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Shonai Ben
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 Posted: Fri Jul 25, 2003 1:17 pm Post subject: Don't slurp |
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Another noise in Japan that absolutely drives me crazy is the slurping noise that everyone makes when they eat noodles.How do they suck up those extremely hot noodles and not burn the skin off the top of their mouth and tongue?It is truly an art.
But a damn noisy one. |
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Ben Round de Bloc
Joined: 16 Jan 2003
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What is the worst NOISE you have to hear as you go about your day??
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Gosh, there are so many that I don't know where to begin! Mexican culture has to be one of the noisiest cultures on earth!
At the top of my list is the noise caused by the iron-works shop that opened right next door to my house. When I'm at home, I hear the sounds of wrought iron gates, window protectors, and fences being made. The deafening screech of circular saws cutting metal and said metal being hammered into decorative shapes from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. daily -- all of this going on within 10 meters of my house -- is definitely the most consistent noise I have to endure.
Second on my list, I suppose, is anything associated with music. The philosophy seems to be that the only good music is incredibly loud music. Perhaps better said, music must be played as loudly as possible. Even if it's not good, intense volume makes it better somehow. If a live band has multiple speakers that, when stacked together, are smaller than the size of a bus, then that band isn't very good. Speaking of buses and music, if the volume of the radio on a city bus isn't loud enough to make the seats vibrate, it's time to get the radio repaired or replaced.
At school, the second floor of one wing of classrooms practically hangs over a busy 4-lane boulevard with its east-bound and west-bound lanes separated by train tracks. Honking horns, screeching brakes, and vehicles without mufflers make it challenging to teach/learn in those classrooms. When a train comes by blasting its whistle, most of us are forced to cover our ears with our hands, so education comes to a standstill for a few moments until after the train has passed.
Actually, the list could go on and on. |
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khmerhit
Joined: 31 May 2003
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Location: Reverse Culture Shock Unit
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 Love the train. Cant beat trains, noisy or not.
Likewise:::: you woulkd think the countryside of southeastasia was quiet and peaceful, wouldnt you. Not so. it is normal to have earpiercing stereo wars in the villages in the jungles and rural hideaways--- starting at 6 AM. |
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