Why complain if the neighborhood children play too noisily, and their mothers wash the bones of others? The Japanese came up with a website where everyone can put a mark where the loudest or most annoying neighbors live. But not everyone liked this idea.
Silence in the era of quarantine has become worth its weight in gold. Many have to work from home, hold meetings and meetings with clients online. But what if the neighbor’s baby allows himself to “completely ill-mannered” yell at 6 in the morning, older children seem to squeal right over your head, dogs (oh horror!) bark, and adults talk too loudly?
If you are in Japan, you can report negligent neighbors by leaving a note about their misbehavior on the Dorozoku Map site map. At the same time, you can indicate the features of the district violators of silence (and, of course, try on a “white coat”, because you definitely do not interfere with others).
The word “Dorozoku” describes people of all ages who make too loud noises in public places. In our realities, you will not surprise anyone with such behavior, but in the Land of the Rising Sun this is a terrible sin. And now they punish him online.
The site owner explains that his map helps people choose where to live. Moreover, it is used by both those who are looking for peace and quiet, and families with children. The latter, using the site, can determine how tolerant potential neighbors are to noise.
A kindergarten is also marked on the map as a source of loud sounds. His employees stated that the children were walking according to the schedule, and there were never any complaints about them.
Naturally, many parents have already accused the site and its adherents of intolerance towards children and others in general. Scientists, researchers of noise problems, have already noted that “too noisy” is an indefinite concept. And what it represents for us is influenced by our degree of loneliness, mood and other psychological factors.
While the site is up and running. Supporters of the resource urge parents to better monitor their children, while others ask complainants to be tolerant. And we can just observe from the outside and fantasize how such a “noise map” could look like in any of the domestic million-plus cities.