Anatomy of my Apartment Building

My apartment building is an ecosystem all to itself.

Next door to me the tenants run a small hair salon in their apartment. The teenage girl who lives there walks around in a purple nightie all day, and in the elevator she always tries to talk with me in vietnamese. We can tell each other that we are fine today and that the weather is cooler, but that's about it.

Across the hall is a makeshift classroom for kids learning english. The door is always open during class, and the kids are always totally distracted by me when i'm coming in and out of my place. Just like kids sitting in classes anywhere i guess- any distraction is welcomed.

The guy who runs parking always gets pissed at me for coming home too late, but then he likes me again in the morning.

People on the first floor run little eateries out of their apartments. You can also buy convenience store type items. They are always changing prices on me. But that's fine because it's not consistently more, and i think it's kinda funny.

Many people around here think it perfectly normal to walk around in their pyjamas all day. There's one old guy who refuses to wear actual clothes ever. He's even got bedroom slippers.

There's a restaurant around the front where four mute sisters work. All four, totally speechless. It's cool to see them communicate with their hands. They are so good at it. I'm sure that while they were growing up they had lots of practice together.