“After buying the flat, we had no money for renovations, so we did them gradually. Here what we did with the bathroom. We had about $2,000.”We recently bought a flat and, with the last of our money, we managed to do some light renovations before moving in. Our neighbors, too, were working on renovations, but their project seems to drag on endlessly—it’s been over a year now!

One day, they asked my husband to help them move something. After about 10 minutes, he returned, looking quite stunned, and said, “You won’t believe it—there’s nothing on the floor in their apartment. All their furniture is actually nailed to the walls. Even the fridge and bed are mounted on shelves!”

It turns out our neighbors have an unusual obsession with keeping everything off the floor. They’ve nailed or screwed almost everything into the walls, and when they decide to change things around, they simply drill new holes in different spots. They claim it’s much more convenient for their robot vacuum to clean. It’s a rather quirky and eccentric way of doing things, but we can’t help but find it amusing. They’re definitely fun and unpredictable neighbors!