One such was left on the doorstep of my new apartment in the netherlands, by the lady living in the apartment below mine. It was a letter, dripping with both sarcasm and honey, expressly typed out and signed by hand, just to inform me that we (the roommate and I) make too much noise for her liking.
I have never received a single such complaint even when I was in the US for 3 years, and where I had people dropping in at all times of the day, and where it is the norm to call in the police when your neighbours’ parties won’t let you sleep. This letter, from this lady, irritated me no end. She pointed out, among other things, that when we walk around, it sounds like a ‘bunch of horses running up and down the floor’; that because her bedroom is located below our bathroom, she was forced to wake up at 7.30 (yes ladies and gentlemen, she noted the time as well! ) because someone in our place used the loo. She also signs off, hoping ‘I’m not annoyed by this note’. Like hell I am.
So what do I do? I take a very uncharacteristic (for me) step – I reply to her love letter with one of my own.
I mention that in the apartment above ours, there are a bunch of teenage guys, who are college students – a group which is generally makes more noise than two girls. I mention that our waking times are different from hers, but I really can’t stop going to office (or the loo) because it’s only 7.30 yet -Well, I didn’t put it in those words exactly but you get the idea – and I carefully type it and sign it and drop in her mailbox. And I feel like that has been a job well done.
7 responses to “Love~letters”
DewdropDream
May 24th, 2009 at 09:36
I take it your laptop is functioning again!
We had to do the love-letter routine with our next door neighbour in halls… all that came of it was that he bitched to some common friend and the noise levels stayed the same. Meh
rayshma
May 24th, 2009 at 14:20
good to see u back! 🙂
my upstairs n’bour plays the tabla.. THRU the days over weekends. no, i haven’t thought of complaining or calling the cops… he doesn’t play that bad! 😀
and heyy… if u need ANY help to draft a bitchy love note… i’m always there! 😉
SEV
May 24th, 2009 at 20:53
Get up at 630 and really give her something to complain about 😀
Ashish
May 25th, 2009 at 01:46
Welcome to Europe. 😀
It sucks here, you’ll love it.
Sharvari
May 25th, 2009 at 19:43
Gah! You hsoudl hv had posted the two letters as well! 😉
and oh yeah, lookslike you are ‘back’!
alice-in-wonder
May 28th, 2009 at 16:55
Yes peoples, I am back.
@DewDrop: Nope, using room-mate’s laptop. 😦
@raysh: Yeah that’s the kind of help I like, will pucca mail you if she replies (she hasn’t yet) 😀
@SEV: There you go again, doling out brilliant suggestions.Waking up so early for this cause would be worth it.
@Ashish: You couldn’t have been more welcoming, could you? 😦
@Sharu: Yeah, I should have. Maybe I still will.
Rach
June 15th, 2009 at 07:22
ohhhhhh!!!!! i have definately missed a LOT of stuff, around here…
good to see u giving it back, though!!… great going girl 🙂
take care, and enjoy your stay!
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