I agree with Irene….way too much complaining.

Seems to me that if your neighbour honks to be let into his compound, this already tells me you might live in privileged circumstances by Ugandan standards, and you’re probably safe.

Sarcasm is just anger veiled as humour, and a pretty base form of communication. Often genuine people don’t “get it”. Be politely direct and communicate with sincerity.

I don’t see why Ugandans should modify their behaviours to suit you. You are the guest and should try to adjust. If you don’t like the noise, you could move out of town, but then you would be deprived of the positive social aspects of living in a neighbourhood.

Great that you have discovered earplugs, a common-sense solution.

Good luck there….you are in a nice part of the world if you can focus more on the positive.

Lynn

Here’s my plight:

I have to deal with living in a dumpy freaking apt complex here in the mid west USA. Management prides themselves with “doing extensive background on prospective residents” my foot!

This is what i have to put up with in the developed, first world:
noise at any time of day or night comprising of shouting, yelling (most neighbors get into a murderous act with their room mates/partners etc each weekend) gun fire, chain smoking the freaking apts have central air/heat and poor construction left gapping holes that effectively transmit rancid food smell, and smoking odor and whatever else.
The boom-boxes in the cars doesn’t matter what time of day, the nightly riots once everything thaws from the deep freeze…so much non-sense, so much for the development.
FUNNY neighbors:
There are all kinds of odd people living next door to me. If the police are not knocking at 2 or 4am to ask for a white male, they are looking for a black male of which am none but that does not stop them from banging on doors with pointed pistols. I confronted one of these jail-birds recently and although it was very dangerous I could not take it anymore; the noise at 1, 2, 3 and 4 am of loud heavy metal music…then there is this other one who basically is too old and should not live in that dump. But i found out he is not the only one, so i googled “child molestars/pedephiles in complex” turns out so many present and resident! well how about that for your complaints.

I will either leave soon or shut up.

Don’t complain or leave.
Irene