Disagreements among neighbors can arise over various issues, from parking spaces and neglected gardens to excessive noise and antisocial behavior.
Sometimes, neighbors don't necessarily become close friends. While getting to know your neighbors can lead to enjoyable experiences like receiving homemade cakes or having someone next door accept your parcels, the idyllic suburban dream often doesn't reflect reality.
In the UK, conflicts range from disputes about individuals enjoying cocktails in wheelie bins to minor acts like cutting down half a tree or daily vacuuming artificial grass to remove blossom petals from the neighbor's tree.
However, in one European town, all 6,000 residents live on the same street, and they seem to relish it, despite the potential challenges.
Known as "Little Tuscany" due to its unique layout, Sułoszowa is a village in southern Poland, situated approximately 29km northwest of Kraków. This village is characterized by a single, 9km-long street where all the action takes place.
According to CSO Poland's data from 2017, Sułoszowa had a population of 5,819, and its residents coexist harmoniously, each with their long garden strips.
After an aerial image of the village went viral on Twitter, numerous people chimed in to express their thoughts about Bizarre Town.
One person said: I like this concept. It is a good use of farmland. Also, it keeps neighbors within close proximity of each other while still having vast acres of farmable land. Farmers do not need to live in distant isolation, particularly during the bad weather months. One must remember the time before the automobile and how secluded was farm life, how very far away was help in a crisis.
A second wrote: There used to be a lot of these villages, but not that big. If the population had already grown, and there was an "industrialist, my master is worth" who did not exactly cultivate the land, then there were cross streets and inner streets with smaller home gardens.
A third commented: My house is next to the one with the red roof on the right side. If you went past the twelfth yellow-walled house, you’ve gone too far.
Another said: In the United States the gridded city block pattern is a failed attempt at planning, where food desserts, overusing land, and gentrification happen. This system uses only what it needs, it brings a community closer and allows their streets to be walkable. Bizarre? No. Thoughtful? Yes.
