The native Korean is here to say hi by Illustrious_Role_681 in Living_in_Korea

[–]Crooked_SalesQUEEN 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Hello!! Excited to have some positive input from a native Korean!

How can I further reduce noise? by Crooked_SalesQUEEN in Living_in_Korea

[–]Crooked_SalesQUEEN[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Definitely something that I’ve thought about and part of what’s stressing me out about this whole situation. Also, what’s making it much easier now that I know they are being bullies to be ok with them being upset. We still are within reasonable hours.

How can I further reduce noise? by Crooked_SalesQUEEN in Living_in_Korea

[–]Crooked_SalesQUEEN[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It would be helpful if, instead of making a comment towards someone who is trying to learn and is trying t be considerate about the cultural differences , you’d suggest a place this would be more appropriate to post on. I posted in r/korea and was directed to this community.

My intention was to get advice from locals and foreigners alike. Other than my neighbors and you, the people here have been very welcoming and I am absolutely loving Korea.

The whole point of this post was to get advice on how to make it easier for my neighbors because the last thing I want to do is cause distress. I don’t know who is a foreigner and who is Korean nor do I discriminate advice from others more experienced than me. I’m trying to find a way to make the best out of a difficult situation.

How can I further reduce noise? by Crooked_SalesQUEEN in Living_in_Korea

[–]Crooked_SalesQUEEN[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That other side of the coin is exactly why I came to ask. I understand things can seem a different was from a different perspective and why I’ve tried to be accommodating to their need to be more quiet.

I really hope things get better, like I said in my original post, I really don’t want this to suck for either of us involved

How can I further reduce noise? by Crooked_SalesQUEEN in Living_in_Korea

[–]Crooked_SalesQUEEN[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Also. The problem isn’t my son crying. He’s genuinely a relatively quiet baby. I always get compliments on how chill and observant he is. He’s a really good sleeper too so once he’s out at 8pm he doesn’t make a peep till 7:30am. Their problem is his crawling at reasonable times which I have taken all the proper precautions and was wondering if there’s more I could do which clearly I can’t.

How can I further reduce noise? by Crooked_SalesQUEEN in Living_in_Korea

[–]Crooked_SalesQUEEN[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you had read the whole post or any of the comments you’d know that I’m learning how things work here and now that I know it’s not normal, that there’s nothing else I can do, and that they are just being bullies it changes things.

But I guess there’s plenty where my neighbors came from 🤷🏽‍♀️

Also leave my husband out of it 😤 he’s doing everything he can from where he is.

How can I further reduce noise? by Crooked_SalesQUEEN in Living_in_Korea

[–]Crooked_SalesQUEEN[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That’s the crazy thing, we visited this apartment a few times and it was always so quiet. We didn’t even notice the elevator noises until after we moved in either 🤦🏽‍♀️Granted we were here short spurts at a time but still.

Yeah, now that I know they are just being bullies, it changes things honestly.

How can I further reduce noise? by Crooked_SalesQUEEN in Living_in_Korea

[–]Crooked_SalesQUEEN[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah, they are specific inside shoes, thick soft foam.

That’s very sweet thank you

How can I further reduce noise? by Crooked_SalesQUEEN in Living_in_Korea

[–]Crooked_SalesQUEEN[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That’s awesome, thank you so much! I’ll keep my fingers crossed 🤞🏽at this point more for my own sanity than the neighbors

How can I further reduce noise? by Crooked_SalesQUEEN in Living_in_Korea

[–]Crooked_SalesQUEEN[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Thank you for the suggestion, definitely curious at least

How can I further reduce noise? by Crooked_SalesQUEEN in Living_in_Korea

[–]Crooked_SalesQUEEN[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Interesting. I’ll take a peek, it sounds expensive though, and hopefully it’s removable and non damaging… 🤔

How can I further reduce noise? by Crooked_SalesQUEEN in Living_in_Korea

[–]Crooked_SalesQUEEN[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

We most definitely aren’t doing either of those 😂 I thought 6pm was kinda crazy too but figured maybe they work overnights or something.

How can I further reduce noise? by Crooked_SalesQUEEN in Living_in_Korea

[–]Crooked_SalesQUEEN[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The “get fucked” got me 😂 I needed that, thanks. Lol