Why is it that neighbours can so often fall a little short of your expectations?
What is it with the neighbours,
Why are they often strange?
They’re not the kind of people,
That you can choose or re-arrange.
A lovely lady is at the top,
An Irish lass she is
But the other two flat-owners
Well, they aren’t quite the biz
The bird in the basement’s
A whingeing old trout,
She complains about everything,
We’re not sure what about.
She said that the builder,
Was blocking her drains.
When we checked it all out,
There was brick dust – just grains.
And the guy on the first floor’s
A very strange fellow,
We cannot decide if
He’s orange or yellow.
He’s addicted to colour,
He likes a good tan,
But it’s from a jar or a sun bed,
Not a nice beach in Cannes.
Sooner or later, we’ll enrage the whole lot,
Highways is coming to give us our own parking spot!
Caro Field Author 
Don’t know much about my neighbours but I think I’m glad there are paddocks and fencing between us rather than floors and walls!
Luck you!
And for those that don’t know English slang, the bird in the basement is a female human and not something with wings and feathers. although I think she could have feathers but they won’t be attached. i do enjoy my little property that stands alone so that both myself and my neighbors can live our separate lives.
Lucky you!
But, guess, for me personally a loud and partying extrovert would be horrible. Dealing with trouts and birds is quite ok for me, but noise … Arghhh!
Yeah! We live in such a peaceful spot. It is bliss!
That’s a envyable situation of living.
I have the 4th living style now – after living with my parents, in a flat-sharing community, with my wife, alone now – and I mus say, I still like this … kind of a refugee, when I can decide on my own: Having company? Yes – Go out, No – Switch off the telephone. 🙂
Good for you! Enjoy!
Ah Neighbours! In my former house, there was a neighbour who was putting his rubbish outside, for collection, in his underpants. The thing is, he was no Brad Pitt, and I was usually bumping into him at the start of the school run. I had to pretend that I couldn’t see anything despite being less than 5 yards from him. I think I deserve an Oscar. As for you, well, as long as they don’t make too much noise, well, you can count your blessings!
Ah! How charming!