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I definitely enjoy some quiet time now and again - however I'm working from home at the moment and do enjoy the sounds of kids playing outside, they're laughing
by s_dev 12y ago
I definitely enjoy some quiet time now and again - however I'm working from home at the moment and do enjoy the sounds of kids playing outside, they're laughing and shouting at each other. I can hear the odd airplane and helicopter as well. The volume is determined greatly by whether the windows are open or not but I tend to leave them open as the fresh air seems to make the apartment more sanitary.
At night sometimes there are parties and loud music is played - it doesn't bother me as I don't find it that difficult to sleep. Not really a huge amount of traffic in the apartment complex I live in as it's quite far down the docklands in Dublin, Ireland. I reckon when I'm older (50+) I might be less attracted to the hustle and bustle of city living.
- personlurking 12y agoI also work from home and I think that's why I'm not 100% crazy about all silence, all the time. As mentioned in one of my comments here, I get a lot of my noise needs while doing things in public that require minimal social interaction. And when I want a "normal" experience, I go out with someone from my small group of friends. I agree with the age thing. You know how a young person can be an "old soul"? I'm probably not that but I do think I may have been born an old person. Being young-ish, I'm attracted to city-life exactly because it gives me that choice, between being at home in relative quiet and seeing lots of people out and about.