New Yorkers are no stranger to tourists and the industries that serve their needs, especially those double-decker buses with a bus full of tourists buzzing around the city everyday. They are part of the landscape, and never bother me ever.
But then we are in NY; everything had to be controlled and orderly. Therefore a few good men from our beloved city council for lack of better ways to get their name on the headline, mandated all the tour buses must equipped their passengers with headphones because they are making too much noise for some neighborhoods. Yeah, good idea isn’t it; let’s get on the bandwagon.
That is the most ridiculous I ever hear. Did you ever listen to the frustrated honking while cars were trapped in the traffic, the motorcycle racing down the city streets and the hot rode made extra loud noise speeding thru the city because their owner wanted to get noticed
What about those music blaring out form an open window of a car, will you proposal laws require them sound proof their cars. I really like that idea too. I am sure you will get an even bigger headline.
We live in the city noise is part of the character. Noise are often as sound effect of scenes filming the city, especially the police sirens and sirens of the emergency vehicles.
Those people who complain about the tour buses, I like to know why they choose to live in the heart of the city if they wanted peace and quite. There are plenty of open spaces across the river. I guarantee no tourists will ever want to go there. That will solve their noise problem or simple just close the window.
I remember my family told me that when they got back to their home port in the mountains, the first think they realize after a year in NY was the absence of noise. Is that an escape, or a longing for the return?
May be someday I will find out soon. Perhaps you have an answer for me?
Chance Encounter NYC
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