to listen to my neighbours rowing through the wall

[ElleBing]

Just sitting watching the goggle-box when my neighbours start having an almighty row. My instinct was to switch the mute on my television, run to my kitchen and grab a glass to have a good earwig.

I don't actually know my neighbours, we have only been here a couple of months but tonight I have learned that he is "a stupid cunt" and "a mummys boy" and that his DP is sick of him. I think some furniture might have got thrown about too. It's all calmed down now.

Does anyone know a more effective earwigging device than a glass cos listening through the glass was like listening to someone arguing underwater to be perfetly honest.

Nope, glass works well for me

I always think of it as you can't help overhearing it if they're shouting that loudly, if they didn't want anyone else to hear they would have hissed their argument at each other lol

And they're always welcome to have a listen if we're ever having a good old barney

Just worth noting that the man neighbour gave as good as her got and I haven't been getting my jollies listening to some ripe old domestic abuse

I just couldn't hear what he was saying because his voice was deeper

Sorry,our neighbours make sure they row loudly enough that we can hear them very clearly even with the TV at normal volume! Maybe you could ask them to just speak up a bit? Ours have major arguments at least once a week, something always gets smashed and once the row has ended, we are then treated to our own personal disco. Trouble is. I think they've only got one CD and to be frank, I am very tempted to buy them another one just so we can listen to something different for a change!

Well, it has made me think that DH and I might want to review our voice levels when we bicker. Having said that, ours are tame in comparison, usually me calling him a lazy oaf for throwing crisp packets on the floor or him calling me a moaning old cow, heh heh...

What cd is it, ISIHII?

does a glass actually work?!!
funny!!

Previous downstairs neighbours used to save their domestics for the middle of the night, when they would intersperse shouting (quite often with the guy shouting "you always do this in the middle of the f-ing night". Me and boyfriend agreed with his sentiment ), door slamming, and very loud heavy metal. Thankfully we moved!

The glass does work somewhat.

I know this because when I was listening in I thought to myself "this isn't helping me hear any better" and I listened without. But actually, I could hear better with the glass.

And that's science.

No YANBU.
Our neighbours had a rough patch last winter, but they seemed to have worked it out. Their sex life has regained its spark too.

Don't know if she is a MNer so won't say, suffice it to say it is a 'Greatest Hits' re-mastered digitalised type live recording of an older singer with a very distinctive voice. One I used to quite like but now, cannot stand!

Rod Stewart?

Is it a M or F?

Bob Dylan?