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There's a huge difference, to most people, between natural sounds and the noise of other people being other people. It's just not the same and we need to stop p
by foobiekr 4y ago
There's a huge difference, to most people, between natural sounds and the noise of other people being other people. It's just not the same and we need to stop pretending it isn't an issue.
I lived in an amazingly solid, all-concrete, incredibly sound-isolated complex for awhile. In the bay area, so it's nice to have fresh air and not live like you're in a bunker. And then the neighbor with the parrot moved in next door, and the neighbor with the kids who loved playing CoD late at night with a subwoofer moved in above.
In short, I will _never_ share walls again. Never. Enjoy the density.
- cozzyd 4y agoIf you can clearly hear adjacent units then that sounds to me like improper sound isolation. Typically condos tend to have much better sound isolation than apartments in the US (apartments will typically cheap out on the party walls).
- foobiekr 4y agoThere was nothing wrong with the sound isolation. It was perfect. Until people opened their windows. Which was the entire point of that post. No amount of sound isolation is going to fix this problem.
- cozzyd 4y agoSorry I misunderstood. I don't normally open my windows since it's often too hot or too cold outside and also air pollution from cars/buses on the street below. Probably in a milder climate open windows would be a bigger problem.