To be annoyed about my neighbours complaining

[BuzzingtheBee]

About my children playing in the garden? And us playing music over the bank holiday weekend (not loud)? The children only play out when its nice weather so not that much, I’m happy they are outside and not stucknto ipads etc!

Children YANBU. Music YABU. I really hate listening to the sound of other people's music on a sunny afternoon. It travels far more than you realise.

Impossible to tell without more context.
How long are they out, how noisy are they, what sort of music is it? And one persons not loud is another persons deafening.

I like listening to music in the garden, but as a fan of punk I listen to it damn quietly as I’m well aware there is a reason no one else listens to those bands! If I pop 5 paces into the kitchen I can no longer hear it.

I haven't voted because it really does depend on the level.

We have big gardens and there is a family 2 houses down that are LOUD.
Now I can put up with the squeals and yells of the kids, but on Saturday they had music playing loudly for hours.
I actually think that the teenage boys have their music on loud and then mum and dad come out and it gets turned down to a manageable level.

So, if you are my neighbours, yes you are too loud.
(I have never complained though)

I couldn't care less about the children but the music drives me nuts, we had two houses playing music constantly all weekend. Not loudly but loud enough to be heard in our garden which is quite some way away so obviously fairly loud in thier gardens. It's ok if its your choice but not so pleasent if its not your cup of tea.

I'm sorry but I also hate music in gardens

I didnt think sort of music is relevant, nothing with swearing etc

Children in and out between 11 - 7

Irrelevant

Music in gardens is so utterly awful and selfish.
Children being out is perfectly reasonable.

Children fine, music not - really anti-social

Children - OK, as long as they weren’t screaming all day.
Music - never acceptable.

Children.... YANBU

Music in garden.... YABU

Even if you think it's quiet, they can hear it. And what if each neighbour plays music just loud enough for them to hear, their garden will be a barrage of music noise

I would never complain about children playing but i hate it when people play music in the garden

Another vote for no music. Children, totally fine. We have a house in the neighbourhood where the kids are outside most of the day if it's nice. I like to hear them. The only thing that bothers me a bit is the mum hollering. She's the noisiest of them all. And when they play music. That I find inconsiderate. Nobody ever wants to hear someone else's playlist.

"I didnt think sort of music is relevant, nothing with swearing etc"

I think it is relevant. Soft, croony old songs are a world away from heavy rock for example.

Children YANBU

Music YABU

Children is fine, even if they are high spirited although this refers to actual children under the age of 13, older than that and they should be more aware of not being annoying but music is just fucking selfish.

We don't have children so we play music without feeling guilty. Next doors kids make more noise than our music, we've put up with them screaming and shouting whilst we're trying to work from home and the noise from the trampoline all afternoon.

Music - YABVVVU

I don’t care whether you think it is nice, it is not my choice, I have no control over it, I don’t want to listen to it. Buy a pair of headphones and use them.

Depends on the noise. Screeching or constant shouting is annoying, normal playing out sounds are fine.

Type of music is very relevant. I would have no objections to hearing heavy rock, even though our nearest neighbours aren't in shouting distance, but couldn't stand soft crooning songs being played at me. So I suppose it depends on whether your neighbours have similar tastes.

sort of music is very relevant.
The house near us plays hip hop with a fats insistant beat which dries me mad.

But it is actually simply that YOUR music may not be MY type of music.

Yanbu , children are children . They're finding this tough too and are entitled to play out and as long as the noise is happy noise then what's the issue . Music I think as long as it's low is fine but if I was annoyed I might ask neighbour to turn it down if it was on for a long time

People always think their music isn't loud. It's annoying AF! Subjecting other people to your music is beyond anti-social. I'd complain about that. Kids, fine, music, not on at all.

I'm so glad i back onto fields and horses

Kids play and they can be on the noisy side. That’s just part of it! Most people understand that. As long as they’re not shrieking, fighting or crying 24/7 YANBU.

But I do agree YABU for the music. If I’m in my garden I don’t want to hear someone else’s music, even if it’s a genre I don’t mind. There’s something about it coming from someone else’s garden which makes it really annoying, especially if you’re just trying to relax peacefully.

Other people's music in the garden is very annoying and not reasonable. Other people's childrens' noise is also annoying, but as long as they aren't screaming their heads off all day is reasonable as children are allowed to play and talk!

Thanks for the answers