Once upon a time, it seemed like everybody knew their neighbors—at least on TV. But now, the days of popping next door to borrow a cup of sugar—or even knowing who lives on your street—are apparently over, and there could be an unexpected explanation.
A recent Reddit thread titled, "What is up with millennials not wanting to get to know their neighbors?" explored the question of why the largest living generation has a reputation for being less-than-friendly.
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"As a millennial, my wife and I moved into a mixed [age] group neighborhood a few years ago," the original poster wrote, adding, "Over the years we’ve made a few friends with our neighbors mostly older like boomer or Gen X."
"But recently we’ve also had a few millennials move in after a few out of our neighbors sold their houses," the Reddit user continued. "And I’ve noticed that these millennials are all super antisocial. They literally come home, park their cars into their garages and never come out other than leaving the house to go somewhere or maybe mowing their lawn."
While the issue was puzzling to the OP, commenters weren't surprised. Quite a few admitted that they didn't go out of their way to socialize with their own neighbors, and the reason why was super relatable.
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"I’m tired boss," declared one person. "I don’t ignore my fellow neighbours, and I will have the occasional small talk but thats as far as it goes. Im an Introvert and I work in the trades dealing with egos and a--holes for 8+ hours so my energy at the end of the day is virtually nonexistent. Just because I don’t talk to you does not mean I don’t like you. Im just spent."
"Yeah this," agreed someone else. "I work in healthcare and interpersonal interaction and small talk is legit at least 80% of my day, I am always socially on. It’s hard to keep up that energy when I get home and am totally depleted."
"This is so accurate," a third commenter chimed in, explaining, "I am 'on stage' all day. When I get home, I don’t want to talk. I’ve got 2 kids and a husband so it’s unavoidable, but that day after two 12 hour shifts? I’m sitting on the couch all day in silence and decompressing while my kids are at school and husband is at work. Last thing I’d ever want to do on those days is go talk to my neighbors."
"God, I felt this. I barely have enough energy to shower, let alone be cheerful to a stranger, who may or may not be a class A clinger, after work," another introverted Millennial added.
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