[originaltext]W: How are you new neighbors, Jane?M: They seem nice enough, but

W: How are you new neighbors, Jane?
M: They seem nice enough, but they have a son who’s driving me crazy.
W: What happened?
M: He comes home every night around 10, and immediately plays some Rock and Roll loudly after he entered his house. But by then Brian and Lisa are wide awake.
W: OH, no.
M: Oh, Yes. Sometimes it takes us till mid-night just to get them settle down again.
W: Have you tried talking to them?
M: We haven’t even really met them yet except to say a quick hello. I hate to get off on the wrong foot.
W: You are not going to like them if you can not settle it as soon as possible.
M: I know, but I feel stupid complaining.
W: You said yourself it is driving you crazy.
M: Well, you know how early I have to get up to be here at the office. I’m just not getting enough sleep and neither are the kids. They’re so irritable when I get home in the afternoon.
W: Maybe you could go over sometime with a little gift: a plant for the yard or something. Then you could ask about their son whether they have any other children and they’ll be sure to ask about yours.
M: Yeah, and then what?
W: Then you could mention that the hardest thing is getting your kids to get sleep at night.
M: And keeping them in the sleep.
W: That’s the idea. And you should do it soon. The longer you wait, the harder it’ll be to do politely.