What are Some Ways to Deal with Noisy Neighbors? I like to think of myself as a good neighbor. Yes, sometimes I play my guitar or put together furniture during the day, but never after 8 p. When I moved in, I had very little furniture so about two weeks after christmas, I was building some bookshelves in my kitchen. I had three of the four children I nanny regularly over at my place to help out with the building because I was on the clock and the parents need quiet at the house. They were being moderately loud, but it was also 3 p. I politely answered that I was sorry if the noise was too much, but the children don't live here and are only visiting and I would be finished with building furniture within the hour. The BBC returns to Oberhausen in Germany to see how attitudes have changed towards refugees arriving in the town. Germany, the country of beer, sausages, and Oktoberfest is an interesting country no doubt. With so much going on there (or shall I say here!), it surely calls for an. I also let them know that I had just moved in and introduced myself. They were very unhappy and asked why a student (which I am; I am only 2. The Muslim share of Europe’s total population has been increasing steadily, growing from 4% in 1990 to 6% in 2010. The Countries With the Worst Bad Habits. Russia poisons its enemies, Germany’s obsessed with fiscal responsibility, and America’s addicted to spreading democracy. The End of the Win-Win World. Why China’s rise really is bad for America -- and other dark forces at work. By Gideon Rachman <p> Gideon Rachman is chief foreign. If noisy neighbors don’t. NATURE The German government works hard to protect the country's wildlife. There are 97 nature reserves in Germany, the biggest of which is the Black Forest. I was sure to make lots of noise. I responded, as politely as I could, that if there were any noise issues that were outside of the rules about noise (e. I also let them know that I don't throw parties and if I planned to have people over on a weekend night, that I would let them know in advance and keep the volume down. I was upset but I responded that if they had a problem with the dog or noise or anything, that we could work it out together as neighbors when it occurred. I had only been there for a month, two weeks of which I wasn't even in the country! They then said well you better quiet down by 7 p. I replied I would try to keep my noise under control and said I was sorry to have bothered them. I did my best to be polite and understanding, but at the same time I was fuming! I just moved in and so far had been extra careful about not making too much noise. Their toddler threw stuff all over the place upstairs at all hours of the day. During the day, kids will be kids, but at a certain hour, you stop the children from throwing objects on the floor, calm them and put them to bed. I went up after about two weeks to follow up on the first time we talked and asked them if there were any issues with noise from my apartment. They said no, everything has been fine but didn't apologize for accosting me at our first encounter. I let this go as I wasn't expecting anything more. Then I asked them if they could try to keep their child from throwing things on the floor after 8 p. I work two jobs and study full time and it was keeping me up. They were upset and said they can't stop their child from doing anything. They said they are sleep training the toddler to stay in its bed until 8 a. I said that it is not fair to me or the other neighbors that your sleep training means that I have to be up at 5 a. They replied that I am the fifth neighbor to complain and they will call the police for harassment if anyone comes to ask them about it again. I promptly called the landlord and voiced my complaint, who then called the police and they were moved out within two months. My windows are outfitted with metal grating to keep people from breaking them and therefore being able to enter my apartment. Since there are three elementary schools near my apartment (great for me since I am studying to be an elementary school teacher and work as a nanny) many children pass my windows in the morning. They started to take plastic water bottles and run them down the grating in the mornings at around 7: 3. I opened my window while they were doing this to see their parents standing there watching! I calmly in my sleep haze asked the children who stopped to watch me open the window to please stop running the bottles down the grating and one mother came over and harassed me for speaking to her child! I said that if they could not keep their children away from my windows, that I will make a complaint with the police. They are responsible for keeping their own children in check while in public and that means not touching other people's property or doing things would generally be obnoxious to other people. The mother walked away in a huff. I also get people looking in the windows and knocking on the glass to see if anyone lives here. Why must they even get near my windows? I know living on the ground floor is tough, but if people would just stop doing stuff that is rude and inconsiderate, it would be a lot easier! This is albeit a neighborhood issue, not a neighbor issue but I feel it still applies, as the same people walk past my windows on a regular basis. In between the crazy men and their toddler and these new people, a nice young couple who were friendly, not noisy and who sometimes walked my dog for me when I had class for a long time lived above me. They had to move out because they were having a baby and the apartment was too small. The new people are a family of four (in a one bedroom apartment) with two teenagers. They have had two teeny parties in the last week, one Thursday and one Friday, where the kids are in the hallways and stairwells talking and yelling. Then I heard loud talking and glass clinking right outside my door. My dog began to bark loudly and I was upset because it was late and I didn't want to cause problems with my neighbors. I looked out the peephole and saw four teenage boys. They were leaning on my apartment door having a smoke and drinking beer! When I opened it, they fell into my apartment! I told them that they are not allowed to smoke in the hallways or stairwell and that they are certainly not allowed to lean on my door and have a chat at anytime of day, much less at 1. They said that I should just talk to the parents running the party if I had a problem and refused to move. I took my keys, shut the door and went upstairs. I introduced myself as their downstairs neighbor. They then got white faced. I said look, this is the second party in the week since you moved in. I have tolerated the building noises and the party last night with the mindset that once you get settled, these things will go away. I get it, you have teenagers, I was a teenager once and I wish my parents had let me throw parties Thursday and Friday night until almost midnight. But there is no way your kids and their friends can hang around in the public spaces of the building smoking and drinking, particularly not in front of my apartment door at 1. They said the kids do what they want and they can't control them. My response was: Don't let them invite 2. I live in Germany, drinking age for beer and wine is 1. They looked shocked and upset. I said I was sorry to have this be my first encounter with new neighbors but they had really gone too far in letting their kids and their friends smoke in the stairwell in front of my door at 1. They apologized and said to stop by if there are any more issues. They sent all the kids home except theirs and it got quiet. I am hoping this weekend things will be quiet as well. I just do not want to deal with another crazy upstairs neighbor. Here's to hoping for an improvement. If they don't, the nice older lady living above them and the disabled older man living next to them are sure to call the police sooner than I will. I wouldn't be surprised if they have already made complaints without even talking to the family.
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