“Have you ever had to sleep in the afternoon so that you can go to your job at night?”
Yes. I used to work midnight to 8am and accepted that I was living on a schedule opposite of most people and that I couldn’t expect the rest of the world to change to accommodate me.
Did it wake me when my neighbor vacuumed at noon while I was trying to sleep? Sure. But I certainly didn’t expect her to vacuum at midnight when I went to work but everyone else was trying to sleep.
90% of the world sleeps at night and works or are at least awake during the day. When you live the opposite then you have to accept that when everyone else around you is awake they will be making more noise and you can’t expect people to tip toe around just because you are in bed during the day.
“trust me, if you like rap, you Will Not like classical or folk harp music.”
That is very prejudicial. Certainly no matter what kind of music there is someone who doesn’t like it. But the idea that someone who likes rap automatically doesn’t like classical is just wrong. My nephew likes rap and he PLAYS classical in his school band and loves it. I grew up listening to Heavy Metal AND Classical and have always enjoyed them both.
Liking one type of music does not automatically mean not liking another type. People are individuals and many people are very eclectic taste in music.
But that is besides the point. I don’t have a right to tell my neighbor they can’t play music during the day just because I don’t like the kind of music they do. If they are not violating the noise ordinance than they have every right to listen to what they want.
I do think that people should try to accommodate each other when possible. If a neighbor particularly needed quiet at some time during the day and asked politely if I would not play during that period I would do that if it were possible
