tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-268789363253190247.post1729408486808903563..comments2023-06-25T18:01:34.208+09:00Comments on Busan Mike / 부산 마이크: Shall We DanceMikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15349691823513127693noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-268789363253190247.post-38958503203039697372007-11-04T12:57:00.000+09:002007-11-04T12:57:00.000+09:00I'm not sure it even needs to be summer. It was 4a...I'm not sure it even needs to be summer. It was 4am the other night when a group of locals were under our window practising their shouting-over-the-border voices.<BR/><BR/>And yes, I have one of those slam the door shut neighbours :-) She gets home every night around 3am...<BR/><BR/>These days I tell people they can do a lot of things in Korea, but getting a good night's sleep isn't necessarily one of them.Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15349691823513127693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-268789363253190247.post-37926816398338633772007-11-04T11:20:00.000+09:002007-11-04T11:20:00.000+09:00The worst is during the summer when you leave your...The worst is during the summer when you leave your window open and people out drinking at 2AM and decide to start singing or start yelling at each other. <BR/><BR/>I think your proximity to a major apartment complex will increase your chances of getting woken up by the van loudspeaker guys.<BR/><BR/>Also, you also might enjoy a neighbour with a "slam the door really hard to ensure its locked" which is delightful.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-268789363253190247.post-24081711151539975662007-11-01T23:17:00.000+09:002007-11-01T23:17:00.000+09:00I'll have to reply to this question 'anonymously',...I'll have to reply to this question 'anonymously', as for some reason all blogspot.com addresses seem inaccessible today from both the ISPs we use, and I'm reduce to using a Tor proxy.<BR/><BR/>The answer is yes, basically. I'm not sure it's metal scissors so much as van-mounted loudspeakers which are the problem - but they can start as early as 5.30am in our area. They probably stop around 11.30pm but there are people walking by shouting their wares as late as 1am sometimes. The loudspeaker noise can be frequent - especially on market days - and I find it can really get to me when I'm trying to concentrate. What's more, something I haven't mentioned on the blog is that Korean drivers like to use their horns - so that's a fairly constant noise - and they seem to lack any sense of public conscience when it comes to when they use them - I regularly hear them at 3am in our area - not because it's busy - but presumably to attract the attention of friends.<BR/><BR/>So yes, the noise wears me down sometimes. Korea can be quite a noisy place, and it's a hard place to sleep. But, it depends where you live in the end - some places will be better than others.<BR/><BR/>If there are any noise abatement laws - and I've got to suspect not - like a lot of other Korean laws they are obviously not enforced.<BR/><BR/>MikeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-268789363253190247.post-4952608291115293992007-11-01T03:05:00.000+09:002007-11-01T03:05:00.000+09:00I understand that your post deals with 'sex" but I...I understand that your post deals with 'sex" but I actually wanted to comment on noise. <BR/>Do Koreans still wake up the neighborhood early in the morning with men in carts selling what-nots using the clanking sound of their metal scissors?<BR/>Does the constant noise of a busy city like Busan ever wear you down?<BR/>Are there noise abatement laws?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com