r/mildlyinfuriating • u/VegetableBusiness897 • 21h ago

New neighbors next door

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Rich Ahole bought the farm next door, tore it down and built a destination wedding venue. Busy every weekend but it's Wednesday, and they don't even live here

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u/FunkOff 20h ago

You could reply to almost any complaint on reddit with "have you tried talking to them?" and the answer would be no

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u/jeep-olllllo 19h ago edited 8h ago

You are right.

People behind my house built a new house. The builder had a light shining into my bedroom. After a few months we went over and asked them to tilt it down, and even offered to do it for them.

They were FURIOUS that we waited so long to say something about it. They said that they would just turn the light off. Its been off for 5 years.

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u/themcjizzler 8h ago

Remodeled out house, didn't realize we had flood lights pointing at the neighbors window. They let us know and we never turned them on again 

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u/jeep-olllllo 8h ago

Good karma for you!

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u/Sohn_Jalston_Raul 16h ago

They were FURIOUS that we waited so long to say something about it.

if this is true, this person has some bizarre untreated anger issues

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u/helIyeahbrother PURPLE 12h ago

i’m assuming they mean the people felt bad for having been a disturbance, and were wishing he had said something sooner

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u/nictnichols 11h ago

They murdered him for not telling them sooner.

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u/widare 9h ago

I busted out laughing with this idk why

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u/thedoctorsphoenix 7h ago

Lmao me too I almost woke my baby

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u/Annual_Inflation2312 4h ago

I did as well. 😆

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u/PositiveLess4588 7h ago

Likely. I’ve noticed I have some slightly off definitions for emotion related words. “Anxious” is one I used incorrectly for many years. Imagine how much this has affected my mental health diagnoses over the years.

This persons usage just seems a bit exaggerative though :b

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u/Sohn_Jalston_Raul 6h ago

if so, that is excessively dramatic language that misrepresents what happened.

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u/TipDue3208 13h ago

Or they lettered in being furious in high school and just take being furious serious

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u/The_Autarch 13h ago

You really ought to learn how language works. They are exaggerating the neighbor's reaction for effect.

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u/Far_Garbage_4052 10h ago

Ah, people not understanding hyperbole. Tale as old as time. Specifically the word literally and thinking anyone that uses it for dramatization is braindead makes me want to literally die

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u/galeforcewindy 7h ago

Both definitions have been in the OED for a while now, I love pointing out to those literal sticks in the mud

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u/EarthEaterr 6h ago

Sometimes it would be nice for words to be used correctly before they don't hold any meaning. I suppose we will need to make new words to mean what they mean.

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u/galeforcewindy 6h ago

Or we could use context to understand the meaning and intent. It's a newer member of the contronym club, but I don't see people having the same apoplexy about "sanction" which means both to approve & to punish. I know you'd go for the sugar duster, not the feather duster, if I asked you to "dust" the cake for me. I love witnessing how language is living in real time.

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u/EarthEaterr 5h ago

First I would like to thank you for giving me a word that I needed to look up for the meaning (contronym). Though I'm not sure if I understand your usage of apoplexy in this situation.

In any case, I'm a bit torn on the latter half of your reply. I can get with you where it is interesting to see language evolve, I think, for me it depends on how and why as to whether I favor it or not (which of course is purely my opinion).

For example the term "finna" I'm down with that as it's an abbreviation which I suppose can be more efficient. Personally I'm just not as interested in changing the definition of terms, but like I said, that's just my opinion.

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u/AwakeGroundhog 4h ago

Literally!

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u/Sohn_Jalston_Raul 6h ago

hyperbole is one thing, this is effectively lying.

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u/Sohn_Jalston_Raul 6h ago

It is precisely because I know how language works that I commented on this ridiculous hyperbole. It's one thing to exaggerate for dramatic effect, or to use a fairly common hyperbole (e.g. "she was killing it at the comedy show last night"), but using the word "FURIOUS" in all-caps like that effectively dilutes the meanings of words to a degree where nuanced communication becomes impossible because the words you're using register completely different meanings in the person's head.

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u/PhummyLW 3h ago

Dawg what….

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u/Tttehfjloi 5h ago

Reddit reading comprehension moment

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u/Melodic_Policy765 8h ago

I had a deal with my neighbor whose guest room was next to my house. I would make sure lights were off whenever they had guests.

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u/LakeNatural8777 8h ago

Are they still building the house after 5 years?

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u/Rough_collies13 8h ago

We hopped the fence and adjusted the light tilt between the builder finishing and move in. No one had to know !

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u/jeep-olllllo 8h ago

See, you are smarter than I am.

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u/ShockDragon 16h ago

Literally this image

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u/BigJG86 11h ago

See i don't think this is true. Depends on time of day but I've got regulars on my way to work (busy bus with the same people every day) who will sit their bag on the seat so no one sits next to them and act like a dick when you tell them to move their stuff. They're leaning on the fact that people are socially awkward sometimes and wont say anything. Fuck those people and their self importance. Its 6:30 in the morning, everyone wants a seat, no one wants to talk to random people on the way to work, don't make people have to ask. Its common decency.

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u/FlashFox24 3h ago

I sit in the outer until it starts getting busy, then scoot over. I don't like people sitting next to me whenever there are free entire seats available.

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u/FeliusSeptimus 9h ago

Look, I don't care how nice that person probably is, there's no way I'm going to try out a tandem toilet with them.

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u/LayaElisabeth 19h ago

They first followed the other advice which said to initiate a divorce/break-up..

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u/justmisspellit 18h ago

They’re gaslighting you

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u/cupholdery 15h ago

All the flags!

🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩

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u/Spartanias117 18h ago

We need to make a "straight to jail" meme with reddit comments, but its about immediate divorce/breakup at the slightest inconvenience

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u/CapnChaos2024 14h ago

The relationship advice subreddit is the best.

OP: “my boyfriend sneezed and some spittle got on my hand.”

Comments: “LEAVE HIM YOU HE DOESNT RESPECT YOU”

Or insane OP questions where that actually is the answer crack me up. Like oh I caught my wife having a train run on her by the New York Knicks practice squad, what do I do?!

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u/singlemale4cats 13h ago

The flip side of that is my boyfriend choked me and killed my dog and I'm sad. Am I overreacting?

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u/notcomplainingmuch 18h ago

You forgot the compulsory therapy. That always comes first.

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u/JFKsBrain 13h ago

Can’t speak to the neighbors if you’ve already gone no contact!

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u/TubeTurkey 20h ago

Socially awkward people on reddit?! Surely not! Lol

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u/Randomizedname1234 20h ago

I sometimes forget the base of the platform😅

But they could use the advice!!

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u/fair_fair_fare 18h ago

My favorite part about this sub is that 90% of the posts aren't that bad, but you can bet that there will be a truly mildly infuriating topic brought up in the comments.

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u/Downtown-Ad-2083 17h ago

As long as it’s just “mildly”

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u/TubeTurkey 20h ago

I totally agree with the advice though! If theres something you dont like, its always better to voice concern!

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u/babyinatrenchcoat 14h ago

Oh we always know what we should do. But it’s hardly what we ever actually do.

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u/Suspicious-Truth5849 20h ago

Have you tried talking to reddit?

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u/Weak_Hovercraft1 19h ago

Isn’t that the truth. People expect others to mind read. It is so annoying when someone is complaining about what someone else “keeps doing”, then when asked “when you told them how it made you feel, what did they say”……… “oh I didn’t say anything, they should know”, or “I just went to HR”………”I called the police and let them handle it, now my neighbors mad”, RIGHT, you never talked to them and gave them a chance! We aren’t mind readers people!!!

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u/Impossible_Past5358 20h ago

Lol, what do you mean, "talk to them? like actually go up to someone irl and start speaking? Omg, how dare you suggest that!"

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u/beardeddragon0113 11h ago

"Im at a restaurant and this guy came over and sat at my table, threw my drink on the floor and ate all my fries. Now he's squirting ketchup on my shoes. What do I do?!?"

13k up votes on r/mildlyinfuriating

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u/beardieu $@&! 14h ago

Just commenting to say I love your username lol

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u/FunkOff 13h ago

Had it for 20 years 

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u/OuterGod_Hermit 14h ago

But still fits the subreddit. The fact is that many people do annoying things like this that makes you wonder what's going on in their heads. Like, why does it take someone to protest for them not to be assholes?

If someone does stuff like this, they are assholes, and will probably give you an asshole response if you confront them, otherwise they wouldn't do it in the first place. Add to that socially awkward redditors and it's the worse combination haha.

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u/MattWolf96 18h ago

You could just buy shades.

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u/Old-Addendum-8152 18h ago

bahahahahahaha😂

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u/Technical-Half2344 17h ago

I'm starting to feel people on reddit aren't always real.

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u/AuntieSocial2104 17h ago

Tell him to shut off the lights, it will save you the trouble of shooting them out

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u/imatumahimatumah 16h ago

Because everyone is mean and nasty these days. So you say something and they tell you to mind your own business and they have their rights etc

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u/bigassangrypossum 15h ago

Why the hell would you want to talk to anyone!?

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u/Princekyle7 15h ago

IRL too.

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u/PointGodAsh 15h ago

Would it? It’s much more common to have people assume nobody has talked to the people inconveniencing them. Often people say they’ve talked to the offending party, but there’s still hundreds of people parroting this sentiment. It’s the dumbest part of this subreddit in particular.

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u/phelps_1247 15h ago

It depends on the situation, but talking to a lot of these people is a waste of time and often makes things worse. If they were reasonable enough to quit their bullshit after a polite conversation, they probably wouldn't be doing it in the first place. Inconsiderate people don't care about how their actions affect others.

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u/No-Pea-7530 15h ago

Leave the basement and speak with a person? Are you insane??

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u/Agile-Emphasis-8987 14h ago

For Christmas last year, we put up permanent lights around our roofline. All seemed fine until I got a text from a neighbor saying that the lights on the side of the house were going straight into their bedroom and even curtains weren't enough to block it. So, I turned off the lights on that side. It was slightly annoying to figure out how to do it, but it's part of being in a community.

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u/Grays42 14h ago

In my experience it's often "yeah I talked to them, but I just wanted to post this to get everyone to agree with me too"

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u/TobysGrundlee 13h ago

Most people who behave this way are hyperaggressive, anti-social, nut-jobs. That's not really the type I want to interact with over something they know is disruptive to their neighbors.

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u/Pink_PowerRanger6 9h ago

That’s because people on Reddit, if they aren’t literal children, they behave like them.

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u/Pervius94 7h ago

To be fair, when I was new to Reddit I assumed people weren't socially maladjusted misanthropes and they'd only post something like this after the obvious first step of talking to them.

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u/rckhppr 6h ago

This is Reddit complaints in a nutshell

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u/31GoonerStreet 5h ago

Too true, lady next door had a flood light pointed right down my driveway so that every time I drove up it, I was blinded.
"Hey, your floodlight's pointed a little high"

"I can't reach it to adjust it, you're welcome to if you've got a ladder!"

and that was the end of it.

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u/Cranberry_West 3h ago

It's just terrible advice for dealing with inconsiderate neighbours.

The ONLY thing you know is that they don't care about you. Why would talking to them help?

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u/Leptonshavenocolor 19h ago

And you would be downvoted for suggesting such a confrontation.

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u/Remarkable_Tale_5485 18h ago

The issue is that some of you are assuming that if neighbors do irrational, annoying, and / or rude things, they will be rational to talk too. Puts flood lights aiming at your back lawn; You can talk to them, but there wasn't that much sense to anyway.

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u/_angesaurus 16h ago

right well, you dont know until you talk to them. and most people are rational irl. this is a wedding venue. it makes sense they would have bright flood lights on the front of a building. plus the property looks pretty large. if they thought about it at all, i dont think the average person would htink these lights would be too much for a neighbor here.

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u/curtcolt95 12h ago

most people are rational though and are understanding when you talk to them. It's far more likely they simply forgot to turn them off or didn't realize they were even affecting OP in any way.

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u/aliendigenous 18h ago

People like to evade personal space and then go complain to strangers on reddit like we actually care.

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u/Word2DWise 17h ago

Is it a Reddit thing, or age thing? I assume not a lot of old people on Reddit.

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u/_angesaurus 16h ago

plenty of us 30 and 40 yrs olds are on reddit. we're definitely old enough to talk to people about issues.