl who worked her a*se off to get into a doctorate school. She got expelled because she cheated on the first exam and was caught by a professor."
InnocentTailor
"That sucks, but I have to admit that it was right. Academic honesty is a pretty basic trait for a doctorate."
Yo_mama_buys_A1JX52
Perfect Career
"I was just reading a story about how a police officer with a perfect career, ruined everything by buying donuts and scanning a barcode for a carrot to make it cheaper. Lost his job for that."
strawberryry
"Real thing apparently, the UK cop paid 7 pence (nine cents) for a 7.75 pound (9.50$) box of donuts. Stealing donuts is the most stereotypical corrupt cop crime."
Tylomin
$$$ 4 Life
Awesome Money GIF by Publishers Clearing HouseGiphy"There was a Publisher's Clearing House building company earlier this year that disqualified a prize winner because the company owner thought the winner's social media presence was too weak. Not fake, mind you, just not popular enough to be worth sponsoring."
Shibbledibbler
Bad Dudes
"Matt Lauer! That dude got wiped from NBC history."
Some-Tall-Guy75
"Similarly Brian Williams. One of the most famous and trusted news anchors, running NBC nightly news for 11 years. Then a story broke about him having false or misleading reporting and comments from years earlier about the Iraq War, then he got the boot. Didn't fall as far - ended up doing some minor show on MSNBC, but a relatively huge and nearly instantaneous drop."
jodax00
'The Word'
"Shabba Ranks. He was genuinely being described as 'the new Bob Marley'. Then he appeared on 'The Word' and stated that the punishment for homosexuality should be crucifixion. You can see almost see the exact moment his career ended."
paulydee76
Bombed
"A pizza delivery guy was belittled out of tip by rude local car dealership employees. They went really off on one, treating him badly, and threatened to get the pizza delivery guy sacked. The incident was caught on camera, and the internet went out for revenge. The car dealership was review bombed and I think one of the colleagues were fired."
Oh Lance
Tour De France Sport GIF by holimitesGiphy"Haven’t seen Lance Armstrong’s name yet. Scientists studied his body for years to find the cause of his incredible performance, just to have him openly admit to using steroids."
thecelticpagan
The Dead
"Nelson Rockefeller was Governor of New York before serving as vice-president under Gerald Ford. He was found dead at his secret townhome. His wife wasn't there but his girlfriend was. She was 49 years younger than him."
"'Rockefeller's Law' states, 'Never do anything you wouldn't be caught dead doing.'"
copperdomebodhi
Be better. Don't let life ruin who you are. It only takes an instant to take down who you are.