There is a pending bill limiting the use of karaoke or videoke. In this country, people are enamored with singing loudly, take note of the adverb loudly. I am not anti-music but sometimes I wonder why those pretending to be singers would use a microphone in loud volume. Why can't they sing without the microphone? My husband's retort - to show off. Now, if that bill would be passed into law, karaoke and videoke singing would be up to 10pm only so as not to disturb the neighbors. I'm glad that someone has thought about it because just last night, there was that videoke singing until past midnight. And with that blaring music and the loud volume of the microphone, it has been disturbing our peace.
Pleased to hear this too Over here, there are more complaints about noisy neighbours than anything else and the figure rises each year Lack of respect for others is very prevalent today
I mentioned before that I previously had a neighbor from the Philippines, and she was a karaoke addict. She was very proud of the apparently professional karaoke equipment her husband had bought her for Christmas. Did I mention we shared a wall? It's not that she was a bad singer, because she wasn't, but it's definitely not something I wanted to listen to late at night. Thankfully, she didn't stay up into the late night hours usually, but she did on occasion. I think 10 p.m. would be a reasonable cut off, especially in a residential neighborhood. Does that law cover bars and nightclubs, or just residential areas @Corie Henson? @Patsy Faye Loud and inconsiderate neighbors drive me nuts. There's an abundance of them. I miss the quiet neighborhood I moved into 7 years ago, it's totally changed.
@Diane Lane - same here, its OK where we are now, but before that our lovely peaceful road gradually changed New people moving in until we and a couple of others were the last ones standing, we got out, it was just awful and a bit scary
It seems many areas are changing pretty rapidly @Patsy Faye. I think once people see a few undesirables move in, if they're able, they decide to sell/move, and it seems to go downhill from there. It happened in the 70s back home during forced busing, when families left the city and moved to the suburbs, where they had more control over which schools their children attended, and it seems it's kept happening. As governing agencies make more and more rules, many have left those areas for ones where they had a bit more autonomy. Once undesirables move in, property values drop, which can trap some into staying, because they can't afford to move. Alternatively, where I live, property values are going up, because of the McMansions being build down by the beach, and people are either forced to fight to keep their taxes lower, or are in some case, forced out. Meanwhile, the low lives don't seem to have a problem coming up with the higher rents/mortgages. I suppose some of them have jobs, but in some cases, they have government assistance, while making money on the side illegally, selling drugs, stealing, etc.
@Diane Lane - I agree with you and its a very sad situation It is a different breed today - I'm just glad we were able to get out but really nowhere is free from it that I know of I'm OK in me little nest but venture out and I'm all too aware of this ongoing trend of 'no respect' When we watch a docu on the 50s - 60s and see the youngsters so happy with a cup of coffee or a milkshake I have to think - what happened !
We started giving children ribbons for participation and that led to an attitude of entitlement instead of responsibility.
@Diane Lane, the proposed law does not cover commercial karaoke, that's only for residential areas. One neighbor, beside the one fronting our house, uses the road for their celebration. They would occupy half of the road fronting their house in setting up tables and chairs for a drinking session. And when they set up the karaoke, expect loud music until morning. Sometimes I wonder how those people are educated or how their parents raised them.
I hope for the residents that the law gets passed. We have a neighbor like Corie has and on some weekends it goes on till midnight! Just one neighbor is that way fortunately. Luckily they don't karaoke all the time. They do stop at exactly midnight on weekends, so I guess it's okay for now. There are a lot of elderly living in our apt. and lots of working families, so luckily the karaoke stops at midnight on the dot! But like Corie's neighbors they are not Elvis either!
What an unpleasant and inconsiderate neighbors. My next door neigjbor likes to ply the drums in his garage with the door up eay past 10 p.m. It is difficult for me to understand people who believe it is their right to be loud and you have to put up with it. It takrs so little to ne considerate.
Wow, well that is one of the blessings of living in a rural area. I am not subjected to noise pollution. We do have some neighbors down the street who like to have frequent parties, and play music pretty loudly...but you don't hear it unless you go outside. You get that kind of noise pollution in the city but not here in the boring boonies...trade offs everywhere...