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The story
A post on 5ch’s “Nandemo Jikkyo G” board described being told that taking a shower late at night was “not allowed.” The thread lit up with surprise over one question in particular — how did anyone know the poster was home all the time? — before the conversation drifted into soundproofing in apartment buildings generally. Some said they’d never once worried about shower noise, while others recalled living in places where sounds carried clearly through the walls, with opinions splitting sharply depending on how well-built (or not) people’s own buildings were.
What people said
Though let's hope this person isn't accusing the wrong room —
noise can come from surprisingly unexpected sources sometimes.
I shower whenever I feel like it.
Clatter, clatter.
Somebody should tell him his own family probably thinks the same thing about him.
Background and Key Points of the Discussion
Soundproofing quality in rental housing varies enormously depending on a building’s structure and age, which is exactly why the same “shower noise” is audible in some rooms and inaudible in others. The thread split over whether this is really a matter of the noise-maker’s consideration for neighbors, or a matter of the property’s soundproofing standards falling short. The fact that both “I’ve never worried about it” and “you can hear things clearly through the wall” showed up in the same thread suggests this is less about personal sensitivity and more about differences in living environments.
It’s also worth noting that the thread never clarified who actually told the poster that “late-night showers are not allowed,” or how (a notice from the landlord? a direct complaint from a neighbor?) — readers shouldn’t fill in that blank with assumptions. Some comments also pointed out that it’s unsettling in itself to have your daily routine watched so closely, hinting at a broader unease about being monitored by neighbors.
※This article is compiled and summarized from the 5ch (Nandemo Jikkyo G) thread “[Image] Late-Night Shower Was “Not Allowed” wwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww.”
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