The most frustrating noise in communal living is rarely the cars outside - it's the neighbors. It's the upstairs neighbors and the downstairs neighbors. It's th

The most frustrating noise in communal living is rarely the cars outside - it's the neighbors. It's the upstairs neighbors and the downstairs neighbors. It's the cigarette smoke from someone who shares a vent. It's the thin walls and someone wanting to listen to music loudly. (Or I want to listen to music or watch a movie loudly without neighbors complaining!) Can I hear the neighbor's kids when they're screeching because they're fighting or playing? Can I hear the neighbors having sex? Can they hear me?