Are you "nosy"?

[Aneeda72]

We pretty much keep to ourselves. Curious every now and then if a police car is parked in front of a house, but not curious enough to try and find out why.

 

[Gary O']

Gary O: Where's your beard?

Not me

My binoculars could read the diary

 

[RadishRose]

Yes, somewhat. But not enough to inconvenience myself to get the
"scoop". I'll only stand on the porch just a few minutes.

 

[Meanderer]

If we value our own privacy, we should respect our neighbor's privacy as well. There is a fine line between 'neighborhood watch' mode and becoming a nosy 'busy-body'.

 

[JustBonee]

Nosy and boredom can sometimes go hand in hand. ...

 

[Em in Ohio]

I think being nosy starts out as just curiosity. Then I think there's a point where curiosity tips over into nosiness. A curious person will wonder about things, but doesn’t ask or take it any further because he knows it’s none of his business. A nosy person thinks it is his business and asks anyway. And I then I think the next logical step for a nosy person is gossip. Gossip isn't just passing on information about someone, it's doing it with one's own opinions and judgements thrown in to the mix.


Yeah, I think I'm kinda nosy. Not nosy to the point where I'm constantly staring out my window with binoculars checking on the neighbors because I really don't care. But I definitely am curious about the lives of my friends and acquaintances which can sometimes tip over into nosiness because I really do understand that it's none of my business, but I want to know anyway.

Wow, Ronni - love the first paragraph! Very insightful! My neighbors in house long ago built a barn about 300 feet from my house - I never noticed until someone else said to me "That's a big barn they built next door." So, I wasn't nosey (or the least bit observant back then.) NOW, I am far more curious about the things going on around me.