A Man’s Morning Windowsill Habit Ended When His Neighbor Accused Him Of Staring At Their Backyard And “Enjoying Their Beautiful Garden”
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Some neighbors will complain about anything, but it’s not every day that someone gets yelled at for sitting on their own windowsill that happens to face the neighbor’s backyard.
In this case, one man enjoys having his kitchen window open on warm mornings, sipping coffee and letting his cat watch the birds outside.
Across from him is a neighbor with a garden that happens to be visible from that window.
Well, he wasn’t expecting to hear his neighbor yelling at him from outside to close his window and stop enjoying the view.
Let’s see how things unfolded.
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Neighbor yelled at me for enjoying his backyard too much (by looking at it from my window)
I (M31) had a weird conversation with my neighbor (M25–30) today, but first some context:
I live in a multi-unit building, and there’s another house directly across from my kitchen window.
Both have a backyard with a garden. From my kitchen I can see the neighbors’ garden, which is admittedly very nice.
A cat has been living with me for a few months now, and he loves sitting on the windowsill watching the birds (and even bats at night).
So I made all my windows cat-proof, which lets me leave them open at night when it’s warm.
It’s all very wholesome.
I love fresh air and don’t like heat much, so whenever it’s warm and I’m home, my kitchen window is open almost constantly.
I often sit on the windowsill with my coffee (sadly no balcony), check my emails and relax for a bit before I have to leave.
This morning I had to leave a few hours earlier than usual and was trying to stay awake until the first coffee kicked in, when I heard my neighbor shouting from the garden across that I could close my window in the morning for once.
That was unexpected.
It took me a few seconds to realize he was talking to me, and I asked what his problem was.
He said, word for word: “Your window is open every morning, you’re sitting on the windowsill and enjoying our beautiful garden!”
I laughed and asked whether he might want to find better hobbies than getting on people’s nerves in the morning.
He completely lost it: it’s not normal to have your window open this often, I should close it more, it’s not my beautiful garden, I should get a job, plus a few more random insults and some mild, vague threats.
It was an absurd situation, and he handled it well.
I just told him I don’t understand his problem, that he should mind his own business, and that I won’t change anything just because his world is disturbed by it.
I really do try not to bother anyone: no loud music, not sitting there naked, just looking at my phone and not at the neighbors. (Or so I thought. Apparently my mere presence is enough.)
A bit more context: I think he’s the son living with his parents in the annex of their house. Last weekend I overheard him having a loud argument with his father (apparently I’m unemployed and eavesdrop on my neighbors, lol).
He has a bit of a plan, though.
It sounded like he feels controlled and stuck, so I actually felt a bit sorry for him. Still, being threatened and insulted as an outsider is uncool.
Anyway, I now have a new side quest: greeting the guy nicely from my kitchen whenever I see him in his beautiful garden, which I get to enjoy completely free of charge.
(Tbh it’s a normal small garden: lawn, one tree, one flower bed. Maybe they could put up a few bird houses so my cat has even more to watch /s)
Imagine if they started charging people to enjoy looking at the sky or something. Glad we’re not there yet.
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I like this idea.
Dress up for the occasion.
That’s a possibility.
Another reader chimes in.
Or hate him more.
My favorite comment.
Neighbors really are a gamble.
This is so funny, too. “You’re sitting on the windowsill and enjoying our beautiful garden!”
Should they start charging $10 per hour?
Imagine being mad because someone is at their own window inside their own home, but it happens to face your garden.
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