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When I lived in Japan (high school exchange) there was neighborhood "radio taiso" in the morning. I got the impression that people loved it and it was one of t

When I lived in Japan (high school exchange) there was neighborhood "radio taiso" in the morning. I got the impression that people loved it and it was one of those things that made living in a dense city tolerable -- a little bit of routine, a little bit of meeting your neighbors before work/school. It is amazing to me that China wants to ban it because it's loud.

exporectomy 5y ago
China doesn't want to ban it, just some grumpy people. There's always some grumpy person who blames loud neighbors for their own life or sleep problems.
- SkinTaco 5y ago
  personally i am not grumpy about my life and/or sleep problems because i do not have neighbors that are loud and wake me up in the morning with loud music
lhorie 5y ago
My impression is that radio taiso is quite a bit tamer than dancing grannies. The former is usually mellow with slower tempos and relaxing uplifting vibes and it's really meant to be something for all ages; the latter is closer to electronic/club music, with faster tempos, and more aggressive beats (and yes, it's quite a bit louder too). In my experience, radio taiso also inherits a lot of the japanese polite culture. When I was young, my experience was that radio taiso always took consideration of surroundings: it was always in a designated space and time (e.g. the school gymnasium before class), whereas my experience w/ dancing grannies is that they just kinda make a habit of showing up at privately owned public spaces (e.g. malls) early enough in the morning and in a large enough group of people that security guards don't want to bother dealing with them.
- jrockway 5y ago
  Got it. That wasn't clear to me from the article -- I guess I assumed it was more chill and just in public parks in the middle of the day. If it's indoors at a shopping center, I see why that would annoy people.
ilaksh 5y ago
I think they want them to lower the volume at the times that other people are still sleeping.

exporectomy 5y ago

China doesn't want to ban it, just some grumpy people. There's always some grumpy person who blames loud neighbors for their own life or sleep problems.

SkinTaco 5y ago
personally i am not grumpy about my life and/or sleep problems because i do not have neighbors that are loud and wake me up in the morning with loud music

lhorie 5y ago

My impression is that radio taiso is quite a bit tamer than dancing grannies. The former is usually mellow with slower tempos and relaxing uplifting vibes and it's really meant to be something for all ages; the latter is closer to electronic/club music, with faster tempos, and more aggressive beats (and yes, it's quite a bit louder too). In my experience, radio taiso also inherits a lot of the japanese polite culture. When I was young, my experience was that radio taiso always took consideration of surroundings: it was always in a designated space and time (e.g. the school gymnasium before class), whereas my experience w/ dancing grannies is that they just kinda make a habit of showing up at privately owned public spaces (e.g. malls) early enough in the morning and in a large enough group of people that security guards don't want to bother dealing with them.

jrockway 5y ago
Got it. That wasn't clear to me from the article -- I guess I assumed it was more chill and just in public parks in the middle of the day. If it's indoors at a shopping center, I see why that would annoy people.

ilaksh 5y ago

I think they want them to lower the volume at the times that other people are still sleeping.