I refer to Judy Chang's letter 'Knowing the people next door' (Young Post, December 1), in which she explains why we don't know our neighbours these days, and why we should.
Our lifestyle and culture keeps changing. In my parents' time, people generally had good relationships with their neighbours. They shared their experiences and exchanged information. It was very common for neighbours to baby-sit each other's children.
This is no longer true. People leave for work early in the morning and return at night. When they get back they are very tired and don't want to talk to anyone.
They want privacy, and they have more home entertainment than before. So they don't talk to others.
The present situation will only change if we try to pay more attention to the people next door and show our love and care to our neighbours, who should not be strangers to us.
Kathleen Ng, Kit Sam Lam Bing Yim Secondary School
