[kilroy123]

My entire adult life, I haven't known any of my neighbors, until recently.

One day about 8 months ago, we got a note on the door from new neighbors. They were having a "floor party" and invited everyone on the floor to their place.

Almost everyone on the floor, reluctantly went to the party expecting it to be awkward. We all ended up drunk and hanging out until 2 am. Turns out, pretty much everyone on the floor was a 20-30 something couple.

Flash forward to last night, we all had dinner together on the roof, and celebrated someones birthday. I'm close friends with a few of them.

Point is, someone just has to take the initiative. I'm now embarrassed I didn't do it sooner, as I'd live here for 3 years.

[pge]

To me, this is the key - someone has to take the initiative. Once you realize that everyone is in the same boat; being that person can be uncomfortable but incredibly rewarding. Invite everyone over. Someone has to do it, and everyone else will be grateful.

[tacoman]

I live in a newish neighbourhood. There were about 8 households that moved in within the same 2 months. One couple decided to have a get-together and put flyers in mailboxes (in January in Canada). 10 years later, some of the people I met that night have become my best friends. The folks that took the initiative are long gone, but what they did for the neighbourhood with that one leaflet has had a real impact.

[a3n]

> someone has to take the initiative

Like this guy: http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=dancing+hill+guy

[onedev]

This is pretty much the premise behind Nextdoor.com, you guys should check it out for your neighborhood!