21. Cooperation

1.How do you get along with your neighbours?

What factors help neighbours to have good relations with each other?

Oh, the same factors which help all people to build strong healthy relations, I think. The most important factor, to my mind, is respecting each other. Because it's impossible to build good relations with people you dislike or disrespect. I also guess it's important to trust each other and have a shared philosophy of life including values and priorities. I would also add that it's great if people do things which make each other happy as well as enjoy and value time together. Oh, and, of course, people should have a commitment to work through conflicts and disagreements in a respectful manner.

2 Is it beneficial to get along well with neighbours?

How do neighbours help each other?

Of course, it is. We are social creatures and it's important for us to have communication and positive relationship with people around, and especially with the ones who live next door. What's more, neighbours are people we can always rely on in case of emergency. They are close to us and will always find ways to help us out in a difficult situation. The better our relations with neighbours are, the more help and support we will get from them. Neighbours we have friendly relations with will always give us a helping hand when we are away by collecting our mail, watering flowers, feeding pets and just keeping an eye on our flats or houses. This will help us remain calm and enjoy our trip or vacation. We can also ask our neighbours to look after our kids if we need to work late or just want to visit some party So, it's really important to have a friendly relationship with people living nearby.

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