>I find the constant movement to be the biggest distraction over noise. I find movement to be distracting as well (esp. if I'm sitting next to a high-traffic a

>I find the constant movement to be the biggest distraction over noise. I find movement to be distracting as well (esp. if I'm sitting next to a high-traffic aisle as I was in one short-lived position). However, what's even worse for me is when several different conversations all start up at the same time, in the same space. Americans are already extremely loud talkers, but then stick a bunch of them together in one room, having 2-5 different conversations simultaneously, and I truly don't understand how anyone can take it, or even understand whichever conversation they're part of.