I dont have garage and I knew the whole village even of 4 sides neighbor village :D, we live in community and that is the nicest thing about living in country side
I had same experience when I work in the city, working at 7.30 am and going back home at 7 pm, almost none of them I knew. it is not because how busy we are, but mostly about our limited communal activity. the only way to know each other is by having a communal activity like charity or so. that will help us to know each of our neighbor much better. but it will be difficult if we stay in busy worker environment @sumatranate. I dont like to stay in the place which has no socialization among others.
the funny thing is, we knew the people thousands mile away from home from social media then our 10 meter neighborhood. We simply ignore them and focus on our tab or smart phone screen at all day. What I noticed in our community right now is some strange thing when friends are sitting at the same table of coffee shop but rarely talking to each other, because hands are busy with chatting with someone far away. that is no really good sign of socialization of digital era...:D
I am glad that you know so many people in your community. That is cool! Are you talking about living in Medan? It is such a large city.
I agree that having shared activities with our neighbors helps us grow closer as people. It is hard work, but worth the effort. As always thank you for sharing. I agree that it is odd that we are sitting at the table with "real people" but talking to our "digital friends" on our phones.