I live in the middle of suburbia, definitely not country and yep, on pretty good terms with some of my neighbours.
I share surplus eggs with two neighbours across the road, one next door and one out the back. While I do not talk to the neighbours across the road often, I do leave them eggs at their door and they, in turn, have left baked goods at ours.
As we work from home it is very rare that one of us is not here but on those rare occasions my next door neighbour, retired policeman, keeps an ear out for any alarm calls from the girls, just in case something is trying to break into their run etc. We do not have a pool but he does and he invited us to take a dip whenever we like. I cat sit for him, watch the house and keep the pool clean whenever he goes away.
I also chat to the neighbour out the back quite often. She lives alone and has a two storey with an empty self contained flat downstairs. When friends of mine were in the process of relocating from one town to another and the hubby had to start his new job here before they had finished moving, because I did not have room, he stayed in her flat and she even cooked for him. I cat sit and watch the house for her when she goes away also.
For me, I think that because we live so close together in suburbia, it pays to be friendly and considerate. If not, suburbia could be like a box full of angry cats
But yeah, on the other side of the coin, the only
interaction I have had with neighbours on the other side of one fence is when calling the Police to report yet another domestic, the last one involved ambulances also .. those neighbours I do not chat to
