Neighbour going for 5.30am walk everyday wakes everyone up

[ghworker2010]

I live in a thai village / housing estate where all the houses look the same and are close together. We like our house but now think it was a mistake to rent here due to all the barking dogs.

Every morning, irrespective of the weather, a resident (thai lady) takes her dog for a walk at 5.30am. As a result of this, every single dog starts barking. Her dog stops at our gate and stalks our canine who growls a bit. Ive taught him not to bark. At that time of the morning the barking dogs are extremely loud and I cant imagine anyone sleeping through it. Suffice to say that I use ear plugs but cant sleep through the chorus of barking which lasts 10min.

I don't want to generalise by saying that all thais are illogical but some surely are. Perhaps they are selfish or really stupid.... they don't seem to care or acknowledge that their actions are affecting other people.

I cant exactly apply my nanny state thoughts and go and speak to the women at that hour of the morning. Its a free country and she can do what she wants. I think the only solution is that we will have to find a new house to rent

Or do you think it would be ok to get several of the neighbours together to approach her and ask her to walk at a more reasonable time i.e 6.30am. Or maybe I should grow a pair and approach her myself. I was always taught in life 'no balls no babies'.

Let me know your thoughts.

[transam]

Thats how it is on those estates.

Your lucky you ain't got a dip stick on a microphone at that time talking rubbish to those within a km radius.......

[CaptHaddock]

It doesn't sound to me like she is necessarily illogical, stupid or particularly selfish. She probably just doesn't feel responsible for all the dogs in the neighborhood.

[pigeonjake]

she just might be going to work at 6.30,, and being a good pet owner taking her dog out first,,,

some people,,

your right better to rent somwere else,,

[Costas2008]

OP, another solution would be for you being a gallant gentleman to offer the lady to walk her dog any time you fancy.

Probably she has to walk the dog, cook breakfast, get the kids ready for school and get ready herself to go to work.

You can do it, and nobody will disturb your sleep again.

[Hedghog]

0530 isn't exactly early in Thailand.

For a wake up call.

You moved into her neighborhood,I presume?

Up to you as they say.

Edited September 25, 2014 by Hedghog

[khunjamesjohnson]

Oh come on with all the excuses for inconsiderate behavior.

Brain dead. The lady is brain dead and needs adult supervision.

You can move but they are everywhere.

[Hedghog]

Oh come on with all the excuses for inconsiderate behavior.

Brain dead. The lady is brain dead and needs adult supervision.

You can move but they are everywhere.

Who's country is it?

I would imagine most people know the lay of the land,before they relocate.

This lady in question is doing what wrong?

[KarenBravo]

What you need to know to understand a lot of what goes on in Thailand is:-

Thais are the most tolerant people in the world......they are also one of the most inconsiderate, too.

[canman]

Oh come on with all the excuses for inconsiderate behavior.

Brain dead. The lady is brain dead and needs adult supervision.

You can move but they are everywhere.

Nothing inconsiderate about someone taking their dog for a walk early morning to avoid the heat. The fact that she take the time to walk her dog instead of leaving it couped up in the yard all days shows she looks after her dog. It is the other <deleted> on the street who have not trained their dogs properly who are inconsiderate.

[khunjamesjohnson]

What you need to know to understand a lot of what goes on in Thailand is:-

Thais are the most tolerant people in the world......they are also one of the most inconsiderate, too.

Thai are tolerant because the reaction to a legitimate complaint can be off the charts. Double that if a farang dare to voice opinion.

Asking the neighbor to keep quiet can ruin your life.

I asked my landlord to speak with a noisy neighbor and he said, "I have a wife and kids to worry about"

[ignis]

Most working age people in my Village have already left for work at 05:30...

Most young and older people are up by that time, 1st Van for kids start arriving at 5:55, you can set your cock by it...

There again if I look outside before going to bed at 22:00 most of the Village is in darkness as I must be one of the last going to bed...

Been here 11 years this month and perfectly fine for me..

[CWMcMurray]

You also mentioned that you have trained your dog not to bark... But seems all of the other dogs that she passes have not been trained as well?

Should she be responsible for the low level of training by other dog owners in your moo Baan?

Maybe you should share your training methods with the other dog owners and then none will bark... Problem solved

[Eliot Rosewater]

My wife recently found a house in our neighborhood for rent and asked if I was interested.

Your problem is precisely the reason I decided to stay in our "deluxe apartment in the sky:)

[h90]

So if I get it right, she doesn't make any noise......

The other dogs make it.

[bkkgooner]

half 5 seems a good time to get up on a working day in Thailand

live with it

[JAS21]

Start the day with a bang and it will be half past six before you know it ... time to get up again then

When I look out of my window at 5.30am the joggers and wslkers are out in force.

[cooked]

05.30 isn't early in our village. It gets dark, you go to bed, the sun comes up.you get up. That's inconsiderate? Go and live in a concrete box on the 14th floor somewhere.

[theguyfromanotherforum]

I thought one of the joys of coming to Thailand is to "experience" a different culture?

Noise is the part of that culture.

If this is your only problem (a lady walking her dog and dogs barking) then I think you are very luck or have serious mental issues.

[Rumblecat]

Oh come on with all the excuses for inconsiderate behavior.

Brain dead. The lady is brain dead and needs adult supervision.

You can move but they are everywhere.

Who's country is it?

I would imagine most people know the lay of the land,before they relocate.

This lady in question is doing what wrong?

Pretty simple what she's doing wrong: she's not showing consideration for her neighbours.

Doesn't matter if some people think 5.30am is the correct time to get up or not. It's not up to people to impose noise on others. If your actions are disturbing other people then perhaps it's time to reconsider your actions.

Does it matter whose country it is? So if the person complaining was the OP's Thai wife, then the complaint would be valid? Or if the woman walking the dogs was foreign she wouldn't be in the right? How does that work then..?

[Barney R]

Get out of bed and walk your dog with her . Get to know the locals you will be surprised how friendly they become . Remember u are a falang and a stranger . People all over the world are wary of strangers so become a friend . Who knows maybe you will enjoy your morning walk . I started taking my Jack Russell down to the beach every morning at 5.30 and now the Thais play with him more than me and I sit and share coffee and food with the local fishermen and women it has become a ritual

[guzzi850m2]

Not much you can do about it so I will suggest as others, go early to bed.

If necessary take an afternoon nap, I do that sometimes since we have to wake up at 0600 on weekdays to prepare getting our boy to school.

Another option is to go out party all night long and come home 0530 and you can say a cheerful good morning to her and stagger off to bed.

Edited September 25, 2014 by guzzi850m2

[MediaWatcher]

Think yourselves lucky, my neighbour has fighting cocks, yeah, the two legged kind, contrary to popular belief, they don't start crowing at sunrise, these bastards start around 1:30am.

[petercool]

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[godden]

thai people are selfish simple as that.

[Maestro]

Removed an off-topic post.

[quicky]

I don't want to generalise by saying that all thais are illogical but some surely are. Perhaps they are selfish or really stupid.... they don't seem to care or acknowledge that their actions are affecting other people.

Just something to think about, maybe your actions of wanting to sleep past 5:30 are affecting other people and you are just to stupid to realize it. The mooban I live in, most normal people are up at that time trying to get their life in order for the hard day ahead. I find it difficult to think that the village should stop in order to accommodate one person.

I don't want to generalize either by saying that all foreigners are illogical but some surely are.

[ClutchClark]

The problem is all the dogs left outside...not a person walking.

Perhaps you could get a covenant in your neighborhood that prohibits anyone from being outside their homes during typical sleep hours.

;-)

[DekDaeng]

Think yourselves lucky, my neighbour has fighting cocks, yeah, the two legged kind, contrary to popular belief, they don't start crowing at sunrise, these bastards start around 1:30am.

My way there is an hour or two between the dogs packing it in, and the cocks starting.

But you are lucky you don't have a temple, in Bhuddist lent. Can be LOUD chanting ON THE P.A. from 4.30 -

[Gecko123]

Early to bed, early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise.

You moved to a Thai village, not a gated suburban estate.

You're going to need to adjust your sleep schedule to fit in with your neighbor's schedule.

How long does this burst of barking last anyway? A minute?

Unless you want to become a laughing stock, I'd bite my tongue. Hard.

In the pantheon of farang grievances about village life, this complaint seems trivial indeed.

You might as well be griping about the neighbor's chickens crowing at the crack of dawn.

On a gentler note, all this will soon fade into soothing background white noise which you will scarcely notice. Just be a little bit patient.

Edited September 25, 2014 by Gecko123