Apartment living is common everywhere today. And according
to 2011 census data, 27%* of Bangalore population lived in apartments which
would have easily doubled by this time which deciphers that people are opting
for investing in apartments as their preferred homes for various reasons right
from affordability, availability, safety, micro families, relocation, easy
accessibility, amenities and many more.
But, much more significant is ‘OUR BEHAVIOR’ in a social set
up and living in a community. Are we sensitive with others privacy, choices,
cooperation and discipline! Are we looked up as good neighbours! What is the
perception we build within the community we live in! Perception solely depends
on how we have been behaving consistently.
This is important because majority of the apartment
complexes are built in a limited area with small space expanses in between
which also leads to many snubbed behaviours.
Social sensitive behaviour index is rated on below
overlooked common behaviours in a community:
1.Quack-Quack in common area: Most commonly seen. It does
look awkward if voices raise and conversations go with no full stop.
2.Noisy neighbours – Exchange of discourses can be recorded
from outdoors. Speaking is different from creating noise and it is certainly a
nuisance when heard outside your doors. Few music lovers make it so evident
that playing music with amplifiers with ear splitting decibels is another
oblivious behaviour. Addition to this is noise from children. It is disturbing
to your neighbours if they are screaming, dropping things, or rolling toys on
floor or any disruptions whose result is noise.
3.Clean inside filthy outside – Many complain of casting the
garbage either in common area, or throw things downstairs either to road or out
of window if living upstairs. Accompanying this comes a bigger issue of
non-segregation of dry and wet waste, the only reason being irresponsibility of
residents. Because of few recklessresidents, others too are penalised for such
acts.
4.Someone’s job is none’s job – Saving electricity and water
is everybody’s job. Irrespective of number of people in each apartment, sharing
comes as equal. So, saving becomes a group accountability.
5.Smoking is injurious inside homes too – Another annoying
habit of few residents. No doubt it is your own home, but some habits demand
you to be more cognizant about things around you and its impact within a closed
environment.
6.Savoury vs stink – With all the due respect to people’s
various choices, and understanding India is a democratic country, it is equally
important to be sensitive about others inconvenience too when non-vegetarian
food is cooked inside Indian homes. If the odour is too strong, a simple act of
using fresheners or exhaust fan is certainly a caring act.
7.Elevators on hold – Elevators are meant for convenience,
not for entertainment. Wait for elevators, don’t make elevators wait for you.
8.Parking discipline – Limited space with mutual optimal
usage demands discipline. Parking haphazardly isn't a sign of a licensed
expert.
9.Sustain your amenities – Starting from the community hall,
gym, swimming pool etc should be considered as collective accountable zones.
10.Live and let live – Easy to advice, challenging to
genuinely extend. It is more significant to be collaborative in a community set
up as small conflicts too grow as bitter correlations.
