This is obvious to those (like me) who get stressed out with excessive noise. Despite having born and brought up in India I could never get used to constant white noise. It stresses me out like crazy.
I realised the value of silence the first night in Netherlands. I could physically feel heart go down and mental peace. They take noise levels seriously and it shows!
I moved to Amsterdam last year, it's been great for a lot of reasons except one: When we moved, it was during lockdown. We checked out the place and we knew it was in a touristy place but it's not too bad. One thing we didn't realize is the small, unassuming cafe turns into a night club Thursday-Sunday and plays extremely loud music until 4am. When we initially moved, they couldn't because of lockdown. We asked the makelaar if there was any noise we should be aware of, he just mentioned that the area is near tourist heavy spots but didn't mention anything else. Now I have to sleep across the apartment on the couch just to partially escape the noise. I'm so tired. I have to endure 7 more months of this before I can leave to a quieter place, going to do much more investigating for the next move and hopefully find peace.
I realised the value of silence the first night in Netherlands. I could physically feel heart go down and mental peace. They take noise levels seriously and it shows!
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