My neighbors are always within 10 feet of me but I have never met them. Living in a row house home, I am more isolated than a man living out in the sticks. If I had to ask to use a machine, I would feel as if I would owe them something for invading their personal space. To me it's sorta like using their shower, that's just me though.

We make up for lack of neighborly bonds by building laundromats that charge you to wash clothes.