To think playing the radio outside in a built up area is selfish?

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I try to get along with neighbours but AIBU to think it is selfish to have a radio blaring outside all day? We all have smallish gardens. It's still on at almost 7pm, and we can hear it loudly inside our house. It's also stopped us going in our garden all day. Am I just old and grumpy or is this a bit off?

It’s a pain in the proverbial - add into that the constant bloody barbecuing as soon as there’s a drop of sunshine. (I really need to be out in the middle of nowhere )

I have misophonia. This would make me feel murderous.

7PM is not unreasonable OP, goodness me it's not like they are raving is it?

Anyone who imposes their music tastes on other people anywhere is a twat

Depends how loud, how long and how often. Our neighbours play music that I can hear clearly in my garden and in part of my house. However its not on that much and they have to put up with my children in the garden making noise, so it doesn't bother me at all.

They have noisy children and yappy dogs in the back yard and the dad of the house with his loud radio on the front. They are nice enough people, but can't they just stay inside for one day without having to make so much noise?

I don't understand why people think it's OK to expect the street to listen to their taste in music. I like opera but I'm not blasting out arias from my patio!

YANBU. Likewise people who play loud music in parks and on beaches.

I’m always quite astounded and feel very judgemental when people play loud music from their houses or gardens. Even during the day I don’t think it’s acceptable.

Of course it’s not ok. Not everyone shares their taste in music. They should get headphones.

How can you use headphones if there are a few people listening together? I'm not talking about having the radio on full blast but at a reasonable volume so you can hear each other over it but it can be heard next door. That's what's happening at ours at the moment: dh, the dc and I are sitting in the garden with spotify playing through the Bluetooth speaker. I can hear someone else's radio a few doors down and another from the back.

Yes selfish.

I'm also trying to WFH and my neighbours seem to think this is party time and it's like they know when I have to be on a conference call so I have to close my windows and doors most of the time to block them out. I wish they'd save it for the weekend at least!

I'm not talking about having the radio on full blast but at a reasonable volume so you can hear each other over it but it can be heard next door.

That’s not ok.

What makes you think others want to listen to your music?

YANBU they are cunts

Two zero. No way that would drive me bonkers. Why should your neighbours have to listen too?

I can hear someone else's radio a few doors down and another from the back.
What a fucking awful noise.

How could anyone be listening to anything properly with three different radios going on. Sounds awful.

Argh I've got radio wars going on between all my neighbours.
I live on a row which backs onto a row of houses and 2 houses have radios on really loud. I don't get why it has to be so loud

Someone else has joined in. They have brought their Alexa thing outside and it's hilarious listening to them having to ask it over & again to play something because it doesn't understand them!

It honestly doesn't bother me and from what I can see/hear the neighbours aren't bothered either because they're all going about their days with their children and dogs playing out and are doing their gardens. None of the noises I can hear are intrusive.

I wish I’d got £1 for every use of the word selfish on here in the last three weeks. It would be better than winning the lottery.

What makes you think others want to listen to your music? Because my taste in music is fucking awesome

Because my taste in music is fucking awesome

Lol. I know loads of people who think that that. My eyes are constantly rolling.

However, in your case, as everyone's doing it and everyone seems happy, then I guess its okay. It would drive me potty, but we're all different.

I absolutely loathe people who do this. I can not comprehend how anybody thinks it’s acceptable. Drives me utterly insane.

Our neighbours did this on Sunday.
We were trying to enjoy the garden and then they came out with their bad quality bluetooth speaker and played crap for 3 hours .
That ,added to their yapping little dog , shrill daughter and whining 5 year old son I was just about ready to blow .
Then the other neighbours proceeded to kick a football at full pelt against our shared fence until dh had had enough and asked them to stop .
Was a lovely day 😑