Jaap N. wrote:Had a dead ceremony in (nearly) front of our home last week, fucking hell, that sometimes made my ears bleed. Really annoying. Woke up to chanting this morning as well, most likely by the same funeral ceremony as vlad's. What can one do. Nothing, basically.

I asked my girlfriend what the chanting is about, she said she doens't know because it's in Sanskrit . So all this noise and almost nobody even knows wtf it's about.

Serious question: I really wonder how they did this before electricity was invented (and amplifiers). I understand it has to be that loud in order to inform the rest of the community about the death.

horace wrote:I don't know what's up with you lot. I quite like that plinky plonky music first thing in the morning and as for that chanting well it's a test of your mental character.

dagenham wrote:Also, there was a recent widely conducted study done that proved conclusively that Khmers (especially urban variety) have noticeably less hearing capability. They need considerably more decibels to hear what we white folk can start to perceive at a lower level.

So..what to do? A brand new NGO to distribute hearing aids country-wide it appears...hmmm...

Milord wrote:Have you heard of Noise Cancelling Headphones.

I suppose with all the noise that it was impossible to hear of them.

StroppyChops wrote:

Milord wrote:Have you heard of Noise Cancelling Headphones.

I suppose with all the noise that it was impossible to hear of them.

That's pretty bad. -100 Internets!

horace wrote:I don't know what's up with you lot. I quite like that plinky plonky music first thing in the morning and as for that chanting well it's a test of your mental character.