Nowadays, there is a growing perception that a neighbor is more like a stranger next door, and this is obviously true of a newly-established urban community where crime rates are on the rise. Apparently, that kind of friendliness which existed in grandparents neighborhood is replaced by that of ignorance, or even indifference. What might have contributed to this negative tendency could be that today`s young neighbors prefer not to get acquainted with each other, and that modern housing designs also prevent such communication from happening. An increasing number of people, particularly the young adults who have jobs, do not sense the need to know their neighbors. To begin with, most young people tend to be self-centered and do not trust people living near them. It is also possible that working people could not afford to spend time on gossiping about weather, dogs and new babies, in a similar way that traditional neighbors used to do. This absence of communication might turn out to be a dangerous thing, considering that having a friendly neighbor is important to report suspicious activities to the police who handle the crooks. One good solution for this problem is to encourage neighbors to participate in a Citizens Neighborhood Watch program meant to make it more difficult for bandits to perpetuate a crime nearby. By so doing, people in the same community can know each other and keep intruders away. On the other hand, interactive face-to-face contact among neighbors has become rare because of modern housing plans. In big cities, for instance, it seems that families are either caged like animals in department units of tall buildings, or are separated by walls usually two meters high. In both cases, neighbors appear to be at once so near, and yet so far away. As a result, the level of personal communication among neighbors is declining. This situation may also have something to do with the current crime wave reportedly up and rising. To cope with this situation, the least neighbors need to do is to know people next door and watch each others back. It would not be necessary for people to move away from where they live so as to avoid crimes from happening in the neighborhood. However, it is imperative that they should have a sense of community by caring for their neighbors. Now that geography makes people neighbors for a reason, people should love their neighbors, but the question remains: do they know their neighbors next door? (Essay created by Jeenn Lee Hsieh)
如今，有越来越多的人认为，一个邻居更像一个陌生人隔壁，这显然是真实的一个新成立的城市社区犯罪率上升。显然，在外祖父母的邻里关系中，这种友好性被认为是无知的，甚至是冷漠的。可能导致这种消极倾向的可能是，今天的年轻邻居更不喜欢彼此认识，而现代住宅设计也阻止这种交流的发生。越来越多的人，特别是那些有工作的年轻人，没有必要去认识他们的邻居。首先，大多数年轻人往往是以自我为中心，而不相信生活在他们附近的人。也可能是因为工作的人不能把时间花在谈论天气，狗和新出生的婴儿，以类似的方式，传统的邻居用来做。缺乏沟通可能是一个危险的事情，因为有一个友好的邻居报告可疑活动谁处理骗子警察重要。这个问题的一个很好的解决办法是鼓励邻居参加一个公民社区观看计划，旨在使更多的困难，为土匪，使附近的犯罪。通过这样做，人们在同一个社会可以彼此了解，并保持入侵者的距离。另一方面，由于现代住房计划，邻里之间的互动面对面接触成为罕见的。在大城市，例如，家庭是笼的动物，在高层建筑的部门，或是分开的墙壁通常2米高。在这两种情况下，邻居似乎是在附近，但迄今为止。结果，邻里之间的个人沟通水平正在下降。这种情况可能也有一些与当前的犯罪浪潮，据报道上升和上升。为了应对这种情况，最不需要做的就是要认识隔壁的人，互相看对方的背。人们没有必要离开他们居住的地方以避免发生在附近的犯罪。然而，这是必要的，他们应该有一个社会意识，照顾他们的邻居。既然地理使人们的邻居有了一个理由，人们应该爱他们的邻居，但问题仍然是：他们知道他们的邻居隔壁吗？