Noisy neighbour in the gated town house

[Gandtee]

My Thai wife said to me nearly forty years ago, "Do not get into a confrontation with a Thai. If you have a problem, let me deal with it." Sound advice. Dealings with Thais is all about 'Face'. Loss of face is unforgivable for them and dangerous for the person perceived to be responsible. If you have a Thai wife or Thai friend, let them try to deal with it. Just my opinion.

[rckmc]

On 11/3/2024 at 2:50 PM, quake said:

Give it a few weeks, if it's still to noisy.

Move again.

Noise is all part of Thailand's culture.

But yes, I see it as manly anti social behavior by a selfish few.

 

I have lived in 5 different locations and every single one had a people noise problem, burning problem or soi dog problem.  Getting higher up in a condo didnt seem to solve that problem either. Ive noticed that there are just some countries in the world where you just arent going to get your beauty sleep every night. Too many people enjoy being loud when they shouldnt be and no laws protecting the peace. I have learned to sleep with a youtube lightning and thunder 24/7 video going all night. 

[rckmc]

53 minutes ago, Gandtee said:

My Thai wife said to me nearly forty years ago, "Do not get into a confrontation with a Thai. If you have a problem, let me deal with it." Sound advice. Dealings with Thais is all about 'Face'. Loss of face is unforgivable for them and dangerous for the person perceived to be responsible. If you have a Thai wife or Thai friend, let them try to deal with it. Just my opinion.

In other words they dont like to be proven wrong. Sorry cant comply to that one.

[Gandtee]

1 minute ago, rckmc said:

In other words they dont like to be proven wrong. Sorry cant comply to that one.

On your head be it.😉

[rckmc]

On 11/4/2024 at 4:01 PM, georgegeorgia said:

Blast your own music 

 

 

Seriously you need to apologise to them and say you love their music ,use reverse psychology,love is the answer 

Typical numb answer.

[rckmc]

10 minutes ago, Gandtee said:

On your head be it.😉

They save face and I have my values too.

[Sandboxer]

1 hour ago, Gandtee said:

My Thai wife said to me nearly forty years ago, "Do not get into a confrontation with a Thai. If you have a problem, let me deal with it." Sound advice. Dealings with Thais is all about 'Face'. Loss of face is unforgivable for them and dangerous for the person perceived to be responsible. If you have a Thai wife or Thai friend, let them try to deal with it. Just my opinion.

 

3rd world problems, 3rd world solutions.

[ravip]

This curse of the noisy neighbor is an extremely sensitive subject. It is almost 100% guaranteed that if someone object, not only things might get worse, but he/she will have a life long enemy! This is the very reason that these morons carry on without a care in the world.

 

Well, the only other thing on could do is to create a louder rumpus than him! - but how many of can resort to that? In the absence of the law, we are helpless IMHO.

 

I am presently experiencing not only loud music,  but over grown trees in close proximity to my house. Now I have decided to relocate (just after 2 years)!

[steven100]

3 hours ago, kevozman1 said:

I will be honest, Thailand may not be for you, and probably most Tropical regions also. It's not for everyone. The noise aspect of Thailand goes well with me. Thais generally have a good level of being considerate whilst letting people live. I gel well with them in this way and have done for a long time.. apart from the dogs situation. I don't dogs running at me when I haven't entered your property, make some effort to control them. But it's not that big of a deal either.

your gotta either be looney or barking mad ...   I'm not sure which one  !   

[gargamon]

22 minutes ago, Sandboxer said:

 

3rd world problems, 3rd world solutions.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bwvlbJ0h35A

[john donson]

solve it with a nice bottle of alcohol

 

[steven100]

2 hours ago, Gandtee said:

My Thai wife said to me nearly forty years ago, "Do not get into a confrontation with a Thai. If you have a problem, let me deal with it." Sound advice. Dealings with Thais is all about 'Face'. Loss of face is unforgivable for them and dangerous for the person perceived to be responsible. If you have a Thai wife or Thai friend, let them try to deal with it. Just my opinion.

 

while your wife did offer sound advice 40 years ago,  I think that this loss of face is a bit like their preaching and practice of Buddhism,   it's all smoke and mirrors,  they act like they are so precious and honest at the temple but once they're back on the street they will lie, cheat & rip you off as quick as lightning.  I've seen this happen to many many people over the years. 

 

Loss of face is just another word for being embarrassed,  or being caught out.  I couldn't care less about their loss of face attitude to be honest ... it's a fake word for '  got caught out  '  

 

just speaking the truth .... 

 

 

 

[JimTripper]

In my experience there is not much you can do. It's either put up with it or forfeit your deposit and move. A lot of the time they know you can hear it and like to see you annoyed.

 

Hopefully, you negotiated a one month deposit and not two months in case this situation came up. Living around other foreigners in the future also helps.

Edited 1 hour ago by JimTripper

[Will B Good]

3 hours ago, Gandtee said:

My Thai wife said to me nearly forty years ago, "Do not get into a confrontation with a Thai. If you have a problem, let me deal with it." Sound advice. Dealings with Thais is all about 'Face'. Loss of face is unforgivable for them and dangerous for the person perceived to be responsible. If you have a Thai wife or Thai friend, let them try to deal with it. Just my opinion.

 

Read this in the news years ago......

 

Yank on a ferry smoking in a no smoking area............ in front of the other passengers the Yank belittled a Thai barman who asked him not to smoke.

 

The barman waited until the Yank dozed off then slit his throat......he bled out on his lounger.

 

Good advice from your wife

[steven100]

1 hour ago, john donson said:

solve it with a nice bottle of alcohol

 

 

I think I prefer the other alcohol ......    maybe a cold Chang  

[kingstonkid]

On 11/3/2024 at 2:45 PM, villageidiotY2K said:

Hi folks, I live in this gated townhouse but I’ve got this neighbour which is a block away who blasts their Thai music in tge afternoon
I’m assuming who lives across or right next to them could hear even louder than where I am at and I don’t quite get why other Thai neighbours don’t tell the <deleted> to stfu and put up with the noisy

 

i seem to be the only foreigner here and im sctually scared and dont want to confront them because either i get hit in the head with a brick or my cars get vandalizef or they will turn it louder or i might actuslly beat them to their deayh,,,

 

fir those that encountered whats ur tip?

i just moved in, a year contract

i dont want to take  beers to them and talk

 

 

 

 

You say afternoon  c an you be more specific.;

 

The reason that the neighbours are not complaining is that they may not be home.  Middle-class upscale also means that most people are at work or school.

 

Walk by the house and take a look at who is home.  It may be the kids are home and partying until they go back to school.