Are Thai people hard of hearing?

[marko kok prong]

Hello there i would like some opinion on  this,as i type the lady next door has just put on her radio full volume,so high the sound is distorted,same at party's,concerts ect,and then they all seem to yell not speak,is there some genetic thing or something that their hearing is not as keen as ours?

[Crossy]

Pardon?

 

Thais definitely seem to be immune to noise, whether that's a national hearing deficiency or just that they're used to it, who knows.

 

My good lady has the TV just loud enough that with my reduced hearing I can hear the sound but not determine the words, I'm sure she does it to annoy me

 

[transam]

4 minutes ago, Crossy said:

Pardon?

 

Thais definitely seem to be immune to noise, whether that's a national hearing deficiency or just that they're used to it, who knows.

 

My good lady has the TV just loud enough that with my reduced hearing I can hear the sound but not determine the words, I'm sure she does it to annoy me

 

Thai folk have amazing hearing, but they do like noise, not sure why....Every meeting I have been too in a smallish room has had a sound system and a microphone setup, seems daft to me but perhaps to impress folk...Have trucks driving bye with huge sound systems which must be painful to the occupants, l assume it again is to impress others who ain't got a huge sound system in their ride.......

[Kwasaki]

The more expensive or must be new for many Thais so the louder the better as well l guess. 

[starky]

Yep them pesky Thais again. No one else in the world plays their sound systems really loud or disturb their neighbours or have massive sound systems in their cars or pick ups. You also never see loud concerts or parties anywhere else either good pick up you must be right it's dodgy Thai genetics. No where near as good as "ours" 

[transam]

2 minutes ago, starky said:

Yep them pesky Thais again. No one else in the world plays their sound systems really loud or disturb their neighbours or have massive sound systems in their cars or pick ups. You also never see loud concerts or parties anywhere else either good pick up you must be right it's dodgy Thai genetics. No where near as good as "ours" 

Do you live here full time....?

[starky]

Just now, transam said:

Do you live here full time....?

Yes mate I do why? You gonna hit me with the well long have you lived here next? 

[transam]

1 minute ago, starky said:

Yes mate I do why? You gonna hit me with the well long have you lived here next? 

Certainly not, but perhaps you rarely go out or have not witnessed daft noise levels. Most know I love music, it is playing now, but I can hear it, if you get my drift....

[starky]

3 minutes ago, transam said:

Certainly not, but perhaps you rarely go out or have not witnessed daft noise levels. Most know I love music, it is playing now, but I can hear it, if you get my drift....

Granted they can be noisy but I think what grates may be what is being played more so than the volume. Mor Lam is definitely an acquired taste as is most Thai music IMO. Mate im from Sydney and let me assure you there is no shortage of loud music, loud telly, loud barbies, loud parties and concerts, people shouting and dickheads driving round in 1200 dollar cars with 7000 dollar stereo systems thumping and blaring. I don't really see it as a Thai thing. I would argue though the country areas are a lot noisier than you would find the bush in Oz..

[richard_smith237]

It seams that there is little value placed on peace and quiet in Thailand. 

 

Particularly when disturbing someone else's... 

 

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.... Someoene [starky] has already jumped on the Anti-Thai-Bashing bandwagon...  but the posters commenting thus far are known for their balance and fairness in addition to their fondness of Thailand.

 

IMO: When it comes to needless noise in Thailand it would be impossible to comment without it appearing like a criticism of Thailand... 

 

 

[transam]

1 minute ago, starky said:

Granted they can be noisy but I think what grates may be what is being played more so than the volume. Mor Lam is definitely an acquired taste as is most Thai music IMO. Mate im from Sydney and let me assure you there is no shortage of loud music, loud telly, loud barbies, loud parties and concerts, people shouting and dickheads driving round in 1200 dollar cars with 7000 dollar stereo systems thumping and blaring. I don't really see it as a Thai thing. I would argue though the country areas are a lot noisier than you would find the bush in Oz..

Sure, I have been to concerts back home where the music was loud, but the big difference was no distortion, everything sounded great but here the main ingredient is noise and forget about the rest...

At the Albert Hall I listened to the 1812 Overture, had "cannons" up in the dome area, absolutely fab with no probs for the listeners...

Do you want my stories here....?....

[petermik]

Our "neighbour" down south usually plays music (noise) from an artist known as Shadow,so my gf tells me, at around 4/5am as he takes a break from his rubber tree cutting............really nice guy but oblivious to anyone else who might be asleep at this early hour. 

[jeab1980]

34 minutes ago, transam said:

Do you live here full time....?

Why can you only hear loud music if you live here full time. 

Edited May 3, 2017 by jeab1980

[starky]

1 minute ago, transam said:

Sure, I have been to concerts back home where the music was loud, but the big difference was no distortion, everything sounded great but here the main ingredient is noise and forget about the rest...

At the Albert Hall I listened to the 1812 Overture, had "cannons" up in the dome area, absolutely fab with no probs for the listeners...

Do you want my stories here....?....

Mate I love a story go right ahead. Yeah they struggle at the concerts at the Wats and such but probably cos they don't have access to the right gear eh? Cheap speakers, cheap mics, shitty amps, the list goes on.So as you say noise triumphs over clarity. Having said that I think given the opportunity and the good equipment the old local concert would probably sound great too...yeah maybe not hahaha 

[jeab1980]

26 minutes ago, transam said:

Certainly not, but perhaps you rarely go out or have not witnessed daft noise levels. Most know I love music, it is playing now, but I can hear it, if you get my drift....

Me thinks you missed the irony in his post read it again and tbe penny may drop.

Edited May 3, 2017 by jeab1980

[kannot]

13 minutes ago, starky said:

Granted they can be noisy but I think what grates may be what is being played more so than the volume. Mor Lam is definitely an acquired taste as is most Thai music IMO. Mate im from Sydney and let me assure you there is no shortage of loud music, loud telly, loud barbies, loud parties and concerts, people shouting and dickheads driving round in 1200 dollar cars with 7000 dollar stereo systems thumping and blaring. I don't really see it as a Thai thing. I would argue though the country areas are a lot noisier than you would find the bush in Oz..

nope its definitely "THE  VOLUME" I dont care  what they play but often im a  mile  plus from the sound and in a house with double  block walls and I still hear thud  thud  thud  thud some days................+ Im out in the  boonies

[colinneil]

Yes we live in a quiet Issan village  

Bloody neighbours, have music on full blast.

A few weeks ago, i got very angry, asked them to turn it down.

Great quiet for 2 minutes.

F....this i will sort them, so i played the Royal Scots dragoon guards bagpipe music, just when they had quietened down.

That sorted the buggers.

[Pdaz]

Araaaaaaai waaaaaaAAAH ?

 

Nope they're not really deaf...

Edited May 3, 2017 by Pdaz

[starky]

3 minutes ago, petermik said:

Our "neighbour" down south usually plays music (noise) from an artist known as Shadow,so my gf tells me, at around 4/5am as he takes a break from his rubber tree cutting............really nice guy but oblivious to anyone else who might be asleep at this early hour. 

I can sympathise up my way now and then the local boys will kick off at "sparrows"  with the music going full noise. Not ideal so I take that opportunity to roll out the fart sack and take the dogs for an early morning stroll

[jeab1980]

Personally i like the Thai music i always say to appreciate good music the volume level should be set at high. I very rarley do anything outside unlrss i have my music up loud enough for me to enjoy it.

[transam]

5 minutes ago, jeab1980 said:

Why can you inly hear loud music if you live here full time. 

Think you missed the irony of my post...

[starky]

3 minutes ago, colinneil said:

Yes we live in a quiet Issan village  

Bloody neighbours, have music on full blast.

A few weeks ago, i got very angry, asked them to turn it down.

Great quiet for 2 minutes.

F....this i will sort them, so i played the Royal Scots dragoon guards bagpipe music, just when they had quietened down.

That sorted the buggers.

That's it col fight fire with fire. Works for me too I'm deep Isaan as well and so I just put a big f off stereo out front of the house and play my stuff at full noise as well..except mine is crystal clear.

[jeab1980]

1 minute ago, transam said:

Think you missed the irony of my post...

I must have missed it not loud enough

[starky]

1 minute ago, jeab1980 said:

I must have missed it not loud enough

I'm still trying to figure out what was ironic in the question do you live here full time?

[Crossy]

We are lucky, despite living in a village we get very little gratuitous noise, even puyai-baan only comes on the speakers once a week.

 

OK the wat fires up a couple of times a month but their sound system is good and the karaoke singers seem to be selected and can actually sing, wedding parties on occasion and the invariable 2-stroke brush-cutters. There's a nightclub or the like on the far side of the river and if the wind is wrong we get club music until the unholy hours, not often, but I feel for the souls who live nearby.

 

BUT

 

I don't like malls at the best of times (I have a problem with crowded places if I can't see the exit), but what drives me over the edge is the advertising sound systems. Pretty (mostly) ladies yelling into cheap mics with the gain set to 11 competing with one another for sound pressure, followed in the (rare) lulls by some awful "music". Arrgghh.

 

Now, about those "disco-buses"...

 

 

[transam]

1 minute ago, Crossy said:

We are lucky, despite living in a village we get very little gratuitous noise, even puyai-baan only comes on the speakers once a week.

 

OK the wat fires up a couple of times a month but their sound system is good and the karaoke singers seem to be selected and can actually sing, wedding parties on occasion and the invariable 2-stroke brush-cutters. There's a nightclub or the like on the far side of the river and if the wind is wrong we get club music until the unholy hours, not often, but I feel for the souls who live nearby.

 

BUT

 

I don't like malls at the best of times (I have a problem with crowded places if I can't see the exit), but what drives me over the edge is the advertising sound systems. Pretty (mostly) ladies yelling into cheap mics with the gain set to 11 competing with one another for sound pressure, followed in the (rare) lulls by some awful "music". Arrgghh.

 

Now, about those "disco-buses"...

 

 

They are given tranquilisers on boarding...Especially if they know l will be the guest singer.....

[Crossy]

2 minutes ago, transam said:

They are given tranquilisers on boarding...Especially if they know l will be the guest singer.....

 

They're certainly given something.

 

I like my in-car entertainment reasonably loud but when I pass am passed by one of these mobile hearing-killers I can feel the bass in my stomach. One assumes it's like that to keep the driver awake.

 

[jeab1980]

9 minutes ago, starky said:

I'm still trying to figure out what was ironic in the question do you live here full time?

To much puff early in the day

Edited May 3, 2017 by jeab1980

[transam]

1 minute ago, jeab1980 said:

To much puff

No Dragon at my place.....

[Crossy]

Let's play nicely chaps, you never know who's watching, waiting, finger poised over the "Holiday" button.