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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think it depends on the person but also on their family and the sound level they're used to. And on a larger scale it's a cultural thing as well.

Anecdotally, I live in Paris where locals have the reputation of unkind/impatient with tourists, but I think some of it is just tourists being very loud and completely oblivious to the level of noise they're generating. French people speak very softly, even in Paris, and oftentimes on the subway the only voices you'll hear will be tourists yelling at each other and disturbing the peace and quiet. In some cases the unfriendliness is just a visceral reaction to people "hurting" your ears![/quote]

+1 I grew up in Europe and the middle east and came to the US as a teenager. Americans, as a whole, are very loud! In many countries it's considered low class to talk loudly in public, but obviously not here! [/quote]

Funny.  I lived in Italy as a teen and grew to love the loud, spirited conversations.  I think it's why now, as an adult, I have no tolerance for quiet people.  Once you get used to that outgoing, louder friendliness, you have no real use for the mealy-mouthed or judgmental types.  [/quote]

This post is interesting to me.  I'm a socially able introvert who hates some, but not all, loud noises and talkers, and I'm on the metro 1.5 hours a day, so I have a lot of time to observe people's social dynamics.  I don't at all mind it if people are having a lively, laughing conversation like the poster above describes, no matter what the volume.  I'll eavesdrop or ignore depending on my mood and the subject matter. But there is a common type of metro rider that I absolutely loathe--the sort who is standing or sitting inches away from someone else and droning on and on about themselves at a volume that would be suitable if their victim were 30 feet away.  Makes me want to commit homicide.  I could never work in an open floor plan set up with people like that.  All of you who are forced to have my sympathy.[/quote]

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