It is impossible to imagine living in an apartment building without communicating with neighbors. Even if you try not to date them, sooner or later there will still be a reason to get acquainted. Formally or informally. And how you recommend yourself will depend on how your neighbors will treat you.
Instructions
Step 1
Think about what your current and future relationships with your neighbors might depend on. If you decide to communicate with them on an equal footing, take into account the following factors that influence the opinion of apartment building residents about each other:
- the prestige of housing;
- financial situation;
- social status;
- age;
- the presence of children;
- the presence of pets.
Step 2
Keep in mind that people with different worldviews and habits live in your house. That is why you will have to make some concessions when communicating with them. For example, if neighbors have started renovating, think about the fact that you too will someday have to renovate the apartment. A noisy holiday once or twice a year is also not a reason for quarrels and contacting the police. However, don't forget your principles as well. You have the right to make a remark to a neighbor who smokes in the stairwell and throws cigarette butts, and you can ask residents not to listen to music while your children are sleeping. However, you do not have to change parquet to soundproofed floors just because the newlyweds have twins on the floor below.
Step 3
If you've recently moved into an apartment building, get to know your neighbors in the stairwell first. Introduce yourself, tell us a little about yourself. Take a closer look at the people with whom you will live side by side for a long time. Perhaps you will make friends with some of them, and you will only say hello to someone. Find out if there are any features of the organization of everyday life in your house, if there is, for example, a duty schedule, if there are tenants' meetings, who is the senior at the entrance, etc.
Step 4
Follow the basic rules of living in the house. Do not litter in the entrance, elevator and in the surrounding area. Take muzzled dogs out into the yard, keep an eye on where your cats walk, etc. Arrange right away about a place in the parking lot. Don't disturb the peace and quiet of your neighbors. So, in Moscow, any extraneous noise is prohibited in the period from 23.00 to 7.00, repair work - from 19.00 to 9.00, as well as on weekends and holidays. You can find out at which hours and days you should not make noise, at the administration of your city or at the police station. However, it is better to first agree on everything with the neighbors, guided by common sense.
Step 5
Do not become for other residents a kind of "lifesaver" in any situation, lending them "a hundred before payday" or helping with the housework. After all, you have your own urgent business and expenses. But do not refuse to help them when you can really afford it.
Step 6
When conflicts arise, talk to your neighbors in a calm tone and do not get personal. If they are to blame, do not immediately file a complaint, threatening the police and going to court. Find out first what is going on. For example, if you are not satisfied with the noise at an inopportune hour, and the neighbors are celebrating the birth of their first child at this time, treat this with understanding. In other situations (pipe break, fire, short circuit) your help may be required. If you yourself have become a troublemaker, do not make excuses or counter-accusations. Try to come to a compromise solution, provided that it is possible.
