How To Welcome New Neighbours?

By Namrata Naha

Who does not like to get new neighbours? Men are social animals and so, it is pretty difficult to stay all alone in a place. Anyway, if you know that a neighbour is coming just beside yours, what should you do? Well, there are a number of tricks you can apply. After all, that person or family is going to be your neighbour, and you will surely prefer to have that person or the group beside you in times as well.

Your neighbour is going to be a new person coming at a new place. Now, if you want to know the person properly, you should welcome the person in a proper way. Let us help you with some tricks.

How To Welcome New Neighbours?

Who is moving in?
At first you should try to learn who is moving in. It may be a single person, a newlywed or a complete family or some elderly couple. Of course, the way of greeting will not be the same each time. You should have this information as to where they are coming from, so that you can set yourself up with something that they can expect. Of course, do not show yourself curious as it will send a wrong message to your would-be neighbours.

Help them with some basic things
The new people who are moving into a new place may not have something for themselves. Most people get troubles with food at the first day after moving in. You can offer them a cup of coffee or may ask them to have a drink together so that you get time to know each other. A warm way to welcome your new neighbour.

One thing you should remember is, till the moment you are not ready to go to their home, they may hesitate to come. If you have children as well as them, you can insist them to play. It will not only help your seniors make your relations stronger, but also assure a good bonding to the next generation as well.

Do not try to be too cosy at the first meet
When you do not know your neighbour well, you should try to make the conversation short and simple. Make yourself look cosy for them, but do not try to show the same. Basically, the other people are new and they may not feel that good at the first meeting.

Weekend
Weekend meets are one of the best choices to become cosier with the new neighbours. You can invite them for your barbeque party or an outing and have a great weekend. Out there, you can share your history, different ideas and more. However, it is always a better option not to open up completely to your neighbour. One should not give others a chance to get over his head.

Share important information cautiously
The place where you are living may have a secret. It may lack something or may have some other issues. It should be your duty to guide them at the beginning, but do not share it at that time. The newcomers usually try to settle down to somewhere. One should give the other that space.

Story first published: Thursday, October 3, 2013, 19:34 [IST]
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