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For me, it's the unnatural sounds of civilization. The beep beep beep of trucks backing up or construction equipment, leaf blowers, or helicopters flying over w

• xeromal 4y ago
  It's interesting. I'm the same way but I've had friends from the city who are distracted by the sounds of nature in the southeast. The crickets and birds that are always gabbing. I assume it's just whatever your brain associates with background noise!
• cpuguy83 4y ago
  It's funny I rather enjoy hearing city sounds from my apartment. Horns honking, trolly bells, even construction (to an extent...). But if I'm out on the street it's super annoying. Horn honks while in my apartment: oh my, hear the sounds of life out there! Horn honks while I'm on the street: did ta really have to honk at that person? Asshole.
• grapesurgeon 4y ago
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• tyingq 4y ago
  For me, it's specifically those gasoline leaf blowers. It gives me pretty high anxiety that no other sound does, for reasons I don't understand. The rest of your list can be bothersome to me, but doesn't create the anxiety.
  • tayo42 4y ago
    They're starting to go away. When I was in college I used to get woken up by them constantly at like 7 or 8am. It made me miserable. With 5 neighbors and more still close hiring landscapers it would be frequently. I noticed a lot of towns and neighborhoods are banning them. Could look into it for your town. They actually pollute alot, there are electric alternatives that suck but aren't as bad.