The full story is told in pictures below, but here's a summary for y'all:

I decided that it's a shame I don't know my neighbours better. London's so busy all the time, but what's the use of having people all around you if you don't know any of them? So I figured I'd dig through my neighbour's trash... :)

I employed a three-step approach. 1) root through a trash bag; 2) root through a recycling bag; 3) hop onto the Internet to see if I can deduce anything else from the information I uncovered.

From step 1, I deduced that my neighbour chews gum, shops at Tesco, cooks, plays guitar, prints CDs, gets headaches, has a connection with Liverpool, smokes, is a pescatarian, and likes electro-pop.

From step 2, I deduced my neighbour's name, and that he reads the Guardian (and is therefore probably left-wing), he owns his flat, he is health conscious (although he enjoys his beers), he drinks caffeinated coffee, he recently bought a Kenwood appliance, and he watched The Simpsons film at our local cinema with a friend.

From step 3, I deduced that my neighbour is in a band called R.O.C, who were signed up with Virgin Records in the 90's and have released four albums and loads of singles. You can buy their music from their website: www.rocmusic.com. How cool is that?

Enlightening.