My wife absolutely cannot stand my desire to listen to the radio at barely audible volume. She said it’s nails on a chalkboard. It forces her brain to process that which cannot be processed at this volume.

[–] [email protected] 54 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Agreed. Words that you know you could understand but can’t because it’s just a little bit too quiet are just AHHH.

[–] [email protected] 28 points 3 months ago (1 children)

That's exactly the way she says it too, complete with the AHH.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

Do you speak any languages she doesn’t? My husband needs to listen to audiobooks to sleep, but the only way I don’t try to focus on it is by having it in a language I can tune out.

If it’s just audio for you, you might try it with a language you don’t speak

[–] [email protected] 13 points 3 months ago

Holy shit. I feel that pain. See also: the upstairs neighbor's TV.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 3 months ago

yeah same here, that, people whispering, and someone attempting to talk to me when a loud noise is happening nearby drive me insane and make me want to throw chairs

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 months ago

i think its cool but also infuriating. because at super low volume i hear a completely different song as i try to understand whats playing