Opera singer neighbors I live in an old building and…
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Opera singer neighbors
I live in an old building and recently a couple of opera singers moved in. They are very friendly and nice neighbors. At first they sang a couple hours a day, I can hear them because it is an old building and the sound travels. It didn't bother me much because it is not an unpleasant sound and it was only a couple hours a day. As they began to get settled though, the singing began to extend. Now they are either singing or playing piano from early morning to the end of my working day. I work from home, so I hear them throughout the day. And now they also do it on the weekends, including Sunday.
My issue is that I understand they need to practice or teach, or whatever it is they are doing, and I don't want to interfere. If the building was properly prepared for sound insulation, it'd be fine. But I no longer have silence. Unless I am wearing headphones, I can hear them singing opera or playing the piano the whole day and even on the weekends. I miss having silence to focus on work, and have meetings, or just relaxing and hearing the birds singing, without that background sound.
I am not keen on confronting them for this because I put myself in their shoes, and I totally understand they also have a right to pursue their activities. But other than moving out, I don't know how to handle it. I don't want to create a conflict with them because they are really good neighbors otherwise. Ideas?
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I live in an old building and recently a couple of opera singers moved in. They are very friendly and nice neighbors. At first they sang a couple hours a day, I can hear them because it is an old building and the sound travels. It didn't bother me much because it is not an unpleasant sound and it was only a couple hours a day. As they began to get settled though, the singing began to extend. Now they are either singing or playing piano from early morning to the end of my working day. I work from home, so I hear them throughout the day. And now they also do it on the weekends, including Sunday.
My issue is that I understand they need to practice or teach, or whatever it is they are doing, and I don't want to interfere. If the building was properly prepared for sound insulation, it'd be fine. But I no longer have silence. Unless I am wearing headphones, I can hear them singing opera or playing the piano the whole day and even on the weekends. I miss having silence to focus on work, and have meetings, or just relaxing and hearing the birds singing, without that background sound.
I am not keen on confronting them for this because I put myself in their shoes, and I totally understand they also have a right to pursue their activities. But other than moving out, I don't know how to handle it. I don't want to create a conflict with them because they are really good neighbors otherwise. Ideas?
#local
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