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> You've obviously studied this, but having actually lived in a city center police sirens are actually fairly rare. Despite what you say they rarely sound them

> You've obviously studied this, but having actually lived in a city center police sirens are actually fairly rare. Despite what you say they rarely sound them at night unless they really have a need, at least in Nottingham. Where I lived in Bristol they were surprisingly common; when I had video calls people noticed and it became a bit of a running gag with my coworkers. Also lots of police helicopters (sometimes in the middle of the night) that kept circling for half an hour or more. Never had it anywhere else though. AFAIK I didn't live anywhere near a police station, but I think the road near my house was often used to get to the city centre (in spite of not being that large). Interestingly, I never personally experienced any problems with any of the other issues you mentioned, except cars (not taxis) idling; I often had people stop in the parking lot to make a phone call safely (great!) but they left the engine on for 20 minutes (less great).

april_22 4y ago
One of the main and most disturbing sound issues we have in Germany are churches. One church near to my home rings EVERY 15 Minutes, EVERY day from 7am to 6pm. Wanting to sleep in on a Sunday? Not possible. Wanting to do a quick nap after lunch? Not possible. There have been a couple of noise complaints but somehow still nothing is changing.
- switch007 4y ago
  Do you also pay church tax for the privilege?
  - ArnoVW 4y ago
    I believe you can designate the state as the recipient of the 'church tax'. For example if you're atheist..
- InitialLastName 4y ago
  Those churches have probably been there ringing their bells since before noise complaints were a formal thing. Why should they let people moving in (who could have known the situation) drive them out?
  - guitarbill 4y ago
    Times change. Watches are cheap and freely available. > Why should they let people moving in (who could have known the situation) drive them out? This is a bold assumption, and untrue. I was born in such a place, and had no choice as a kid to be woken up by the bells. Needless to say, I now loathe bells.
  - Beltalowda 4y ago
    I dislike this argument so much; "I was here first, so fuck you". And it's not like people have all that much choice where they want to live, certainly not in recent years. It should be a matter of accepting and adapting: accepting that the world doesn't revolve around you and that you will be bothered by people and organisations around you, and adapting so that we can all live reasonably happy. How many people go to church in Germany? Turns out, not very many.[1] Should everyone adapt to a small minority "just because they've been doing it for a longer time"? Seems very unreasonable. I wouldn't mind a church ringing its bells daily; but every 15 minutes, starting at 7am? Yikes! That's just not reasonable today. [1]: https://www.dw.com/en/german-church-membership-continues-to-drop/a-44765230 https://www.dw.com/en/german-church-membership-continues-to-...

april_22 4y ago

One of the main and most disturbing sound issues we have in Germany are churches. One church near to my home rings EVERY 15 Minutes, EVERY day from 7am to 6pm. Wanting to sleep in on a Sunday? Not possible. Wanting to do a quick nap after lunch? Not possible. There have been a couple of noise complaints but somehow still nothing is changing.

switch007 4y ago
Do you also pay church tax for the privilege?
- ArnoVW 4y ago
  I believe you can designate the state as the recipient of the 'church tax'. For example if you're atheist..
InitialLastName 4y ago
Those churches have probably been there ringing their bells since before noise complaints were a formal thing. Why should they let people moving in (who could have known the situation) drive them out?
- guitarbill 4y ago
  Times change. Watches are cheap and freely available. > Why should they let people moving in (who could have known the situation) drive them out? This is a bold assumption, and untrue. I was born in such a place, and had no choice as a kid to be woken up by the bells. Needless to say, I now loathe bells.
- Beltalowda 4y ago
  I dislike this argument so much; "I was here first, so fuck you". And it's not like people have all that much choice where they want to live, certainly not in recent years. It should be a matter of accepting and adapting: accepting that the world doesn't revolve around you and that you will be bothered by people and organisations around you, and adapting so that we can all live reasonably happy. How many people go to church in Germany? Turns out, not very many.[1] Should everyone adapt to a small minority "just because they've been doing it for a longer time"? Seems very unreasonable. I wouldn't mind a church ringing its bells daily; but every 15 minutes, starting at 7am? Yikes! That's just not reasonable today. [1]: https://www.dw.com/en/german-church-membership-continues-to-drop/a-44765230 https://www.dw.com/en/german-church-membership-continues-to-...