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I've been living in my current neighborhood for about 3 years now. I know the names of only 2 of my neighbors. I know the name of one of my neighbors pet chicken, but not their kids. I wave/nod but thats about it.
I believe part of the reason is that I, as well as my wife, work odd hours with a rotating schedule. Its not the typical M-F 9-5 job. We also don't have any kids, which reduces the chance of running into them outside the neighborhood. When we moved in, only one person came over and welcomed us to the area. The others I "ran into" over the course of the next 6 months or so.
Another possible reason could be because the family we bought the house from had lived here for 30 odd years and raised 3 kids. They were apparently well known and well liked in the neighborhood. When they look at our house, they think of it as the previous owners house and we are just strangers. (Does that make any sense? I'm having a tough time wording it right..)
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