Neighborly fights usually begin over small things. A fence that overlaps a property, a dog that barks endlessly, a lawnmower starting up every Saturday at 7am, animal excrement in a garden, a terrace which is too high. Jealousy, envy, family disputes, racism, and you have a recipe for neighbors to be swept into an escalation of incomprehension, arguments, and lawsuits. A territorial war is declared and both parties feel invaded by the enemy, the neighbor.

2016-11-25