回複：遇上這種白人怎麽辦,太不講理了

I can totally understand where you come from. However, you may understand the old couple better if you could put yourself in their shoes. Old people are more confined to home (no escaping from their loud neighbors), and they may like to take naps during the day (therefore requring more quiet time than you and me). Having piano music, which is most likely noise to them, coming at all random hours could be very annoying. Imagine your neighbor playing Mozart CD very loudly every day for an hour or so. Dial up your annoyance level three times (has your kid reached professional level yet? mistakes every once a while? what if the couple is ready for an afternoon nap? what if they are too tired and decide to turn in early but end up tossing and turing?)

Also, just because your apartment has specific "quiet hours" does not mean you are free to make loud noises consistently outside the quiet hours. In my building, the lease specifically defined the quiet hours (10pm - 8am), but in a separate clause it also says something to the effect that you are not supposed to make noise that impact neighbors. It is more subjective, but your kid's playing piano most likely fits the bill.

Of course, if push comes to shove, you can threaten the couple that you are going to tell the management about their dog. You will probably win because old people love their dogs. Although I have to say, you may become a public enemy in the neighborhood for requesting to have an old couple evicted because of their only companion, say, a little chihuahua. Again, rules are rules (that's why I think you will win the battle!), but sometimes there is also common sense and empathy.

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• You have your point, but respect should go both ways -CyberCat- ♂ (548 bytes) () 04/08/2009 postreply 10:56:26