New York City really lives up to its reputation as the city that never sleeps. Even when people aren’t out roaming the streets, they’re up all night in their apartments having sex. And their neighbors can hear! A new survey just released found that two-thirds of New Yorkers have heard a neighbor in the throws of passion. Interestingly, none complained about the noise.
I knew that island was crowded, but I didn’t think it was this bad. Obviously, its overcrowding is to blame for all the noisy neighbors. With eight million people bumping into each other day in, day out, it’s only natural that they’d start bumping into each other on purpose at night in their apartments. Which are stacked on top of each other. People on top of people making a whole lot of noise. And here I thought it was the ambulance sirens and car horns that caused all the city’s noise. But of those surveyed, almost no one complained about the noise. Probably because they know if they can hear the neighbors, then the neighbors can hear them. So it’s better to just let it go. You can bet the people who did complain weren’t getting any.
Unquestionably, the most disturbing news to come from this study is that one-fifth of the people surveyed who overheard the neighborly noises were aroused by the sounds. There’s something to think about the next time you want to get down and dirty in NYC. But, let’s just get one thing clear, New York isn’t the only city to suffer from this problem. It’s happening in L.A., too. I’m just saying.
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