Living as I do in an 18th-century terrace in The North(TM), I have neighbours on three sides.
The Polish couple often argue loudly and aggressively, but as I can't understand a single word they're saying (apart from the frequent "kurwa"s) they're easy enough to ignore. And as the walls between the adjoining houses are thin, in my bedroom I can hear everything on my neighbours' upper floors. When you're trying to get to sleep, there's nothing like husband and wife having a shag and a post-coital argument, or an impassioned "Nnnnnnnnngh! *plop* *plop* *plop*" to send you packing off to the land of nod with the quilt over your head.

That said, they're still a damn sight better neighbours than the students I've suffered in the past. People often complain about anti-social chavs, but at least they don't pretend they're intrinsically superior to you. And if you dare pull up these arrogant, childish wankers on their (occasionally) appalling behaviour, everyone sniggers at you and assumes you're just a shambling prole who doesn't comprehend the true value of education. Bah.
( The Mock TurtIe ™ --- Thinks you are a cunt, on, Thu 1 Oct 2009, 20:33, 4 replies)

This:
"That said, they're still a damn sight better neighbours than the students I've suffered in the past. People often complain about anti-social chavs, but at least they don't pretend they're intrinsically superior to you. And if you dare pull up these arrogant, childish wankers on their (occasionally) appalling behaviour, everyone sniggers at you and assumes you're just a shambling prole who doesn't comprehend the true value of education. Bah."

...deserves a click.:)

I have two questions though, if you don't mind:

1. How come you have neighbours on 3 sides? I'm having a hard time trying to picture the 18th-century terrace...
2. What does kurwa mean?
(lanternchikk hat eine schwere Bohlenallergie, Thu 1 Oct 2009, 22:05, closed)

Kurwa = fuck, fucking.
There's no politer translation, but the Poles I've met used it quite liberally.

As for the neighbour situation, my house is in a group of four small old terraces (which I believe were originally built for potters and their families) - two pairs of two, back to back. And there's another, newer house on the other side.
( The Mock TurtIe ™ --- Thinks you are a cunt, on, Thu 1 Oct 2009, 23:05, closed)

Thanks
I think I understand how the houses are laid out now. By the way, I have no fucking problem with goddamn cunting swearwords.;)
(lanternchikk hat eine schwere Bohlenallergie, Sat 3 Oct 2009, 0:36, closed)

I'm a student
And was living in a student house last year. Next door were students too. And they were C*nts. Electropop literally 24 hours a day, and one notable party that kept the entire road awake all night (though at least it was only one.). If I hadn't been pulling an all nighter anyway I'd have probably called the police. To clarify whilst they often had parties that could keep our house awake, they only had one that kept the surrounding square mile up and swearing.

Not all students are inconsiderate bastards with superiority complexes, but some of us really are wankers.
(Foxinsockssir, Sat 3 Oct 2009, 1:28, closed)