Poles overwhelmingly declare openness to neighbourly contacts. Respondents claim that they do not avoid neighbours or isolate themselves (84%), and even more: whenever possible, they try to establish contacts with them, greeting, exchanging a few words or talking to a neighbour they meet (88%). The vast majority of respondents claim that they have friendly, good neighbours on whom they could count if necessary (80%). At the same time, however, the neighbourly relations of most Poles seem to be primarily conventional, polite in nature, and almost three-fifths admit that in relations with neighbours they try to act in such a way that no one has any complaints about them, but they keep their distance (57%). About one-seventh (15%) isolate themselves in their place of residence, do not establish neighbourly contacts, and even avoid neighbours out of principle and do not contact anyone whenever possible.

How are your relations with your neighbours where you live? Do you agree that the following statements describe your relations with your neighbours?

The most commonly practiced way of maintaining neighbourly relations is purely conventional, reduced solely to the polite formula of greeting a neighbour when you meet them. Currently, over three-quarters of respondents maintain this type of relationship with at least some of their neighbours (77%). More than one-fifth keep this type of relationship with most of their neighbours (21%). Another fairly common behaviour in neighbourly relations is providing each other with small favours, such as lending something, looking after the house, helping with childcare, receiving mutual parcels, etc. This is practiced by over two-thirds of Poles (70%). However, the vast majority (60%) admit that such more intimate relations connect them only with a few of their neighbours (between one and five), while only a few (4%) are so close to most of their neighbours.

More than half (55%) say that they maintain relatively close, personal social contacts with their neighbours: they visit each other for birthdays or meet for various other family celebrations. Such relations are also primarily limited to a narrow group of neighbours (one to five, 49%), and few respondents share this level of intimacy with most of their neighbours (3%). According to the survey, conflicts in their immediate neighbourhood only happen to a few: one-eleventh (9%) have admitted that they are in conflict with their neighbours. In most cases, these are disputes or animosities with a relatively small group (from one to five neighbours, 7%). Only very few (1%) are in conflict with most of their neighbours.

Do the following statements describe your relations with your neighbours?