Neighbours recently had their home remodelled, which involved them putting new glazing in their bathroom. The glass is not frosted enough and there’s a lot to see.

They are large windows too, starting at knee hight. How do I bring this up?

Bonus points if someone can tell me why this community keeps showing my subscription as pending.

  • Markus@kbin.social
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    1 year ago

    I feel like most of the comments are making a bigger deal out of this than it really is. “Hey guys, just FYI your frosted windows aren’t frosted enough, we can see through them from over here, just thought you should know”

    It’s not really a complicated conversation.

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      1 year ago

      Right? It’d be a bit of an embarrassing conversation but it would be a lot less awkward to bring it up now instead of waiting months to tell them. The longer you wait the harder it’ll be to tell them that you can see them naked.

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    1 year ago

    You don’t have to say “Hey, I can see your dang-a-lang” but maybe something like “Hey, you might want to frost your window more because I can almost see my reflection in your mirror” might work.

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    1 year ago

    Ask them to dinner and explain you usually like to enjoy a hot meal with someone before you see them naked. Classy AF.

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    1 year ago

    The framing in this conversation is important. This is difficult, but making it clear you’d rather not see that is how I’d go.

    I’d tell them that I noticed I could clearly see the furnature, wall, or some detail and would rather not see them indecent.

    No way around it, it’s going to be a bit awkward, but telling them shouldn’t seem like a weird thing to do. If you’re polite, telling them about the issue is a kind thing to do.

    Maybe a note outside their door? Could be anonymous if you don’t know them well and they don’t have cameras, saves both you and them the awkwardness

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    1 year ago

    They might be installed backwards. I think some frosted glass is designed to act similar to a one-way mirror. So they’re probably inside thinking that the glass is practically opaque.

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    1 year ago

    You’re assuming they care. Maybe they’re comfortable with themselves. I used to make eye contact with my neighbors when I was showering and they were mowing. They stopped looking.

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    I’d drop a note, to avoid the awkward conversation that might happen & to avoid embarrassing your neighbour.

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      1 year ago

      Even an anonymous note in their mailbox saying something to the effect of: “FYI, I can still see your naughty bits, not that I’m looking.”

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    1 year ago

    Personally I would install curtains that were a nice, good looking color and keep them closed. Then never bring it up to them and pretend I saw nothing.

    If you must bring it up to them, just make it short and sweet. Don’t make it this huge deal. Just simply say “Hey uh, I think you might want to adjust the frosting on that bathroom glass” and just leave it at that. Simple, straightforward, informative and non confrontational.