Don't get me wrong, I did not mean to disagree with the article, it was an interesting read. By physically leaving the house I was slightly hinting at the occu

Don't get me wrong, I did not mean to disagree with the article, it was an interesting read. By physically leaving the house I was slightly hinting at the occurence where some of the buildings were not expected to be used for home working (or "being in use" during working hours) and therefore the construction and standards couldn't have considered that this might be a problem. (the rest of the time is covered by laws mandating no noise during night). I feel extremely priviledged to appear to not be bothered by noise, although that's who I have always been - just as the people who are bothered by it. Often times writing an e-mail in silence can be objectively less important for the society than someone building or maintaining a house. Other times people do make unnecessary noise or they make it at a time where it's expectably inconvenient to others around them - see germans not recycling glass at certain times of the week or not running a washing machine during late hours. All in all it's a complex problem of society vs individual (vs another individual)