I find very difficult to get to sleep here, especially with the endless noise I have to put up with. I hate having to deal with the vibrations of the metro under my floor and the endless noise of people talking ´normally´next door.
When I play frogger´ in the traffic in Paseo de Castellana, trying to get from one side of the street to another, I find myself covering my ears to blot out the drivers horns. In Madrid, it seems that people love the sounds of their horns, even though they have no effect when the road is totally gridlocked. The police try and deal with the gridlocked street by blowing their whistles and throwing their arms into different directions. This doesn´t solve anything. It just makes my ears bleed. An ambululance and Civil Guardia patrol car whail their sirens to try and get through the daily disaster zone.
On the number 27 bus, there are 3 old-age pensioners talking extremely loudly to eachother as if they´re having a big argument. No, they´re not arguing. They´re having a normal conversation. Next to me, there is a man on his mobile revealing his entrire plans and life story to the whole bus..
The Production Line (Line 10 or the dark blue one) has its fair share of irritating buskers who disturb your pleasurable read or tune on your mp3 player.
I try and get some peace in the tranquility of one of Madrid´s parks. Again, my peace is disturbed by a Romanian playing When the Saints Go Marching in and pestering people for money afterwards.
So, why is it that Madrid is noisier than any other city in Europe? What can be done to eliminate some of this noise? How many Madrilenos are deaf as a result??
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/out-of-spain-worlds-noisiest-city-turns-deaf-ear-to-acoustic-alarmists-1485957.html
