I am feeling so ripped off right about now. After reading some of these posts, it is clear we are not getting the full villages experience others are. I mean, yes our house and lanai are close to the neighbors on all sides (which was very obvious to me before we bought), but our neighbors left, right, behind and in front are not doing their part. Every last one is friendly, considerate, sharing, not loud, no noisy pets (ours barks now and then and they come running to pet him or play with him), no crankiness or arguing. They wave, and talk, and laugh and hug when we see them (unless the dog gets his first). They all offer help and advice to us newbies. I'm going to have to call a meeting to let every one of them how to better behave in a "friendly" hometown. This is just not fair.
