advancebooking Posted October 9, 2016 Share Posted October 9, 2016 Everywhere I go there is noise from music. This morning at the Sunday markets the music was really loud and annoying. At the carpark of Robinsons its loud and also inside when looking in the mens clothing area. At the small Tesco lotus they have the music and tesco ads up loud. At my work they play music on loud speakers outside. At the zoo in karat they play annoying music on some of the outside speakers. In most restaurants and cafes where I live there is annoying music. <deleted>. Ive now resorted to asking them to turn down the volume at most places I go to. We need to educate the masses. I want to start a nationwide movement to reduce the sound of loud music in public areas. Please click like on this thread to show your support for this movement. thanks in advance advance booking Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eldragon Posted October 9, 2016 Share Posted October 9, 2016 "Educated the masses"? Are you Thai? I doubt it if you're using TVF, but even if you were you'd have a difficult time educating anyone here. No chance as a foreigner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kannot Posted October 9, 2016 Share Posted October 9, 2016 the result of mai pen rai that and people afraid to say anything about anything here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lostinisaan Posted October 9, 2016 Share Posted October 9, 2016 Why don't you just go back where you came from? Enjoy your flight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KhunBENQ Posted October 9, 2016 Share Posted October 9, 2016 A hopeless crusade. I don't use this often, but: bear it or move. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
howerde Posted October 9, 2016 Share Posted October 9, 2016 20 minutes ago, lostinisaan said: Why don't you just go back where you came from? Enjoy your flight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elephant45 Posted October 9, 2016 Share Posted October 9, 2016 lostinissan, you really are lost, is their any thing/post you don't respond to with total negativity and hatred? Maybe you need to get a ticket out. The person is making a comment that is valid. And after the party is over and we live here permanently things like this can become unbearable and so I already have deiced to leave. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elephant45 Posted October 9, 2016 Share Posted October 9, 2016 This forum is getting so ridiculous that I look at it less and less, and now that the classifieds is permanently shut down, I think....not much point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fruitman Posted October 9, 2016 Share Posted October 9, 2016 I hate the loud music/announcements in the malls, also loud motobikes everywhere. Yes the thai monks also play very loud music, glad i don't live close to them. You can do as that dutch guy in myanmar, go to the temple and pull the connector out from the amplifier....he goes to jail 3 months for that though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seajae Posted October 9, 2016 Share Posted October 9, 2016 many moons ago when I was young and had a half decent voice I was with a band, gave me some great insight to adjusting the amps so that the music etc wasnt distorted. At the new year party at my wifes work last year they had hired a sound system for the night but had the bass and treble set really badly so that the music was distorting plus like most thais they had the volume set as loud as it would go so I went over and adjusted the bass/treble so the music no longer distorted and was much better to listen too. The idiots were back there within minutes and set it back the way it was because I presume it was just a bit louder, the fact that the bass was set as low as it could go so that it buggered up the music and wasnt balanced with the treble meant nothing, I am convinced all these idiots are deaf and cannot hear anything below full volume, the fact that it sounds like total sh*t never comes into it, you only have to listen the the crap sound coming from their cars etc, they have no idea how to balance the tone or adjust the volume Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldgent Posted October 9, 2016 Share Posted October 9, 2016 yep don,t like loud music either maybe ear plugs would help Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tifino Posted October 9, 2016 Share Posted October 9, 2016 one would feel empowered - by standing in front of the offending loudspeaker... ... with a (concealed? ) megaphone. - Imagine the feedback squeal, everytime the Beat goes Up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevozman1 Posted October 9, 2016 Share Posted October 9, 2016 I love the loudness personally, apart from when it's that Thai rave music getting blasted. Not a fan. Places like Soho and Camden High Street was always my favourite parts of my city. Loud and lots of hustle and bustle. I can understand people from more quiet backgrounds having issues with the levels of noise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lostinisaan Posted October 9, 2016 Share Posted October 9, 2016 2 hours ago, elephant45 said: lostinissan, you really are lost, is their any thing/post you don't respond to with total negativity and hatred? Maybe you need to get a ticket out. The person is making a comment that is valid. And after the party is over and we live here permanently things like this can become unbearable and so I already have deiced to leave. I only gave you an honest answer. I'm only wondering why such things do not annoy me. That's why you better go home to mom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lostinisaan Posted October 9, 2016 Share Posted October 9, 2016 (edited) 2 hours ago, elephant45 said: This forum is getting so ridiculous that I look at it less and less, and now that the classifieds is permanently shut down, I think....not much point. You seem to look for negative things in your life to have something, or somebody to blame. Now it's the forum. Just don't look at it anymore and you won't be annoyed of the shut down classifieds. I had a huge fight with a similar guy who's so upset that a flower selling woman took 25, instead of the usual 20 baht. I tried to calm him down but he found more and more points that would suck for him. I told him in his face why he wouldn't get the shit out of the country, better today than tomorrow. Have a good flight and don't forget a present for mom. And you seem to be one of these guys. Edited October 9, 2016 by lostinisaan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shot Posted October 9, 2016 Share Posted October 9, 2016 About 6 months ago in NST while shopping for a washer for my MIL, we pulled up to Power Buy. We were the only customers at the time, so I pulled up in front. They had very large speakers outside blaring music and other nonsense at a full 10. I walked up to the machine, found the power plug and pulled it. Best feeling ever. We were unmolested by crap music during our visit. We did buy a washing machine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
advancebooking Posted October 9, 2016 Author Share Posted October 9, 2016 2 hours ago, elephant45 said: lostinissan, you really are lost, is their any thing/post you don't respond to with total negativity and hatred? Maybe you need to get a ticket out. The person is making a comment that is valid. And after the party is over and we live here permanently things like this can become unbearable and so I already have deiced to leave. Its true what you say about mr lost in san. Ive started to not read his comments over the years. He has to be one of the most hated members on this forum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary A Posted October 9, 2016 Share Posted October 9, 2016 I have gotten used to the loud music over the years. I got broken in in a very unpleasant way. I lived in a housing development that had many muslims. We had a small lake between where I lived and where they had their loud speakers. Their crap blasted across that pond. My townhouse was furnished by the company I worked for. I demanded the company furnish a different location.for me to live. They refused and I quit. True story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petedk Posted October 9, 2016 Share Posted October 9, 2016 I have often complained at Big C about the noise from all the Tanoys and speakers placed around the place. I once called the manager on the mobile whilst standing near some speakers ... she complained that she couldn't hear what I was saying. The following week the music had been turned down, but that didn't last long. Now I take my noise cancelling ear plugs and listen to quiet music while shopping there. Recently, I saw an interview with the British astronaut Tim Peaks. He said that the first thing he noticed when he came back to earth was the smell. The first thing I noticed last time I went back home was the quietness. Eery really. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAFO Posted October 9, 2016 Share Posted October 9, 2016 Actually I only have issues when I walk into a store and they have 3 or 4 20 year old girls screaming in their Mic selling something. I have seen it in Big C, Tesco, various malls. I just walked away from it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deepinthailand Posted October 9, 2016 Share Posted October 9, 2016 1 hour ago, lostinisaan said: You seem to look for negative things in your life to have something, or somebody to blame. Now it's the forum. Just don't look at it anymore and you won't be annoyed of the shut down classifieds. I had a huge fight with a similar guy who's so upset that a flower selling woman took 25, instead of the usual 20 baht. I tried to calm him down but he found more and more points that would suck for him. I told him in his face why he wouldn't get the shit out of the country, better today than tomorrow. Have a good flight and don't forget a present for mom. And you seem to be one of these guys. Pathetic as usual. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petedk Posted October 9, 2016 Share Posted October 9, 2016 13 minutes ago, JAFO said: Actually I only have issues when I walk into a store and they have 3 or 4 20 year old girls screaming in their Mic selling something. I have seen it in Big C, Tesco, various malls. I just walked away from it Walk away from it and 10 meters further along is the next group, move along and the next, move along....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khunpa Posted October 9, 2016 Share Posted October 9, 2016 (edited) After living in Vietnam for years, I have gotten used to it. In Thailand it is actually quite low. In Vietnam, you will bleed out of your ears, when you return home from a normal shopping trip and I am sure that 99% of all people working these places must be deaf. Edited October 9, 2016 by khunpa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boomerangutang Posted October 9, 2016 Share Posted October 9, 2016 Noise pollution has been a major issue for me also. nearly 20 yrs residing in northern Thailand, and visiting here for a third of a century, it's pervasive. It's also rude, but Thais don't know its rude. I've gone to talk to police, to village headman, Thai friends, .....all of them just grin uncomfortably and shrug their shoulders. If there are any laws against offensive noise, they're not enforced. A just drove a friend to the airport to permanently return to his farang country. His #1 beef: excessive noise. I'm also planning to leave, but have some things to sell first. It's particularly annoying to musicians like myself, because we're more sensitive to sound than the average person. I sometimes wonder how a top notch musician like Stevie Wonder would handle Thailand. I wouldn't doubt he would be compelled to leave within hours. My mom might not mind, but she was 90% deaf in her old age. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khunpa Posted October 9, 2016 Share Posted October 9, 2016 I will like many other things in SEA, never really understand the "Logic" behind it. I guess the "Logic" is that the more loud it is, the more people it will attract. Last time I was in Central, I noticed a sexy girl shouting into a microphone, trying to sell clothes. No one was anywhere near her or the clothes she was selling. I wonder if they ever tried, just having the girl shut up and just look sexy... Guess not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bwpage3 Posted October 9, 2016 Share Posted October 9, 2016 Trying to change Thailand, a place that has no logic at all? Good luck with that one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khunpa Posted October 9, 2016 Share Posted October 9, 2016 1 minute ago, bwpage3 said: Trying to change Thailand, a place that has no logic at all? Good luck with that one. Yes, it is very hard to fix stupid :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YeahSiam Posted October 9, 2016 Share Posted October 9, 2016 People move into a cheap house in a shitty neighbourhood then get on TV forums complaining about how inconsiderate their neighbours are. If you don't like the noise near your house, move to a more upmarket neighbourhood. If you don't like the noise at Tesco, shop at Gourmet Foodhalls, Tops Market, Villa Market or Foodland. If you don't like the noise at cafes and restaurants, go to more upmarket establishments. Many retail outlets popular with Thais know that music louder appeals to their customers (mostly ordinary Thais). They don't give a shit about what some farang thinks nor should they. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geriatrickid Posted October 9, 2016 Share Posted October 9, 2016 6 hours ago, lostinisaan said: Why don't you just go back where you came from? Enjoy your flight. Ok. However, that does not change the fact that he has a valid point. Perhaps, you just turn down or turn off your hearing aid(s). However, for those of us who wish to preserve our hearing and who understand the detrimental effects this pollution has on public health & safety and the environment, we welcome someone speaking up. We all get it. You want to be more Thai than a Thai and if that means going deaf then you will do it. We don't want to be deaf and living in the boonies. Know why? When the drunk comes tearing along on a road we are walking on, we want to hear the truck so we can get out of the way. We also want to hear the birds singing, our children talking to us and the telly at a low volume. We don't want to force people to scream at us so that they can be heard above the ambient noise. Capiche? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saastrajaa Posted October 9, 2016 Share Posted October 9, 2016 5 hours ago, seajae said: many moons ago when I was young and had a half decent voice I was with a band, gave me some great insight to adjusting the amps so that the music etc wasnt distorted. At the new year party at my wifes work last year they had hired a sound system for the night but had the bass and treble set really badly so that the music was distorting plus like most thais they had the volume set as loud as it would go so I went over and adjusted the bass/treble so the music no longer distorted and was much better to listen too. The idiots were back there within minutes and set it back the way it was because I presume it was just a bit louder, the fact that the bass was set as low as it could go so that it buggered up the music and wasnt balanced with the treble meant nothing, I am convinced all these idiots are deaf and cannot hear anything below full volume, the fact that it sounds like total sh*t never comes into it, you only have to listen the the crap sound coming from their cars etc, they have no idea how to balance the tone or adjust the volume Also, note that there is no word in the Thai language for [audio] "distortion"... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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