F-U neighbors, F-U!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I was originally answering dragongirl’s post here, but I started on my rant and didn’t want to hijack the OP.

A family moved in a few weeks ago. My husband and I brought over a bottle of wine and a small basket of toys for the kids the evening after they moved in. Anita and Carlos, wonderful people. They are Hispanic and this evidentially caused some unrest in the neighborhood.

Well, we have yet to live being nice to them down.

My husband is friendly with an older guy down the block. They talk about the Yankees and baseball in general. During one conversation, the guy said “I wonder if this one (motioning towards the new neighbor’s house) could pitch any better than Mariano (Rivera)? On second thought these people can’t do anything right. Ha haaaaa haaa"

We chalked this up to either “new neighbor syndrome” or “the old guy not accepting change” thing.

Then I was offered the comment while walking to the mailboxes “Oh you brought them wine? Why’d you waste the money, Malta is their preference.”

ARE YOU SHITHEADDOPE?
Anita and Carlos hosted a housewarming party. My husband and I were invited. We had an awesome time with their family and friends. However, at one point during the festivities, Anita and I were chatting on the front porch. The other women in the neighborhood walked by. They watched us resentfully as they walked by and their conversation suddenly changed from the quality fruit at Pathmark to how this neighborhood had changed recently. I expressed my anger privately to Anita, she told me to cool off and not to worry about it.

Shortly afterward, the women “spoke” to me on numerous occasions about our blooming friendship.

I finally went bananas and told these house-hens the following:

  1. I was offended by their behavior.

and

  1. Fortunately, I have a life outside of my home, K-Mart and Pathmark. I go to work and I have better things to do than gossip about the people living in this government experiment of a neighborhood (my issues with that do be discussed a later post.) I also explained I’d rather spend time with the “outcasts” across the street since they are more fun, more interesting and more intelligent.

They are not speaking to me, which I am FINE with. Thankful, even.

But since then, they have basically “sicked” their children on me. The day after the confrontation, one of their children kicked my car as I drove by. I thought “Okay, it was an accident; they were playing soccer, no big deal”. A few days later, I was pulling into the complex and stopped because the kids were playing ball and needed to get out of the way so I could go by. I slowly drove up the street at about 8 MPH and at the last moment one boy threw his ball in front of my car and ran into the middle of the street to retrieve it. I literally had to slam on my breaks, as it happened so fast.

The other day the one of them proceeded to spit on my car as I drove by. I stopped the car, got out and calmly took the kid by the hand and rang his mother’s doorbell. I explained what he had done and she said “He’s learnin’ it from your new friend’s son. See, wad I tell you?”

I HAVE HAD IT!!

Sweet thundering fuck. I dearly hope the … origin of those children (can a subhuman primate give birth to a “real live boy”?) didn’t instruct said child in said manner. That would be the exact flavor of evil.

Good grief. What decade do those people live in? “Whah, ah can’t believe them there colored folk are movin’ into our neighborhood. What’s this world comin’ to?”

I sure do love my very culturally diverse neighborhood. I can’t imagine any of my neighbors mentioning anything about the race of a new neighbor.

This is in Staten Island, New York?! I thought it was all hip, slick, and cool there. Is it just your hood, or is it that way everywhere around there. Good Luck. It’s going to be hard to reason with these folks.

Tell the mother the next time these brats do something to your car, you’re calling the cops for vandalism and harassment?

I am moving to NC soon and my biggest experience with this thus far is driviing through a small town last year and seeing a protest in front of a courthouse, complete with townsfolk carrying signs that read “Mexicans go home” and “No Mexicans here”. Apparently NC is getting a lot of Mexican immigrants and the folks here were NONE the happy about it.

Me? I’m taking Spanish so I can be at a better advantage for the job market. What is wrong with people? I will never understand it.

Some people just like their neighborhood the way it was and don’t see why it should change.

You live next to Fordham University? :smiley:

Wow, are you defending the racist neighbors? I’m just trying to understand where you’re coming from.

I mean, neighborhoods change. People move in and out of neighborhoods all the time. I think the point the OP is trying to make is that the new Mexican neighbors aren’t any different from “regular” folk; they’re nice, friendly, “normal” people. So it’s irrational and bigotted of the rest of the neighborhood to fear this “change.” Are you defending that?

Wow, are you defending the racist neighbors? I’m just trying to understand where you’re coming from.

I mean, neighborhoods change. People move in and out of neighborhoods all the time. I think the point the OP is trying to make is that the new Mexican neighbors aren’t any different from “regular” folk; they’re nice, friendly, “normal” people. So it’s irrational and bigotted of the rest of the neighborhood to fear this “change.” Are you defending that?

I wasn’t defending their actions, just answering Zette’s rhetorical question. :smiley: Some folks simply aren’t comfortable sharing a block with people who aren’t “their own kind”.

Yep, it’s a never ending round of art fests and jazz festivals. :smiley:

Seriously, though, the Island has its share of ethnic tensions just like the other, uncool boroughs.
im2evil4u, is your neighborhood on the South Shore?

And since when does Pathmark have quality fruit?

Yep, it’s a never ending round of art fests and jazz festivals. :smiley:

Seriously, though, the Island has its share of ethnic tensions just like the other, uncool boroughs.
im2evil4u, is your neighborhood on the South Shore?

And since when does Pathmark have quality fruit?

(obligatory curse at double post)

I was out house gandering this weekend (yet again, even more, there’s a rant just waiting to burble out of me, but that’s another story).
When I told the real estate agent which particular portions of the cities I wanted to look at, he stated “Oh, I understand. Some areas are becoming pretty dark”.
What?
My response was: “No, and the fact you would say something like that offends me more than you could know. Thank you for reminding me of what ignorant people there are. I no longer need your services.”
Gah. Idiot.
I get the same response from my parents: “You want to move WHERE? What about LilMiss?” Hunh???
Sorry for that tangent.

I agree wholeheartedly with Guin. Call the cops when the precious little darlings behave like the closed minded idjits their parents are.

You should start blasting Latino music towards the assholes house!!

This will come to a rest, give it some time… you’ll have to be patient. There is not too much you can do to educate such idiots, their cause is lost.

I’ve a couple living above me who are latino. She’s Guatamalan and he’s GASP Puerto Rican! Two of the nicest people I’ve ever met. One of my neighbors, however, thinks it’s a shame they’re here. (By the way, I’m the landlord. They didn’t get in against my wishes!)

My neighbor, a little troll of a woman told me it was too bad that I couldn’t find a nice polish couple. Excuse me! I had a “nice” polish couple in one apartment. I had to paint over the blood specks they left when he beat her. (Not dig at polish people, but a dig at people who judge someone bad or good because of their race, etc.)

My latino tenants have been here about 3 years now. If music is too loud, I ask them to put it down a little and they do. (I don’t ask too often, especically if it’s a holiday party!) They have been the least amount of trouble I’ve ever had with a tenant and the husband has been helpful if we needed help (he’s a mechanic). As for my neighbor, she’s nothing but a busy body I could do without.

Unfounded fear/hate is cowardly and ignorant. Getting their kids involved in the discrimination is absolutely freaking despicable.

Despicable indeed, Slacker – and in the case of the bratling who practically dared im2evil4u to run his ass over, downright dangerous. But it looks as though their parents are not only proud but unrepentant regarding their children’s (mis)behaviour.

How the hell do you stop neighbourhood children’s destructive/disruptive behaviour when their parents simply don’t care about your sanity/property/privacy? I genuinely like Guinastasia’s suggestion but won’t im2evil4u be worse off if she alienates the demon spawn’s “parents”?

Hmmmm if those kids are as bratty as they sound, I would have been tempted not to stop so quickly.