karl2007 Posted March 25, 2014 Share Posted March 25, 2014 Hello, I have been living in the same apartment for the last 10 years now. About 6 months ago a pub opened opposite me that plays music and karaoke every night from about 6pm until up to 4 am. The music is very is very loud with the base and even though I close my windows I can still hear it clearly, its very frustrating and annoying. My landlady used to call the police and at first the police did tell them to close the music, but the next day it will be the same again. This went on for about a month, Now the police just ignore this and don't do anything to stop this. Sometime the volume goes up just after we have complained. My landlady and I started to call the Bangkok Governor call centre (1555). They were very helpfull and I spoke to them nearly every week for about a month. The music went quite for about a month, still noisy but not as bad. However, a few weeks ago, the noise as gone back to the same level as it was when it first opened. My landlady doesn't want to do anymore about this now, I think she is fed up with calling the police and 1555. So it looks like I am on my own and I am just wondering has anyone else experienced something like this, and how did they solve it? My girlfriend doesn't feel comfortable about calling the police now either. I think the only solution is for me to more apartments, but I don't want to go through the whole connivence of moving. Especially, that I have a lot of benefits living here and is nicely located for my work and friends. This neighborhood used to be very quiet and peaceful. I am the only farlang living here and I don't understand why the other Thais don't complain about this. It just seems to be me that has a problem with this pub and everyone else just accepts it. I was thinking of contacting a lawyer, but I don't want to start paying money out to solve a simple problem. I don't want to speak to the owners of the pub, as I don't want them to know its me that is complaining about them. Anyone have any ideas? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post wym Posted March 25, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted March 25, 2014 All you're doing by complaining is driving up their bribery costs as more and more expensive "law-enforcement" (sic) authorities show up to "solve" the problem. You are correct, only realistic solution is to move, only others involve lots of money and/or mob-style violence. Think of it this way, you've had a very good run for ten years, very few spots are that peacefully stable, moving to get away from such annoyances is just one of those features of Thailand we must simply accept. Also, be grateful you're just renting, think of the hassle and expense if you'd actually "invested" in a property there. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commander Tamson Posted March 25, 2014 Share Posted March 25, 2014 I agree entirely with Wym. This is Thailand. Why do Thais just accept all the sh1t in their life's? I don't know! Education, or lack of it, I'm sure plays a major role. Why do they simply accept a government that openly steals all the country's money? Why do they accept that their country has the highest road death rate in the civilised world? Why do they accept the pathetically poor service and workmanship in all walks of life? As is all too often said on Thaivisa, we are guests here. Many of the things that the Thais accept are the very reasons why we are here. Accept the good with bad, until the bad outweighs the good. On a more positive note Karl, put some sound proofing linings on your curtains and you'll be further amazed at just how quickly you get so used to the noise that you hardly or don't even notice it anymore - a bit like people who live next to busy rail roads or airports. Good luck ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samran Posted March 25, 2014 Share Posted March 25, 2014 Id tell the landlord you are moving and that the new tenants will probably only want to pay 50% of the rent, if she can even find anyone, to live across from a noisy pub. That should get her further cooperation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StreetCowboy Posted March 25, 2014 Share Posted March 25, 2014 I doubt the new tenants will check the noise levels at midnight or after. I'm a little disgruntled that the quiet pub nearest me has changed hands and now is frequented by little boys who try to impress the little girls by revving the engines on their toy cars in the small hours of the morning, and by vociferously boisterous Liverpool fans. The worst of it is that the other end of my sleep is punctuated by the Imam going off on his "Heeeelllooo Glasssgooow!" at 0630. Though I've not seen him around since he learnt that the KGB had been disbanded.... SC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commander Tamson Posted March 25, 2014 Share Posted March 25, 2014 I doubt the new tenants will check the noise levels at midnight or after. I'm a little disgruntled that the quiet pub nearest me has changed hands and now is frequented by little boys who try to impress the little girls by revving the engines on their toy cars in the small hours of the morning, and by vociferously boisterous Liverpool fans. The worst of it is that the other end of my sleep is punctuated by the Imam going off on his "Heeeelllooo Glasssgooow!" at 0630. Though I've not seen him around since he learnt that the KGB had been disbanded.... SC The KGB have been disbanded ?!? When the F did that happen ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CharlieH Posted March 25, 2014 Share Posted March 25, 2014 Very upsetting and regrettable, but sounds like its time to move. Wym has pretty much covered it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StreetCowboy Posted March 25, 2014 Share Posted March 25, 2014 Very upsetting and regrettable, but sounds like its time to move. Wym has pretty much covered it. The alternative would be to find an ex-KGB member to blow the place up, but it might be easier to move Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commander Tamson Posted March 25, 2014 Share Posted March 25, 2014 Very upsetting and regrettable, but sounds like its time to move. Wym has pretty much covered it. The alternative would be to find an ex-KGB member to blow the place up, but it might be easier to move The problem here would finding an ex-KGB member in the first place, as I believe they're taught to be covert. Then you have to tell them that the KGB has in fact now been disbanded. Might come as too much of a shock to them and (according to most 007 movies I've watched) they can be quite twitchy bestards. I'd go with move if I were you. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rixalex Posted March 25, 2014 Share Posted March 25, 2014 On a more positive note Karl, put some sound proofing linings on your curtains and you'll be further amazed at just how quickly you get so used to the noise that you hardly or don't even notice it anymore - a bit like people who live next to busy rail roads or airports. Good luck ! Sound proofing linings? Do they really exist? Used to have some black out linings back in the day of late nights and late rises, but never heard of sound proofing lining.Sent from my i-mobile IQ XA using Thaivisa Connect Thailand mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commander Tamson Posted March 25, 2014 Share Posted March 25, 2014 On a more positive note Karl, put some sound proofing linings on your curtains and you'll be further amazed at just how quickly you get so used to the noise that you hardly or don't even notice it anymore - a bit like people who live next to busy rail roads or airports. Good luck ! Sound proofing linings? Do they really exist? Used to have some black out linings back in the day of late nights and late rises, but never heard of sound proofing lining.Sent from my i-mobile IQ XA using Thaivisa Connect Thailand mobile app soundhq.blogspot.com/2012/01/three-types-of-soundproofing-curtains.html?m=1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
singa-traz Posted March 25, 2014 Share Posted March 25, 2014 1: Go to the district to register a complaint. Better if you can bring neighboors. 2: Wait a bit 3: Contact Pollution Control Department (http://www.pcd.go.th/) I had a noisy restaurant closed for a couple of weeks like that. It takes time, effort but you can learn a lot in the process. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wym Posted March 25, 2014 Share Posted March 25, 2014 Right now, Thais seem to consider it everyone's right to make as much noise as they like, no matter how it may impact others. Maybe one day Thais will also consider peace and quiet a "right". http://www.quietbangkok.org/?p=172 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolfmanjack Posted March 25, 2014 Share Posted March 25, 2014 ear plugs work pretty good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nottocus Posted March 25, 2014 Share Posted March 25, 2014 move Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NancyL Posted March 26, 2014 Share Posted March 26, 2014 (edited) We lived in a place near a pub that had problems keeping tenants for the same reason. At some point the landlord had put in double glazing -- really double glazing -- sliding glass doors on the front of the walls with windows. There was an air gap of about 5 inches between the two sets of windows. It worked really great, but of course you had to leave the windows closed and aircon on year round. Explain to your landlady that this is what she's going to have to do if she has any hope of keeping tenants in the place. It wasn't cheap to install those glass walls at each level in the shophouse. It may be possible to get the pub out now. In the case of our place, the pub was already there when the landlord decided to convert a shophouse into residential housing. It was a bummer not to be able to open the windows and enjoy cool nights because of pub noise, but at least we knew what we were getting into when we decided to rent the place. Edited March 26, 2014 by NancyL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JournalistsAreLiars Posted March 26, 2014 Share Posted March 26, 2014 If you were not in Thailand you would not hear the loud music, so stop making troubles or go home ! ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
choochoo Posted March 26, 2014 Share Posted March 26, 2014 as much as you complain i bet the pub knows its you complaining. I think nother dont complain because nothing will get done-the only thing is they will become targets for tom-foolorey. -which may include violence. money and violence go hand in hand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benalibina Posted March 26, 2014 Share Posted March 26, 2014 If you were not in Thailand you would not hear the loud music, so stop making troubles or go home ! ;-) Hmmm....interesting angle to look at this problem....... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
singa-traz Posted March 26, 2014 Share Posted March 26, 2014 as much as you complain i bet the pub knows its you complaining. I think nother dont complain because nothing will get done-the only thing is they will become targets for tom-foolorey. -which may include violence. money and violence go hand in hand. Is that difficult to have a normal conversation with people, and that include the pub owner in that case, to share your thought, that as much as he has the right to operate a business, the neighboor have the right to live in a less noisy environment? Have a few beer with him ... he is a human too, and can surely understand your perspective, and you - his perspective (provided you can find both a language to communicate). You may find out the guy is not that dangerous ... or not. But at least, you will know what are your possible options. While I had problem with my neighboor's restaurant, we discussed how to best position their HP speakers to minimise the noise. A previous tenant, was less receptive to discussion. The cops, the people at the district, the Department of Pollution Control ... and his restaurant was closed. That day, I should have taken a picture of the notification at the entrance. Priceless. With the new tenant, I stop-by from time to time to discuss how the business is going. Very good exercice on how to manage a conflict ... in a non conflictual manner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chonburiram Posted March 26, 2014 Share Posted March 26, 2014 come on, it's opposite of you... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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