I work in a place that is very loud. Girls are just, well, loud. I can be loud, though I try to be aware of it; my sister has always been loud, so much so that she wore out her vocal cords and now uses an amplifier to teach without constantly losing her voice. But I don't feel like we were often out in public in a group that was just unbelievably loud.
The school building in which I teach is a beautiful old building with large staircases and high ceilings. It's also echoes horribly. Sounds are louder. The school has grown so much that we're now to capacity, and basically every room is used every period for a class. There is nowhere quiet to go -- all day.
Yesterday, when I got on the bus to go home, there was a group a teenagers on their way home from school. It was a public CTA bus running its normal route. The kids on the bus were having a VERY loud discussion/many conversations/arguments that involved extensive profanity. Am I just conservative, or does it seem inappropriate to be that loud and obnoxious in a space people are forced to be in if they want a ride home? It's like smoking. It's offensive to other people, crosses into their personal space, so why is it okay? I actually got off the bus early because I thought my ears were going to explode from the noise.
Maybe I'm just getting old, but I can't handle the noise. I love the quiet of our apartment (save for Lucy's menacing bark once in a while when a neighbor dares to come home). I suppose I'm not really ready for a screaming baby, am I?
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