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by friendzis 576 days ago
> Nature is pretty noisy for the most part, while it seems quiet compared to the city it is actually just different.

Variation. In countryside, a cow mooing or a rooster whatevering will quite reliably wake one up. In suburbs, a car passing by will annoy the shit out of you watching a movie. In a city, one does not even notice emergency services passing by with sirens blaring.

In a countryside noise floor is so low you can hear leaves falling. In a city noise floor is the cars passing by and we adjust to that.