Lovely day, neighbours playing music in garden

[WilsonMilson]

Live in a detached house, so it’s not as though we have anyone too close, and reasonable sized gardens, but we do have other houses around us, so don’t expect silence.

Neighbours over the back are in their garden as it’s a lovely day, fair enough so are we, but they have also got their music playing. Loudly.

Aibu to think it’s the height of rudeness to have music blaring in the garden knowing full well others around can hear it too? It’s Christian easy listening type of music.

Tempted to put a bit of Motörhead on the Sonos, but that would be a bit passive aggressive. So I’m just stewing in silence and posting here instead - it’s certainly not making me feel very Christian!!

Hate it

Honestly I'm not an anti-social dickhead, I'm a perfectly nice person & I get along well with all of my neighbours. I like to use & enjoy my garden
& sometimes that will include listening to my perfectly put together sunny afternoon Playlist. If my neighbour asked me to turn it down I would but she's more likely to stand & chat over the fence. I guess we all live in very different worlds. Party on with your headphones 🎧

I’ve always wondered if an echo machine would be useful in these circumstances as anything they play would instantly have a really annoying echo. Of course I’ve never done this, but i...

OK, let's assume that this is unthinking and a bit selfish, and simply ask politely if they would mind turning the volume down just a bit. Might work a treat, you know, and leave a good feeling all around.

This is one of those times where there's a large gap between what your legally entitled to do and what a nice, considerate person would do.It's fairly obvious that your neighbours don't want to be exposed to your personal taste in music when you happen to feel like it. A very occasional, special event fair enough but not just because it's a sunny day.

My arsehole neighbours play loud music in the garden every single day. I hate them.

Even with the windows shut I can still hear it in my house. Selfish bastards.

Why don’t you just use headphones to listen to your perfectly put together tunes (that won’t sound so perfect to your neighbours) vodka?

If everyone had their music on it would be hellish - people who inflict their music on everyone else are relying on everyone else bro g considerate.

What is it with people that they feel the need to impose their music taste on everyone else? Either play it indoors or with headphones on.

Our neighbours are drilling through breeze blocks for fun today. I wish they were playing loud music instead

Karaoke seems to join in now.

And I felt bad for mowing grass quickly on Sunday😂

I don't mind other people playing music. It doesn't bother me at all.

However our next door neighbours play music very loudly outside all summer long but get annoyed on the rare occasion that we play any music (at a much lower volume than they play theirs!)

@SunnyMustard

Why are British people (assuming here) such cowards. Suffer in silence and mope about it, how mature. Just have a chat and I'm sure they'll be happy to turn the volume down a bit.

You have no dea what it's like to.live next to people who have no consideration or regard for those living around them I live In a 'nice' residential area and currently have wind chimes from one direction and Wild Thing playing over the fence loud enough for me to sing along and too loud to.ignore. Have made polite requests many times to keep it down....they just don't care. It's bananarama now....

Of course it's f*ing rude.

But many people are f*ing rude in various ways that affect you so then there's the question of what to do about it.

I think the best way to be far more content in life is to change your attitude. You shouldn't have to but you are the one who pays if you don't.

So, if at all possible, enjoy intrusive and unrequested things that pushes into your space: music, smoke, loud fighting, honking horns, dogs barking, children playing and the neighbors stomping around in the unit upstairs from yours. If you're lucky, you'll get to enjoy some nice dog crap or religious people knocking on your door to offer you Jesus or maybe someone will even drive through your yard and leave ruts.

Ohmmmm!

@Crazycakelady17

Oops DH is outside with his friend laying a new patio with music playing I don’t think it’s rude it’s just as annoying as our local church bells chiming every hour of the local school kids playing out we have two within 100 metres Put some headphones in or go inside

Why can't your husband put the headphones on I wonder?

@Mamanyt the trouble with that is generally they're drinking too. You can't reason with people who are drunk

@Whammyyammy

Put speaker/music at the rear of your garden, baby shark on repeat, go out for lunch for a few hours. That'll get the message across

This. But set the volume loud enough so it can be heard by next door, but not so loud that others will hear.

It’s SO inconsiderate. I don’t mind ambient noise of people just doing their thing, but music is such an imposition. I’d have to go round and tell them.

God I hope none of the music hating folks on this thread are my neighbours! Dd1 is currently having a leavers party in the garden and it’s quite loud. Not an every day occurrence!

I live in quite a young area, people like to socialise and we’re all quite understanding of each other’s garden noise. I’ve never known anyone in rl care about a bit of music like they do on mn.

And now playing 'nowhere to run, nowhere to hide'.. ..oh the irony.

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[quote StarCourt]@Mamanyt the trouble with that is generally they're drinking too. You can't reason with people who are drunk [/quote]
This is very true. However, it is always wise to START trying to kill the fly with a fly-flap, then move on to the bazooka.

I am glad I no longer live in Britain. People are very grumpy. I didnt realise until I moved abroad how unnatural and bitter it is to be so thoroughly infuriated by the sound of our fellow humans simply enjoying their lives. Bit of music in the garden on a sunny day? HOW COULD THEY

We’re very glad you don’t live in Britain anymore too Jemima - one less inconsiderate person inflicting their noise on everyone else. Win/win

@JemimaJoy

I am glad I no longer live in Britain. People are very grumpy. I didnt realise until I moved abroad how unnatural and bitter it is to be so thoroughly infuriated by the sound of our fellow humans simply enjoying their lives. Bit of music in the garden on a sunny day? HOW COULD THEY

Except that no one here has a problem with "bit of music". 🤷🏻

Screeching brats, barking dogs, loud music. All dreadful.

those damn birds - no consideration -they start at 4 in the morning singing their heads off having a competition with the next door nest
& don't get me started on those pigeons - why do they have hoot down the chimney? & than all through the day non stop until the sun sets - & beyond