What no one tells you about living in Central London

[@macerly]

Like someone explain what is going on here 😅

[@crissy7312]

You are exhausted?

[@kellioliver6106]

Sensory habituation!! It’s a neuroscience term. Give it a google search!

[@digg1ty]

it's called habituation! "the diminishing of an innate response to a frequently repeated stimulus."

[@arrrose]

I also live in Zone 1 in a very busy street and you literally get desensitised. After 4 years it dies get super easy, even my cat can chill.

[@jericajesenko3516]

It's called sensory adaptation.

[@TheGlobePark]

Cities that do not stay silent are widely written about; one could say there is a charm to a place’s sonic characteristics. I recommend the book written by Alfred Döblin's novel entitled Berlin Alexanderplatz - although set in Germany, a lot of the language can be applied to London and surrounding boroughs

[@shanineedwards6894]

Nothing is charming about sensory overload and sleep deprivation...

[@slavicprincess]

​@@shanineedwards6894 u get used to it

[@CoCo-fh8rs]

You’re not listening. It doesn’t stay as sensory overload. The body adapts.

[@johanna2690]

​@@CoCo-fh8rsBut the body still gets less rest. There are actually studies about that topic that say that.

[@hiabvigano7163]

Thank you for your observation and book suggestion!

[@AnneHoA]

You get used to it! I once had a dorm near train tracks for one year and I couldn't get used to it because I was often only at my dorm for half of the week. I recently moved into my own apartment which is also near train tracks and it's only a problem when they work on the tracks at night (unusual noise), but the regular trains never bother me.

[@lesliellama7779]

I used to live near a train station. I never once woke up to the freight trains coming though all night, but the first metro train coming along at 5am always woke me up.

[@alkalinesalina]

My friend once lived close to the airport, it’s the same. After some time he wouldn‘t hear the plane noise anymore. You just get used to it if it’s a pattern

[@seikkulansuvi]

I remember when I moved to a house with a tram passing by literally under the window and I felt unconfortable with the noise. After living in my new home for a while I never even noticed the noise anymore. I got so used to it.

[@daqueenphoebe3792]

I recommend using earplugs!! It's a life changer, literally!

[@samgonsalves1831]

Zone 1 + light sleeper? Bold. Very bold.

[@hebah025]

I lived in the bar/club/tourist area in the centre of Rome (Trastevere) for a year and a half. I'm a light sleeper...it's safe to say it was difficult. Ear plugs saved my life but weren't enough with all the drunk people screaming outside until 2am and then the market stalls setting up at 5am...

[@Xxx-rq9sw]

i love your voice and the way you talk

[@skiyogagirl]

Love your coat! 🤍

[@1catmac]

Love the coat!

[@potato1084]

I was born and raised in zone 1 and yes you become a heavy sleeper over time. I currently live near train tracks and I can sleep through the noise quite easily even when the window is open. 😅

[@lalalalaal7209]

Yess that happens. I am also living in a very busy side in İstanbul, earplugs really help if youre a light sleeper. I like “loops”. Nice high quality earplugs

[@lxlypxplxtt]

Also zone 1 & I’ve found the quietest out street gets is between 3-4am but there’s still always a fair amount on taxis, lorry’s & uni students no matter what day it is
After 4 years here I’m so used to it and struggle to sleep when I visit family in countryside / seaside towns

[@socalodeas]

Yup, it happens. Lived in Manhattan for a while and you get used to the ridiculous ambient noise. In some ways, "normally quiet" is a problem, because then loud cars, bikes, trucks, sirens will wake you up. But if those sounds are nearly constant - it becomes normal, and its absence would freak you out.

[@msw1099-c9q]

Yes, this is definitely a thing… my family and I used to live near the airport and at the beginning the sound of the airplanes bothered us a bit but after some time we didn’t notice it anymore.

[@noemisavelkoul9496]

Where is your jacket from?

[@macerly]

its from theory 🥰

[@mangolollipop_]

I lived in a city where I am very close to hospital, airport and a police station. You hear them go off every night and airplanes fly not so quietly when they are about to land. I slept peacefully after hearing the noises for like 4 months. I can't sleep well when it's quiet.

[@KatharineOsborne]

When I was growing up we had a ‘grandmother’ clock in the house (think a shortened version of a grandfather clock that hangs in the wall). It made a loud ticking sound. But most of the time I couldn’t hear it unless I concentrated on it. Through so much exposure my brain filtered it out. When I go back to my mom’s place I will hear it for several hours before my brain decides to filter it out.

[@indexpictures]

would never choose zone 1 over hampstead/highgate north london. i can hear nothing except birdsong from my window

[@jennifermarchant2038]

Loop earplugs on Amazon. That have changed my life and I actually can sleep through the night now.

[@ChanelCoco-pk7mp]

Yes hun you’re accustomed to it now, so it’s a good thing 🥰

[@dayzedandconfuzed]

this is like how i live in new york and when i go back home to visit my family my ears ring at night because it’s so quiet

[@elleemme1829]

Love her accent so much!!!

[@nemogris7748]

Wait, what? They are coming during night with their noisy trucks? Im living in the middle of Berlin, also pretty busy street and i definitely wake up when when they start pulling out the containers but its always happening early in the morning or maybe between 6-12am depending what street you are. But i guess thats because there are rules and laws for everything in germany and Ruhezeiten (times of the day that have to be silent per law) are implemented in pretty every field.

[@angeecelinova7760]

it filters it out. I used to live in a city and totally ignored the garbage truck noise, and when we moved to a small town the noise of them totally wakes me up, and since it isn't everyday I'm not used to it, but I'm the last one to leave the house and others don't wake me up anymore, but as soon as my dog makes some noise in sleep I'm awake. just brains being somewhat weird. also I used to have no issue falling asleep with the lights in city but now sleep with a mask😅

[@user-dr9qu7qt9o]

I'm British but live in Italy and between midnight and 06:30 there are at least 10 drunk people going home shouting, there are two rubbish collections, random people are driving around all night, and then public transport starts at 06:30...
In Britain, I lived in the centre of a city and heard almost nothing..

[@kirstybrown1185]

Where I live we used to live in the 90s had a lot of power outages, so alarms going off early in the morning was so common for us. Had a posh friend stay over once and she was up with it most of the night. Turns out the electricity didn’t cut as much where she lived as it did in my council estate and never came back. Found out I was poor that day. 🤭😅

[@user-el6qp5iw9s]

I love your jacket! Where is it from?

[@riannonadams4154]

I need to know where the coat is from 🤩

[@cil9423]

lavender cbd matcha from jenki is the best drink ever

[@faebalina7786]

People who live near airports have a similar experience but if you stay near there for the first time you won’t believe how close planes fly over people’s gardens and how loud it can be good thing is the planes can’t fly during specific hours but that’s not an international rule

[@raraavis7782]

For people who are bothered: you can get custom fit silicone earplugs at those places, that make hearing aids. I got mine for 60€, although that was quite a while ago. It's probably more expensive now. But still...good investment. You literally can't feel them and they won't fall out during the night, either. They block typical night noises very well, but you will still hear the typical shrill noise of an alarm clock.

[@RIO-ws8uk]

Going home after long timee. Enjoy ur weekend

[@Kazbelle]

What are zones?

[@timaaldoseri7687]

I recently moved near the airport, I thought I will never get used to airplane noise, but now I barely hear it!

[@Autumnisntover]

I live in zone 2 and literally the same thing has happened to me

[@macerly]

When I lived in zone 2, rubbish collection was always once a week 😅 I was not prepared for once or even sometimes twice a day

[@jakethedog4397]

You will get noise blind to a regular sound like that. Your brain learns to ignore it or incorporate it into your dream. The body is gets what it needs. Like sleep.

[@wingsumkwan6458]

Where is the jacket from?

[@macerly]

its from theory 🥰

[@vikaziza1506]

What's a Zone 1?

[@slapjuice]

what is this zone 1? is this london bridge??

[@olesyazhukova8315]

Yeah, what do "zones" in London mean?

[@juliawasik9733]

Does anyone know where this trench coat is from?

[@miarose9707]

In zone 1 the rubbish is collected every single night?? Really? In the rest of London they do every 2 weeks and the council tax is still huge

[@Green_emerald_]

And in Warwickshire every 3 weeks rubbish collection

[@miarose9707]

@@Green_emerald_Omg

[@Boothster77]

That its good was so unconvincing

[@alwaysfreezing130]

I know a few people who work in a theme park. Usually they work at 1 or 2 rides a day. They've told me that after working there for a while, they don't hear the music that plays on the rides anymore. Their brain just filters out that sound. I guess it's your brains way of keeping you from going crazy 😂

[@macerly]

wait what, that is actually crazy ! 😳

[@TimesFM4532]

Wait wait wait weekly bin collection

[@TheFaro2011]

I find anyone who lives in central London, it becomes their personality. Relax, paying over the odds and breathing smog isn't the flex you think it is

[@agabaga12]

You get used to your surrounding background noise, your brain stopps treating it as a threat😊

[@user-ez4jy6jj4g]

If you need to go at night at that age you are probably drinking to late or have a problem

[@Abs222-]

❤️

[@angelofchrist4494]

Ear plugs girl

[@syedaayesha8443]

The sky changing through this 1 min video shows how london is cloudyy to blue skyy and preettyy ..gloommy😂😂

[@natchosm4320]

This isnt everywhere though girl. I live in borough in a quiet street and they only pick up rubbish in the daytime!

[@aasimpletune3972]

Habituation to sensory input is what's happening

[@maryamnadeem7644]

habituation

[@zakfitzgerald4774]

Oh right

[@bungaIowbill]

And all of the big vehicles shouting: "Attention: this vehicle is turning left!!!" I assume it's good for safety/accessibility, but it would be nice if they used their indoor voice at night

[@supocarta74]

Watch out for the doctors on bikes, might steal your phone or worse.

[@anniebell6846]

It’s one day a week come on at least you having working society

[@call_in_sick]

🙄

[@irisdanagher]

Put ear plugs in

[@AdamNeal]

You know that UA-cam is broken when a short ad for another country shows up in your feed

[@olivier3516]

TMI

[@Anna4ali]

Rubbish collection every night ???

[@ChrisBabs32]

Just yapping

[@bip5395]

One thing that no one talks about: it is not optimal thing for your body to have to get up for pee in the night- maybe you should check it with urological physical therapist?

[@DaydreamingSophie]

I always thought it was a normal behaviour but when I talked about it with a medical professional I was informed that it's a part of bladder incontinence which shocked me a little.

[@stauroulla]

You are lucky to get your rubbish collected every night. How much is your Council Tax?

[@muskaansoni3198]

First commenttttt

[@macerly]

hiii 🥰

[@markames6030]

Wow rubbish collection all evening and every evening. Must be alot of rubbish to collect.

[@Jesus420.69]

I wish I could afford to live in zone 1 and drink matcha