Big Brother and His Cohorts

Researchers have found that more than half of Brits admit to keeping an eye on their neighbours’ comings and goings and regularly snoop on them to see what they’re up to.
 
Watching from the window, listening over the fence, looking through their rubbish and Googling how much they paid for the property are just some of the ways we keep tabs on our neighbours.  40% of adults polled said they can’t resist having a nose if another resident on their street gets a delivery or has guests to visit.

A quarter of people say they know if their neighbours are having relationship problems and half even keep track of new guests and visitors they haven’t seen before.

Despite this, most Brits don't consider themselves as nosy, instead saying that they think it is neighbourly to keep an eye on what's happening on their street.