My family and I have been living in the same house for 16 years and have always had great neighbours.
We lived next to an elderly couple that were the sweetest people up til about 2 months ago, when they decided it was time to move into a retirement village.
We now have new neighbours that consist of a family of 5 which include a 3 year old boy.
The 3 year old is constantly screaming and crying, and even when he's in a good mood, he still screams.
Personally my window faces their house, so I hear all of it, but I've just decided to look the other way because I understand, you can't help that kids cry.
Recently however, one of the men in their household have been spitting furiously, either in their garden or on their patio. (Somewhere loud enough for me to hear it VERY clearly)
It's pretty constant, I sometimes hear it at 7 in the morning and sometimes I can still hear it at 11pm at night.
They have recently moved from China, and as I someone who is also from a Chinese background, I understand that spitting is highly acceptable in cities in China and that its a very normal thing for people to do just to clear their throats.
As you can imagine, it's not really the most pleasant sound to hear day in and day out. The sound he makes prior to his spitting is almost the sound of someone borderline vomiting.
I don't want to create any unnecessary conflict with the neighbours, because who knows how long we'll be living next to each other.
Do you think I have a right to go over and just request that they do their spitting…i don't know, inside? Away from windows
Please advise
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