Abroad in Japan

An awkward situation with a Japanese neighbour

Dec 5, 2018
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ANECDOTE

Morning Door-Banging Nightmare

  • Chris wakes up around 7am to repeated metal-on-metal banging from his new neighbour testing his door lock many times each morning.
  • He suspects the neighbour has OCD and feels sympathetic yet increasingly irritated by the noise.
ADVICE

Suggest Door Padding To Reduce Noise

  • Consider politely asking the neighbour to reduce noise or suggesting rubber pads on the door to muffle impacts.
  • Pete suggests proposing quieter ways to manifest the checking or offering door padding as a solution.
INSIGHT

Metal Doors Amplify Small Noises

  • Japanese apartment doors often involve metal-on-metal contact which amplifies slams and vibrations.
  • That construction makes otherwise small actions sound much louder inside neighbouring units.
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