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Mephistophelian neighbor 

A Danish friend is no longer good friends with her neighbours. Gone are the  days when everyone used to know their neighbours.As my mom told me as a tween, anyone can hand pick friends or family and be frank with them but it’s not always so easy with a problematic neighbour as my Danish friend  found out.But it’s not all bad. With a little bit of communication and healthy dose of understanding, the neighbour of her nightmares has become a pleasant acquaintance.It all stemmed from a 3am chainsaw work, the bloke was working on.In simple terms, close proximity living brings people closer but not the case with the two.We all know that noise has a knack for travelling through walls, around fences and often directly into the bedroom  but the Danish female friend whom I consider a restless sleeper was left wondering how her son is possibly going to get through work tomorrow in his sleep deprived state.The first option that came to her mind was to  communicate open and directly with the source