I’ve been wondering about noise culture in Cyprus. How much of an issue is noise pollution for people living here?
For example loud music, motorcycles & cars, construction noise, etc.
One thing that stood out to me is the amount of noise from construction sites.
Do Cypriots generally see this as a normal part of life and are less bothered by it compared to other countries, where people often complain about noise? Or is it also considered a problem by locals in Cyprus?
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Posted by NecessaryTomorrow399
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It’s a problem, but no one does anything about it.
It’s nothing like in countries such as Germany or others, where you’re not allowed to flush the toilet after a certain hour, or the police will be called on you.
At three in the morning, you might be woken up by a car driving by with the music blaring.
Dogs barging are the worst. Construction sides genuinely respect quite hours but all these untrained dogs that are left alone indoors for several hours are a true nightmare
It’s a normal part of life because we cannot do anything about it and police almost never enforces it, yes most of us consider it as a big problem.
Cars and Bikes are the worse imo and Police does nothing about them. They are extremely loud in the middle of the day AND night.
Construction sites are bad but people don’t say much if they follow the quiet hours. In the summer most Con. sites will start early to work a bit in the cooler hours but they don’t start loud machinery normally (but they shout to each other).
Our Sound proofing situation is weird/bad. Older houses have extra concrete cause it was cheap and concrete helps by soundproofing but at the same time the windows are thin af. New cheap houses are normally not good and expensive ones 50/50. We should have stricter rules and enforced rules around it maybe.
It is a big problem, just because it happens it doesn’t mean the locals are happy with it.