It’s a good idea to be in your neighbors’ good books because uncomfortable things can happen if aren’t.

Check out why this couple disagrees about what is respectful and what isn’t.

AITA for not having “Trash Can Respect”?

My friend lives on a residential, public road w/street parking that’s scarce. Residents often leave their blue & gray bins out on the road (even on non-pickup nights). This isn’t some nice, fancy, high-income, clean, or strict area by any means… Very much the EXACT opposite.

I parked my Honda Fit 4 houses down from her place, right up to a bin to ensure it wasn’t too close to a driveway. I scooted the bin over <1 ft to walk through.

That was supposedly a no-no.

My partner says don’t touch other people’s trash cans or I’m gonna tick them off. Mind you, it’s 2 AM and there’s no one around. He said they could be watching from a security camera.

I said that’s ridiculous. It’s a trash can on the public road. I just moved it to pass. It’s not like I’m digging in their trash, trespassing, or moving it far.

He said it’s rude that I even touched it, and he’d be mad if someone did that in front of his house. “Because it’s MY trash can. MY property. Not yours.” I pointed out it says “Property of City & County of Honolulu.”

Neither of them will budge.

He said, “Doesn’t matter, you’re a guest here. Most people know not to do that. You have no Trash Can Respect!”

I said it’s literally trash… if they cared that much about it getting touched they’d move it to their driveway. This escalated, ruining my mood, & he ended with “You just don’t get these things, but oh well, now you know”… I said “No, I’m not going to follow that.”

Immediately after this, he puts trash in the bin in front of our friends place (a multi-unit property).

AITA here?

Here is what folks are saying.

LOL hilarious show.

I don’t remember Hawaii being like that, either.

Agreed.

This made me cackle. People worry too much.

This is what I would have done. It’s his street, not hers.

Sounds like he has anxiety.

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