I've lived in apartments. You shoulda seen the complex I was in. East LA. $350 for a 1 bedroom (if you know so cal, you'd know that's scary cheap). It was almost like public housing. There were 9 buildings, all 3-4 stories tall. Each building had between 60-80 units. Every unit had about 6 people in it. There was a major street out front and a giant hill in back, so the only place for the kids was the parking lot right out my window. Was it's own community really. There were all sorts of vans that would bring food and supplies in for everyone to do their shopping right there. Me and my roommate were the only white folks I ever saw there. I think there were two asian units. A few black folks, but 95% were mexican. And in case you weren't sure... Mexicans like to make noise. Wow it was a loud year there.
Definitely has me appreciate my own piece of land. A house with less than a person per 20 sq.ft. To tell you the truth... neighbors get weirder the more spread out you are. When you're close you kinda have to be civil. That's why I like London (i know you hate it)... so many people so close and they all make it work without beating the shit out each other everyday. That's awesome to me. Same with NYC. I'd like to live neither place, but it's a wonder peeps get by.
I live in a duplex.
The next duplex over knows I grow, but she tries to hide that she smokes for some reason.
Our sideyards are separated by a fence and our dining areas are visible to each other via matching inverted floorplans.
So we could see inside the others house if our sliding door vert blinds are open.
Anyway she doesnt smoke in the house, I guess because her lil handicapped kid.
Anyway one day I was in and out the slider and they thought they were being sneaky out there smoking.
I come outside to get some pots and I hear her,"abort abort" lol
She is funny, she always flirts with me when her hubby isnt there and tells me she wishes he would be gone more.
He is a long haul trucker.
She is black and he is white.
They are a weird couple, and not because race, but because she is clean cut and he is like white trash.
I had to talk to her about her hubby shooting all the birds with his pellet gun, since all the dead birds fall in my yard and my lil dog tears em up and brings the bodies into the house to show us.
She said she doesnt know who does it, but I see him everytime he is high go out there and shoot the shit outta the yard lol.
Either way after I talked to her about it never a dead bird again, and now the fuckers tweet from 11pm to 4 am.
Maybe I should ask her to get him high and shooting them again?