Comments on: Social Capital http://www.kimplicity.com/fkim/blog/2009/02/17/social-capital/ Kimplicity, it's a way of life. Tue, 06 Dec 2011 13:17:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: seonghuhn http://www.kimplicity.com/fkim/blog/2009/02/17/social-capital/comment-page-1/#comment-387 seonghuhn Tue, 17 Feb 2009 21:39:25 +0000 http://www.kimplicity.com/fkim/blog/?p=1574#comment-387 That's very cool that you did that. I couldn't do it because I'm shy and scared of people but I have thought of doing just that and how nice it would be. I think you have inspired me to at least think about it a little more. That’s very cool that you did that. I couldn’t do it because I’m shy and scared of people but I have thought of doing just that and how nice it would be. I think you have inspired me to at least think about it a little more.

]]> By: essny http://www.kimplicity.com/fkim/blog/2009/02/17/social-capital/comment-page-1/#comment-386 essny Tue, 17 Feb 2009 21:22:05 +0000 http://www.kimplicity.com/fkim/blog/?p=1574#comment-386 I've been meaning to read Putnam's book BOWLING ALONE for years now. I remember when I lived in my studio and had a housewarming party and I invited my neighbors on my floor, plus the guy who lived downstairs, as well as the cute guy who lived in the building (haha). When friends heard about my inviting strangers, they thought it was so weird. I didn't think it was weird. I mean, they were my neighbors. I should know who they are in case of emergency, as well as for pure social reasons, saying "hi" in the hallways, and in case there's some sort of misunderstanding, easier to deal with. Also, it makes for living in the city, alone, a bit less lonely. But maybe once you are in a relationship (marriage/live-in) and/or have kids, and live out in the suburbs, it's like you want to just keep to that social unit. I don't know. It's interesting, though, to know people who live in apartment buildings and yet have no idea who lives across the hall/above/below them. I’ve been meaning to read Putnam’s book BOWLING ALONE for years now.

I remember when I lived in my studio and had a housewarming party and I invited my neighbors on my floor, plus the guy who lived downstairs, as well as the cute guy who lived in the building (haha). When friends heard about my inviting strangers, they thought it was so weird. I didn’t think it was weird. I mean, they were my neighbors. I should know who they are in case of emergency, as well as for pure social reasons, saying “hi” in the hallways, and in case there’s some sort of misunderstanding, easier to deal with. Also, it makes for living in the city, alone, a bit less lonely.

But maybe once you are in a relationship (marriage/live-in) and/or have kids, and live out in the suburbs, it’s like you want to just keep to that social unit. I don’t know. It’s interesting, though, to know people who live in apartment buildings and yet have no idea who lives across the hall/above/below them.

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