Lot of weird replies from Americans talking about not trusting their neighbours, 'what if they lie about it?' etc. I find it so bizarre. Amazon put a slip in the door telling you who they're leaving it with, as do Yodel, UPS and pretty much every other delivery company I've ever dealt with. You also get updates on your Orders page saying it was left with a neighbour at Number 55 or whatever. I don't know any of my neighbours other than the cunt directly next to us who's given us trouble over the years, but I'd happily take in parcels for anyone else on the street, and they've said the same for me. If anything it's gotten me to be a bit more sociable with people instead of a grumpy shut-in.
Is it part of that ultra paranoia that seems to permeate the US in terms of the mindset that everyone wants what you have and is coming for it at all times? It's kind of fascinating really, the distrust is really ingrained.
It's possibly partially distrust of strangers but also this:
- more work now for 2 people. Instead of me having my shit delivered to my place, I now have to go ask somebody else for it AND hope that they're conveniently home when I want my shit? Nope.
- as the "neighbor" I now have to be responsible for someone else's shit, be home when they want it, and if not, deal with days of "phone tag" until our schedules line up? Nope.
- 99% of the time as stated by others, we don't know our neighbors and they are akin to a complete stranger. That's where the mistrust comes in.
- people are fucking nosy. Someone also said in this very thread that their neighbor opens their shit. That's reason alone to never see this as a plus
- the way it works here is really simple and non-invasive. Your shit gets delivered to you. End of story. It works. It's never been an issue as some from outside the US make it out to be. I've never heard someone say "Argh, I wish you would've delivered to my neighbors!" Literally if it ain't broke....
