- Since Tuesday at noon, the French must remain at home most of their time, ordered the executive.
- This unprecedented situation creates tensions between neighbors, mainly due to noise, poor insulation of housing and certain behaviors.
- Internet users share their concerns, and sometimes also their good news, with 20 Minutes .
"What calm!" Containment for life! "If Anthony, 37, is delighted to be trapped at home because of the coronavirus crisis, it is for one and only reason: his student neighbors on the upper floor," who are anything but discreet 'habit', returned to their parents. "For my wife and I, this is paradise! "
Her case is an exception: for many readers of 20 Minutes , confinement does not mean calm. We asked you if, since you have been staying at home, you have had problems with your neighbors, and you have been over a hundred to answer us.
Jobs, music, vacuuming three times a day, sex
Noise is clearly your main concern. For Loïc, 28, noise pollution from neighbors had already been a problem for a year, but confinement made things worse. "The first two days, with headphones on my ears from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., it helped put things into perspective," explains the young man, who telecommutes. But after four days, Loïc can't take it anymore. "I have the feeling that I am now hostage to the sounds of elephant footsteps, the squeaky chairs on the tiles and their dissonant karaokes".
Containment makes some people very active. "Our neighbor upstairs alternates work every day, vacuuming three times a day and a playlist thoroughly, with the same songs in a loop," says Nejma, 24. For Brice, it is the noisy antics that are hard to bear. "They did this four times in one morning, it pisses me off. "
Anxiety and denunciation
Some find it more difficult to bear the noise of their neighbors because they are anxious because of the confinement. "My neighbor had the brilliant idea of doing work from morning to night, when I am supposed to telecommute while managing my anxiety attacks", laments Karim, 25 years old.
And these nuisances do not only concern metropolitan areas. “Here in Normandy, Parisians organize cousinades in their second homes. They make family meals, invite friends, ”chokes a reader who asks to remain anonymous. Several readers denounce the non-respect of the confinement instructions of their neighborhood.
Confined children, upset adults
The subject of children of course comes up very often in your testimonies, while all schools have been closed since March 16. There are those who suffer from the noise of other people's children, like Nathalie, in her fifties. " I can not stand it anymore. The neighbors' children shout and tap on the ground all day long. ”
There are also parents in trouble, because the noise from the neighborhood interferes with the revisions and the sleep of their offspring. "Our teenager works because he has exams, but the kids from the neighbors throw themselves against the walls, yell, and the parents yell at them," says Eve. "My children cannot nap or fall asleep at night, because my neighbor above makes a lot of noise, from 7 am until 11 pm", worries Katia, 33 years old.
Other parents are stressed, fearing that their children will disturb them. "As a mother of six, I force them to make as little noise as possible, knowing that our building is very poorly soundproofed," says Lydia, 37.
Diplomatic attempts… and cracking
To try to coexist as best as possible during this period, some internet users have tried to converse. Delphine, a 24-year-old web developer, put a word in the mailbox of everyone in her building, "simply calling for solidarity and not making excessive noise, for those who telecommute, like my partner and me " But the initiative was not unanimous. "Our neighbors above put the paper on the doorstep with insults."
Some bear their neighbors so badly that they come to flee. In Toulon, Marie suffers from the noise of the TV and the video games of her neighbor below. After an argument, the sixty-something woman decided to spend a few nights at the hotel "to have some peace".
In Nice, Kevin decided to leave his apartment. "Up to now, the neighbors have not been a problem for me, perhaps because I was in the office from morning to night." Now confined, this framework in cruises deplores "the poor sound insulation of this old building" and the behavior of its neighbors. “Those on the landing put the music to the test. On the floor above, they quarrel and insult each other while screaming. It creates a very heavy atmosphere. "
On Wednesday, the young man sent his notice of departure by registered letter. "So does my mental health. I don't sleep at night anymore, I'm amorphous during the day. Kevin hopes to be able to relocate as quickly as possible to his old apartment, which was vacated at the beginning of March and remained vacant ... If, however, the conditions of removal fixed by the Ministry of the Interior allow him to do so.
Solidarity and meetings on the balconies
Fortunately, some neighbors get along much better. “Yesterday evening, we organized an aperitif balcony with music, we were all on our terrace having a drink while dancing! A great spirit of group and solidarity, ”enthuses Audrey, 25.
At Valérie, “real solidarity has been created, a WhatsApp group has been created. We send messages to make everyone laugh, get news and give each other tips if necessary (left at the portal without seeing each other). It warms hearts ”. Others also began to bond with their balcony neighbors, applauding the caregivers at 8 p.m. Relations that can be consolidated over the next weeks of confinement.
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