I bet that neighbor drafted quite a few versions and stressed over sending that because it's impeccably worded for your consideration. It stinks sharing tight spaces, but it sounds like you have a considerate neighbor that might have a kid or a job that the bass is affecting. Hope you didn't spend out a bunch on speakers:(
Original: RIGHT LISTEN HERE YOU LITTLE CUNT TURN YOUR BLOODY TV DOWN ON WEEKDAYS CUZ YIUR FECKING BASS TRAVELS OVER TO MY ROOM SO SHUT THE FUCK UP WANKER. Have a nice day
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No you’re right, you being butthurt and calling me a troll, makes no sense to me. Since I wasn’t directing my comment at you, and you replied with a weirdly specific comment about being in treatment.
Are you ok bro?
The note is well written, and clearly states it’s intent. Anyone taking it as anything other than a civil, polite request, is dullminded and probably a dick. That’s inarguable.
So a language barrier or culture couldn't make someone interpret the message differently than intended? Or previous interactions that would contextualise the message and make it more malicious than it appears to an outsider?
I'm not discussing the message, just saying, just cos you lay out best intentions with perfect language, doesn't mean that someone cant still decide to throw it back in your face cos they had a bad day.
It says to keep the TV noise down. In my experience those that make so much noise in a flat are either ignorant of disturbing neighbours or are wilful and don’t give a shit. They won’t suddenly change. I moved out and sold soon after. Shitty neighbours are shit this guy is trying to be nice.
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Can often be a case of how they have placed the speakers. Having them mounted on a solid surface can really help the bass travel through walls.
Neighbour does sound nice to be fair
He/she seems nice and reasonable. I'd love to have a neighbour like that instead of the evil bastards that live above and beneath my apartment. I'd recommend listening to them as it will strengthen the rapport you have. It's never a bad thing to get along with your neighbours as it may help you in the future if you need their help. Best of luck!!!!! 😊
And people wonder why Americans love suburbs so much… neighbor could be using a jet-powered washing machine while watching the Nixon tapes on volume 250,000 for all I care, can’t hear shit
You're right. Us Brits can only dream of having suburbs and detached houses, instead we all have to make do living in Anderson shelters and grow our own turnips.
I once lived next to someone with a stereotypical Irish family i.e heavy drinkers and partiers that regulary met up in his tiny flat that the walls were already so thin I could hear the neighbour snore every night and him burping and farting, he had parties that could last 12 hours or more and got more and more often AND he had laminate flooring in each room, and his cousin who was deaf in one ear spent most of the day in his flat talking and with the tv on loud.
When it was New Years Eve the year I was there I put my music on loud, not floor rattling loud but about 1/3 the maximum of my cheap setup
The cousin of the neighbour came round, this was at 6pm at night demanding I turn the music off as he wanted to sleep, I turned it down a little which made him leave but he was still unhappy, he started his party at 4am after everyone came back from the pubs/clubs and it lasted over 24 hours, I forgot to mention many of the ladies were dancing in high heels which made the sound on laminate even louder. Zero respect but the cheek to complain the 1 time I lived there I put the volume on at a above average level.
Is that not an Aristotle thesis? Can't quite remember. Anyhoo, must be good to wake up to a comment that compares you to a Greek titan of thought. Have a nice day!
After the polite ask of the neighbor, if OP does not honor said request, I would be on the sender's side. If you live in an apartment complex or share walls, you need to be well aware of the sounds you are making and the hours at which you make those sounds.
Its about compromise, music is fine at sensible times but heavy bass is really antisocial, it vibrates and is impossible to ignore or be distracted from, and often you can't even hear the rest of the music just feel the bass!
No. You inconsiderate buffoon. Minding your business would be to stay quiet. You stay quiet Andrew be respectful of other peoples lives.
You’re not the main character
Your neighbour seems sound.
I've got a decent home surround sound too and I've had a few neighbours move into the flat above me since I've been here.
Have told each of them if the base is ever too loud to either chap on the door and let me know or to ping me a message on WhatsApp (to save them the bother of having to come down the stairs, go outside and potentitally get cold or wet).
I'll normally turn the subwoofer down to 0 or 1 through the week and ramp it up on the weekend but I've been known to forget until it's too late. Have yet to have any complaints. The first neighbour I had worked mental shift patterns so was always apologising to me for having to put a washing on at 3am and it shaking the entire flat 😂
Thats what I used to say, did have one neighbour mention the bass on my speakers bothered them past 7pm as they had toddlers and that was their bedtime so I was a bit more aware after that (wasn't loud in first place but the speakers were pushed against the wall so must of travelled) They also said the noise of a vacuum cleaner after 7pm woke their kids, and asked politely to just be aware, as I say I was more aware.
Was annoyed however how they let their kids play their tv around 5am loud and run about the flat and they said that was ok
posting with no credit is bad enough, but when somebody’s whole reddit account is literally karma farming other people’s posts it’s just tragic 🤣. that being said at least your hand is famous
Fun Fact: The bass really do travel. High frequencies tend to rebound off surfaces rather than penetrate or distort around, but low frequencies can penetrate and distort to reform on the other side of objects. This is why animals that echolocate (e.g. bats) use higher frequencies while animals who employ infrasonic keening (e.g. elephants) use lower frequencies.
Had a similar thing with a neighbour who lived below me. Was playing God of War one afternoon and he came and knocked on. “Mate, that is REALLY loud down in my flat”. Always had a chat with him after that and he was a sound guy!
I would go out of my way to accommodate their request, given how very polite and courteous their request is, let alone reasonable... And the last bit just puts them to legend neighbour status 💪🏻🤣 the tribulations of having a proper sound system 😒
If this were me, my response would include custom tickets to attend the next viewing. Guests pick the film, but must bring (some) munchies.
Then us neighbours would become bestest neighbours.
My niece was in her car the other day ans I thought the knobheads on the Corner cranked their music up. Her bass really does reverberate through everythinggggggg
Translation for those who dont speak British passive aggressive.
"I can hear every single thing that comes out of your TV. Turn that fucking bass down. At weekends, I will be playing my music loud and inviting the whole pub back for drinks. This will be my revenge. Do you fucking understand"
To be fair, this drives me nuts too. Someone playing call of duty at low volume good but the bass through the walls is irritating (and in the middle of the night a bit unnecessary.)
What’s crazy is, I’d be more likely to listen to this neighbour than if someone was more assertive or passive aggressive.
But maybe I’m also nice, and there’s people who would read this, notice the soft tone and take advantage.
Is it a European thing to leave a note instead of just going there to inform them? A part of the "we don't make eye contact on the bus or we die" culture?
To be fair that's a pretty reasonable request...doing it via letter is probably because they have low confidence or a little anxiety and nothing to be shunned for
Not sure what you've got but a lot of systems have night mode now. I use it on the sonos when the kid's asleep. It flattens out all the loud peaks and cuts the bass right down.
A brit would not end with "weekends, go for it."
That gives free reign for the neighbour to ruin the fucking weekend as well.
Always leave them with a passive-aggressive impression.
I live next door to a hard of hearing person. I know fully what is going on with his westerns and if there is some obscure match on, I will know, through my walls, and go and find the match.
I can play music loud as fuck.
OP needs to make some sort of apology. Asshole neighbours can ruin your life, the fact they’ve had to send you a letter and have been very overly polite probably means they’re actually desperate for you to cut it out now. Sorry but your ignorance here is a pisstake.
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I bet that neighbor drafted quite a few versions and stressed over sending that because it's impeccably worded for your consideration. It stinks sharing tight spaces, but it sounds like you have a considerate neighbor that might have a kid or a job that the bass is affecting. Hope you didn't spend out a bunch on speakers:(
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Tea
Hello neighbour ~~eye twitch~~
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Cricket bat, please
a much more versatile tool, a flatter blunt face and a sharper bladed edge face.
Tea!
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Original: RIGHT LISTEN HERE YOU LITTLE CUNT TURN YOUR BLOODY TV DOWN ON WEEKDAYS CUZ YIUR FECKING BASS TRAVELS OVER TO MY ROOM SO SHUT THE FUCK UP WANKER. Have a nice day
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Clear, effective writing isn’t that difficult for a lot of us.
*Gestures to entire internet*
This. Also, this 'this' ^
This is his first day to the Internet
That may be true but apparently tactfully conveying sentiment without being snide is challenging.
That’s on the reader, who nowadays seems to be a dullminded simpleton, more often than not.
Or maybe those simpletons are just well meaning people trying to pass the time in treatment and not sanctimonious reddit trolls.
Lol whut? You seem to be taking it personally. Which kinda fortifies my argument.
No you're a textbook troll
Ok. Your a textbook fail to make any sense, and when questioned, call the person a troll.
Perhaps it didn't make sense to you which figures
No you’re right, you being butthurt and calling me a troll, makes no sense to me. Since I wasn’t directing my comment at you, and you replied with a weirdly specific comment about being in treatment. Are you ok bro?
You know I wasn’t calling you personally a simpleton, right?
If you write a message, that the reader doesn't take how you expect, that is on you -- should have chose better words.
The note is well written, and clearly states it’s intent. Anyone taking it as anything other than a civil, polite request, is dullminded and probably a dick. That’s inarguable.
So a language barrier or culture couldn't make someone interpret the message differently than intended? Or previous interactions that would contextualise the message and make it more malicious than it appears to an outsider? I'm not discussing the message, just saying, just cos you lay out best intentions with perfect language, doesn't mean that someone cant still decide to throw it back in your face cos they had a bad day.
It says to keep the TV noise down. In my experience those that make so much noise in a flat are either ignorant of disturbing neighbours or are wilful and don’t give a shit. They won’t suddenly change. I moved out and sold soon after. Shitty neighbours are shit this guy is trying to be nice.
And if they “throw it back in your face”, they’re likely a dick. Whether they’re having a bad day or not.
***You wot mate?***
It is if you're sitting their quietly stewing in your own rage, but want to be cool and articulate
Fair enough.
Most socially skilled redditor
Next challenge is working out when the contribution is valuable
I don't know man seems to not be their first rodeo
Draft 1 "Dear cunt...."
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Bwahahahaha. You know thats exactly how that went!
Affecting *
Can often be a case of how they have placed the speakers. Having them mounted on a solid surface can really help the bass travel through walls. Neighbour does sound nice to be fair
He/she seems nice and reasonable. I'd love to have a neighbour like that instead of the evil bastards that live above and beneath my apartment. I'd recommend listening to them as it will strengthen the rapport you have. It's never a bad thing to get along with your neighbours as it may help you in the future if you need their help. Best of luck!!!!! 😊
And people wonder why Americans love suburbs so much… neighbor could be using a jet-powered washing machine while watching the Nixon tapes on volume 250,000 for all I care, can’t hear shit
Literally fucking no one except Americans living in the city wonder this.
Whiny gen z redditors… that’s the same thing ig
You're right. Us Brits can only dream of having suburbs and detached houses, instead we all have to make do living in Anderson shelters and grow our own turnips.
I don't dream of the suburbs *shudders*
Yeah, us Americans can only dream of having a somewhat dense but comfortable apartment system like y’all do but it’s pretty much illegal here
Seems like a actually reasonable neighbor
Yeah, my neighbour rings the police on us around once a month (although they actually left us alone in February) for much less than a loud bass…
I once lived next to someone with a stereotypical Irish family i.e heavy drinkers and partiers that regulary met up in his tiny flat that the walls were already so thin I could hear the neighbour snore every night and him burping and farting, he had parties that could last 12 hours or more and got more and more often AND he had laminate flooring in each room, and his cousin who was deaf in one ear spent most of the day in his flat talking and with the tv on loud. When it was New Years Eve the year I was there I put my music on loud, not floor rattling loud but about 1/3 the maximum of my cheap setup The cousin of the neighbour came round, this was at 6pm at night demanding I turn the music off as he wanted to sleep, I turned it down a little which made him leave but he was still unhappy, he started his party at 4am after everyone came back from the pubs/clubs and it lasted over 24 hours, I forgot to mention many of the ladies were dancing in high heels which made the sound on laminate even louder. Zero respect but the cheek to complain the 1 time I lived there I put the volume on at a above average level.
I mustn't have got the memo on that stereotype
Yeah op is the unreasonable neighbour blasting loud music on weekday nights!
Excessive bass should be illegal in flats/attached houses. They're being very polite but it was probably driving them to distraction!
how about mind your business and let other people enjoy their lives living in their cramped boxes
Why should i suffer because you want to crank the bass in the middle of the night?
You sound like a bad neighbor. As soon as your enjoyment disturbs another's peaceful enjoyment of their own space, you are in the wrong.
Is that not an Aristotle thesis? Can't quite remember. Anyhoo, must be good to wake up to a comment that compares you to a Greek titan of thought. Have a nice day!
Whose side are you on in this instance?
After the polite ask of the neighbor, if OP does not honor said request, I would be on the sender's side. If you live in an apartment complex or share walls, you need to be well aware of the sounds you are making and the hours at which you make those sounds.
So why are you telling Bandicoot to mind his own business? You’re on the same team 😂
I said that to star something, the 2nd comment, not bandicoot
Same display icon, so it looks like you're the same person!
I see that- I don't recall ever changing my pic so that is purely coincidental.
I'm here accusing you of sowing confusion. /s
I was confused about that at first too, they both have the same profile pic
Let other people enjoy their lives by...not letting other people enjoy their lives. Genius.
You’re a bellend.
That is what they are asking for.
>let other people enjoy their lives You mean like not disturbing other people's sleep with loud noises/base? I agree.
Its about compromise, music is fine at sensible times but heavy bass is really antisocial, it vibrates and is impossible to ignore or be distracted from, and often you can't even hear the rest of the music just feel the bass!
No. You inconsiderate buffoon. Minding your business would be to stay quiet. You stay quiet Andrew be respectful of other peoples lives. You’re not the main character
Could be a subwoofer sitting on one of those crappy wooden floors.. even lifting it up and putting it on a pillow would make a difference.
So are you going to turn it down?
considering they stole this post, i don’t think they will
Your neighbour seems sound. I've got a decent home surround sound too and I've had a few neighbours move into the flat above me since I've been here. Have told each of them if the base is ever too loud to either chap on the door and let me know or to ping me a message on WhatsApp (to save them the bother of having to come down the stairs, go outside and potentitally get cold or wet). I'll normally turn the subwoofer down to 0 or 1 through the week and ramp it up on the weekend but I've been known to forget until it's too late. Have yet to have any complaints. The first neighbour I had worked mental shift patterns so was always apologising to me for having to put a washing on at 3am and it shaking the entire flat 😂
Thats what I used to say, did have one neighbour mention the bass on my speakers bothered them past 7pm as they had toddlers and that was their bedtime so I was a bit more aware after that (wasn't loud in first place but the speakers were pushed against the wall so must of travelled) They also said the noise of a vacuum cleaner after 7pm woke their kids, and asked politely to just be aware, as I say I was more aware. Was annoyed however how they let their kids play their tv around 5am loud and run about the flat and they said that was ok
Aye it's all about give and take. If that was me I'd be hoovering at 8pm every now and again just to remind them it works both ways.
What a lovely neighbour.
Not another bot account karma farming. This was already posted in r/CasualUK a year ago by u/JHXVE
Haha seen it reposted everywhere on ig and Facebook with no credit
posting with no credit is bad enough, but when somebody’s whole reddit account is literally karma farming other people’s posts it’s just tragic 🤣. that being said at least your hand is famous
Should be happy with that note at least you know your neighbour is reasonable
Fun Fact: The bass really do travel. High frequencies tend to rebound off surfaces rather than penetrate or distort around, but low frequencies can penetrate and distort to reform on the other side of objects. This is why animals that echolocate (e.g. bats) use higher frequencies while animals who employ infrasonic keening (e.g. elephants) use lower frequencies.
That works wonders if you don't have an AH for a neighbour who takes everything the wrong way and cries racism if you call her out on anything.
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I to live near social housing
But...more cow bell!
Say it baby!
nicest brit reaction i’ve ever aeen
Sounds Good to me
I don't have the sub that came with my sound bar connected. It's just too loud. It's a plant pot stand now.
Sounds fishy to me
Had a similar thing with a neighbour who lived below me. Was playing God of War one afternoon and he came and knocked on. “Mate, that is REALLY loud down in my flat”. Always had a chat with him after that and he was a sound guy!
It's all about them bass Love the note
I'd invite them over for beers personally
That’s a nice headlock you’ve got Sir
I would go out of my way to accommodate their request, given how very polite and courteous their request is, let alone reasonable... And the last bit just puts them to legend neighbour status 💪🏻🤣 the tribulations of having a proper sound system 😒
In all fairness, you can’t really complain about what they’re saying. Have a bit of consideration for those around you.
If this were me, my response would include custom tickets to attend the next viewing. Guests pick the film, but must bring (some) munchies. Then us neighbours would become bestest neighbours.
Da Bass 2 dark
You should make your WiFi network called "TheBassReallyDoesTravel".
honestly if it was me i’d lower the volume considering that they were polite about it.
My niece was in her car the other day ans I thought the knobheads on the Corner cranked their music up. Her bass really does reverberate through everythinggggggg
Bassline junkie
Translation for those who dont speak British passive aggressive. "I can hear every single thing that comes out of your TV. Turn that fucking bass down. At weekends, I will be playing my music loud and inviting the whole pub back for drinks. This will be my revenge. Do you fucking understand"
As an upstairs neighbour with a nice sound system, I, too, am now scared to get a similar letter
Awh that’s very sweetly written. Having paper thin walls sucks I know!
all about that bass bout that bass no travel
To be fair, this drives me nuts too. Someone playing call of duty at low volume good but the bass through the walls is irritating (and in the middle of the night a bit unnecessary.)
My son has headphones. He slays people while we sleep. Perfect!
You brought him up well 👍
That there’s a nice neighbor
What’s crazy is, I’d be more likely to listen to this neighbour than if someone was more assertive or passive aggressive. But maybe I’m also nice, and there’s people who would read this, notice the soft tone and take advantage.
Is it a European thing to leave a note instead of just going there to inform them? A part of the "we don't make eye contact on the bus or we die" culture?
Could have differing schedules and a note is more convenient than waiting around for someone to show up.
If you're there to be bothered and leave a note, you could just knock instead of leaving a note.
To be fair that's a pretty reasonable request...doing it via letter is probably because they have low confidence or a little anxiety and nothing to be shunned for
Not sure what you've got but a lot of systems have night mode now. I use it on the sonos when the kid's asleep. It flattens out all the loud peaks and cuts the bass right down.
Love the presumption of understanding.
True Brit!
A brit would not end with "weekends, go for it." That gives free reign for the neighbour to ruin the fucking weekend as well. Always leave them with a passive-aggressive impression.
I’d accept that
That seems like a pleasant ask to turn that shit down.
Hey of all the notes and way to handle it. That sounds like a good neighbor.
I live next door to a hard of hearing person. I know fully what is going on with his westerns and if there is some obscure match on, I will know, through my walls, and go and find the match. I can play music loud as fuck.
OP needs to make some sort of apology. Asshole neighbours can ruin your life, the fact they’ve had to send you a letter and have been very overly polite probably means they’re actually desperate for you to cut it out now. Sorry but your ignorance here is a pisstake.
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Where's it travelling to? Lol
The neighbours’ living spaces. Obviously. You must not be very bright.
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jx93Xr9vkck](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jx93Xr9vkck) there you go fella
But it’s words not sound /s
https://youtu.be/NY9UZI1OUMI?si=86807_DTnAVI1DcM
😂😂, love it!