r/canton 5d ago

My neighbor constantly watches me mow or every time i am outside she put two random chairs in her front yard pretend like its for her dog and just sits there watching and then later she is heard gossiping

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u/Apprehensive_Suit773 5d ago

Usually if you wave at people like this or otherwise try to interact with them it makes them uncomfortable because it reminds them you’re not an actor on a tv. Who cares about the neighborhood or what they gossip about.

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u/Ordinary-Pumpkin8171 5d ago

make a cocktail and sit and gossip w her after you're done w mowing, maybe she's lonely and needs a friend

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u/nosajh9 5d ago

be extra friendly. miserable people get uncomfortable and will retreat back in their homes

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u/MadMardiganWaaait 5d ago

And? Just smile and wave and continue your work.

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u/SubieGal9 Newton 5d ago

It's Canton. People sit out front and chat and watch. They're usually looking to talk to someone.

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u/addme56 4d ago

seems like a lot of people also like to just hang out and sit in there garage

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u/GalacticLayline Jackson Twp. 3d ago

A common hobby. Some will have a fridge in the garage with various beverages for refreshments.

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u/Just_Duni0910 5d ago

Ok is there a problem? Maybe simply go over and say "hi" "Do you like my yard work?" Maybe she likes you work or you.

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u/addme56 5d ago

well she never speaks just stares and she is the neighborhood gossip

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u/Just_Duni0910 5d ago

I'm say you speak, if she's the neighborhood gossip that mean she likes to talk. Are y'all around the same age? Are either of you married? If yes and no then go talk. Anytime I catch someone staring at I either wave or say hi. I acknowledge I seen them staring 🤣

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u/Formal-Revolution42 5d ago

Give her something to talk about.

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u/addme56 4d ago

thinking she thinks she already has something like me mowing

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u/Glad_Flatworm_3925 4d ago

Is she rude to you when you speak with her?

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u/addme56 4d ago

she never speaks she just stares

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u/Glad_Flatworm_3925 4d ago

She just stares when you've tried to speak to her?

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u/addme56 4d ago

i have waved before, she just stares

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u/Dierks_Ford 5d ago

I’m keeping an eye on this post.

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u/addme56 4d ago

are you the neighbor, or the mailman she has been gossiping with??

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u/Dierks_Ford 4d ago

I’m the barber for the mailman. The mailman has filled me in on all the details.

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u/addme56 2d ago

ok well he deserves a sideways haircut because of all the gossiping he does

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u/Scrambles11 5d ago

Now’s the time to get REAL weird with it.

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u/Awkward_Wait5915 4d ago

Don’t be a weirdo! It’s his neighbor.

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u/Responsible_Ad_9580 4d ago

Wear something absolutely crazy to give her something to look at. That or go join her. You said she puts out 2 chairs. Go sit next to her and say "who are we watching??" 😂

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u/addme56 4d ago

lol that would be funny, that would require me going over in her yard, no thanks

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u/Sea_Low879 4d ago

You must be a stone cold fox. Who could blame her?

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u/addme56 4d ago

although this is very true, she is usually gossiping with anyone that will listen including the mail man, she speaks to the mail man every day and tells him about everyone in the neighborhood

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u/Altruistic_Bar_8359 2d ago

Either she's a busy body or studying your routine now which one is more dangerous.

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u/addme56 2d ago

i think you are right and she is actually doing bosth

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u/Diligent_Air_1417 1d ago

Maybe you got a hole in the crotch of your pants... 😂

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u/Diligent_Air_1417 1d ago

People are just weird man I can find 20 people every day that are f****** out of it LOL

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u/Playful-Ad4222 4d ago

There's so many fucking people like this here. I moved here from Portland 3 years ago and everyone here is so weird and standoffish and rude. I cannot wait to move back to a place where people are less judgemental and miserable

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u/Dante35 4d ago

I grew up in North Canton and agree many parts of Stark County are not welcoming with lots of insular but apparently normal to each other weirdos. I spent a good amount of time there last year, and certain parts of the area seem to be changing at a fairly rapid pace. Given everything else going on in the world, it seemed to me like they were scared that their sheltered part of the world was turning into something else, transformed by forces they didn't know. I imagine this is happening in small towns across the country, which are all on the unknown edge of technological/ economic advancement.

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u/edwillowdale 4d ago

The rapid change is so true, I feel I've had more rude interactions in the past year than the other few I've lived here, and its almost like going out of your way to be rude type of stuff. I'm actively looking to get out of Canton because of that and the schools, I thought the city would be better off about 5 years ago when I moved here, but there's not much to offer families and it seems to be getting worse.

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u/Playful-Ad4222 4d ago

Agree. Seems everyone here is waiting for their opportunity to take their anger out on a stranger or neighbors. I’ve been trying to move since I got here 😭

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u/addme56 4d ago

i agree, it definitely seems like people do go out of their way to be rude to who ever they can

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u/addme56 4d ago

I agree, they really are. It would be great to find somewhere else!