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noisy street advertisements.. and jingles... shops of all shapes and sizes blaring music...

• pezezin 11mo ago
  I live in Japan and this is something that I will never get used to. Yes, the people are quiet, but shops are ridiculously loud. Go to any supermarket and there are seven different jingles playing in parallel! Honestly, I don't understand how the employees don't go crazy.
  • mc3301 11mo ago
    I've known a few younger people who can't go into shops they used to do their part-time work (バイト) at, simply because the looped jingles did, in fact, drive them nuts.
    • pezezin 11mo ago
      That is sad, but kind of expected. But seriously, why do the shops do that? Why does nobody complaint? Do Japanese people really like those jingles?
      • mc3301 10mo ago
        I've heard that some places, such as train stations, did away with jingles (etc.) to bring more silence. The feedback was that those places felt "lonely."