November 4, 2025 at 2:35 am

Man Stops At A Food Truck On His Way Home From Work, But His Next Door Neighbor Thinks He Works There

by Jayne Elliott

customers ordering from a food truck

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Imagine living in a neighborhood where there are sometimes food trucks that line the street.

How would you react if your next door neighbor asked you a question about the food trucks that seemed kind of weird? Would you answer her or correct her?

In this story, it’s a case of mistaken identity or a crazy neighbor.

You decide.

Let’s read the whole story.

Um, I’m your neighbor…

I live in a condo complex, and in the summer we get a bunch of food trucks that park across the street. It’s a handy way to get a treat.

A couple of weeks ago I stopped by one of these trucks on my way home, and everyone was normal…

Until I passed the porch of my literal next door neighbor.

He was confused.

The woman of an older couple called out to me. “Hey, are you guys still open?”

I’m confused. I know she’s only been here a couple of months, but our porches are literally 10 feet away from one another. There was no way she hadn’t seen me and didn’t know I lived there.

I’m polite and try to subtly correct her. “Oh, yeah. They’re still open over there!”

“Good. I’m glad to hear you guys are still open.”

The neighbor never realized her mistake.

I stand there confused, an açaí bowl in one hand and keys in another.

Maybe I looked like another person who worked there. But what about me says I was on the clock? Did she think I was doing deliveries?

“Hold on, we’ll be over in just a minute.” She goes back inside before I can try to explain that I don’t work at a truck. I’m just one of her neighbors.

Confused, I just went inside.

It is weird.

Nothing dramatic, just weird.

It’s awkward every time walk by their door now. 🤷 Who knows what the next conversation we’ll have will be.

I wonder if the neighbor will ever figure out that she was talking to her next door neighbor and not someone who works at a food truck.

Let’s see what Reddit thinks about this story.

This is funny!

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This person admits to not knowing what her neighbors look like.

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Probably.

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Another person would’ve handled it differently.

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I’ll have to look up this Seinfeld episode.

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Some people are really oblivious.

If you liked that post, check this one about a guy who got revenge on his condo by making his own Christmas light rules.