Are your neighbors nosy?

None of our immediate neighbors are what I would call nosy. Everyone does look out for each other though.

No, we're really lucky with our neighbours here. Not so much the last house we lived in!

But here, we got together a support group during Covid, and have kept in touch with most people in the road - it was the best thing to come out of Covid. We had a street party for the Queen's Jubilee, and have tried to have a similar event every year since. One year we held it in April and it snowed. This year was set for July but we had 2 storms back-to-back and moved it to yesterday. Right up until lunchtime, the forecast was dry, then it changed and the rain started an hour before and hammered down all afternoon. We ended up squeezing 20 hardy souls into next door's newly-cleared double garage, and the party went on until after dark.

There are people in the road who are retired and learn everything while walking the dogs. Not nosy, just sociable. I learn all the gossip from them! I love this neighbourhood.

Not anymore, but in my previous neighborhood there was an old lady next door who was very nosy.
She would tend to her garden for hours and hours every day and talk to everyone who walked by.
Then she would sit in her window at night and look at the street.

Based on the information from people she talked to, and what she had seen on the street from her window, she made her own conclusions on what was happening in the neighborhood.
It could be quite entertaining to hear her 'logical conclusions' based on small-talk and a car being parked too long on the street.
I just let her talk. I think she was very sad that she was the only one left on a street that used to have a very tight-knit community. All these new people did so many strange things according to her.
Harmless, but she would also spread rumors that she believed someone must have lost their jo because they were at home all day for a week. Or someone just HAD to be pregnant based on she saw her carrying baby items (her sister was hosting a Baby shower, she was not pregnant). But she drew her own conclusions.

We have a couple of people who like to be in the know. One of them walks his dog or putters in his yard all day so he sees everyone as they pass. He calls DH with “news”. sometimes several times a day. I’ve told DH that I’m not comfortable hearing gossip about our neighbors so he’ll speak up if the guy does it again.

We had a landscaper who took care of the whole neighborhood who would gossip about residents and I always suspected he did the same about us. Beware of gossips. If they’ll do it with you, they’ll do it to you.

I moved into a new build neighborhood of detached townhomes. I wouln't say anyone is nosy regarding each other. BUT, the men are crazy nosy with anything happening with the lawns! I'll never have to call the association, because these guys are on it. One neighbor keeps a spreadsheet regarding the irrigation. I think that is hysterical.

I think it is a good idea to be alert, but not nosy. Be aware if something is "off" and if needed, let the police know.
Example: As I stated above, we saw an individual removing the TV and other items from the home across the street. We had never seen that car at the home before. At the time, 2 brothers in their 20s lived in the home. We notified the police and the thief was caught "in the act."

Another time, we noticed a car in front of a home for 3 days that didn't belong to the homeowner. We notified police and I can't remember the details, but it was involved in a crime of some sort.

There is a line between being aware and being nosy.

I don’t know if anyone in my neighborhood qualifies as nosy. We almost all know each other, talk to each other, do favors or help out when needed, and even socialize. Most people kind of pay attention to what is going on and will check on someone if they notice a concern.

I've gotten texts or calls when I’ve left the garage door open, taken in or moved packages for neighbors, gathered mail and had mine gathered while gone, loaned out folding chairs or other items, gotten food brought to me after my husband died and had the neighbor across the street fix some chairs for me. He even came and removed the dead raccoon in my backyard on Christmas night one year. A baby deer was killed by another animal (coyote?), and my next door neighbor called to tell me (her husband was up early and saw it because our back yards are open to each other), and she and her husband removed the pieces for I’m my yard - those are amazing neighbors.

We can’t help but see things, especially since many in the neighborhood are retired and home a good bit of the time. We notice things and yes, we will ask if everyone is okay if there’s an ambulance or police car somewhere. Is that nosy? Maybe - I’m certainly guilty of watching when I see something out of the ordinary. I do like to know what’s going on. And I think it’s good to know if there has been a robbery or unusual activity on the street. I’m not sure that’s gossip, maybe more like a warning to be more careful about locking car and house doors.

Now, if someone climbs a ladder to get on a garage to look in my fenced yard - that would be nosy.

Yes dang heifers stand at the fence watching everything we do when we're outside. Drives me absolutely insane, we're not exciting people but they'll come stand at the fence allll the time. We go check the mail, there they are. We do yard work, there they are. Literally stand at the fence while I mow. Clean out/wash a car, sit on the porch, anything we do they watch. No matter how many times I tell them I don't need an audience, there they are watching our every move. It's like they don't understand what we're saying.

They're cattle though so I guess it's ok

No, my neighbors are not nosey on a day to day basis. But they do keep watch over the street (we live on a cut de sac) so if there are any suspicious cars, they are reporting back to the other neighbors. When we travel, we always have a dog sitter and someone to come water our plants and we will for sure get a text if the neighbors don't get notified that someone new will be coming by.

FWIW, I am the youngest person on my street (44) and DH is the next youngest person at 51. Everyone else is 70+.

I have the ultimate Mrs. Kravitz living across from me.  If I need to know anything, she is the one to ask.  She knows everyone by name too.  Drives me bonkers sometimes, but on the flip side, if I am nosy about something she is my source. HAHA

I used to have a sweet and yes nosy old Lady next door , one day she asked me what I did that day and I answered that I did nothing except read my new book in my chaise lounge by the pool , she giggled and told me she knew because she saw me .
I didn’t care but my husband didn’t appreciate so he quickly went to the garden center and brought a fast growing fig tree and some large bushes , the year after she complained that she couldn’t see in our backyard anymore , I just smiled.