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Exactly, I live on a very active street and the daily noise is killing me softly. Especially those "punks" with their motorbikes or pimped engines and exhausts.

Silence is a luxury I don't have. Only at night between 2-4AM. I've recently started wearing a full ear headset to dampen some of the noise.

I wish I could just move out, but other flats cost double the price.




Which country? I'm in Japan, and the cult of noisy cars/motorbikes here is both disgusting and hopeless (given the planned disappearance of ICE vehicles), but very ingrained (among both middle-aged and young men). Moreover it's actually illegal (law limits engine noises to 80dB), but police seems to have given up.

Ideally I'd move to a country with more regard towards silence, calm and cardiovascular health of citizens.


Germany, SW part. I think we notice because both our countries are rather small and have a high population density.


Yes, and moreover both countries have a strong and historical ICE automotive industry...

Which can explain a large part of the conservatism in this domain.




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