'We're not stomping or jumping or running. We're living': Neighbors squabble over volume, upstairs neighbors agree to "walk normally"

What would we ever do without our neighbors? If you've got kind neighbors, it can be such a blessing. If you've got a few cranky neighbors making your life miserable, however, you'll wish you lived miles from any other people!

U/PaludisVulpes had a bad experience with their neighbor. For those living in any downstairs apartment, they're always going to have to hear some sounds. If the neighbors are having a party, they'll hear music and tons of feet walking around. Maybe they'll hear the dog skittering around the apartment. If they have a baby, no doubt the neighbors will hear their middle-of-the-night crying. There's just not much to be done about it, especially in some older buildings. Buildings are always "settling," also known as the excuse for every creepy 3 AM bumping sound. If you have wood floors, they're going to creak a little or a lot, and the amount of noise really just depends on how old your home is, and how it was built and maintained. Even if you tiptoe, that wood is going to squeak! 

The woman in this story should probably not be a downstairs neighbor if it bothers her so much to hear the regular sounds of people walking about. Maybe once she's done complaining to the original poster of this story, she can start searching for an apartment on the top floor of a building far away from there. 

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