Noises

I went to the gym today as usual. Everything went normal until the moment when I was showering at the cubicals.

A group of 3 Asian men (whether they are Indians/Bangladeshi/Pakistani, I couldn't tell) swarmed into the bathing area and occupied 3 respective cubicals which are situated around mine and immediately start speaking to each other whilst bathing. In normal circumstances there is no problem with this, everyone has the freedom of speech, haha. However, this scenario is different. They were speaking at a tone that was so loud which could be compared to an underground train approaching a station. I could honestly tell you that it was extremely disturbing when they are speaking in their own native language (which of course I couldn't comprehend a single word) at about 90 decibel (dB). FYI, normal conversation carries 50 dB. Imagine, the bath cubicals are located adjacent to each other, and they are laughing and shouting towards one another with me sandwiched in the middle. For God's sake, can't they just keep their mouths shut for a while and enjoy a peaceful quiet bath?

Then thoughts start crossing over my mind. Would it be due to cultural differences - I mean, are Asians the only people who speak at a louder voice as compared to the rest of the world?
Take a very good example. Restaurants. You would probably enjoy a quiet atmosphere with a nice soothing background music in a Western Restaurant and have a pleasant chat with your friends or family. However, the sense of serenity disappears once you step into a Chinese Restaurant.

Nothing could illustrate this better than a typical Chinese wedding dinner. The most dreadful thing of the night is always the Karaoke sessions. Some middle-aged men and women (especially those who think that they could sing very well but the reality is on the contrary) who stroll confidently to the mini stage and start singing at the top of their lungs are just annoying. The songs delivered are often out-of-pitch, not following the melody, or it is just simply a mess. Needless to say, the blasting music makes conversations between guests extremely difficult. As a result, everybody starts speaking at a louder-than-usual tone. At this stage, the level of noise is pretty much equivalent to a market. "Hiruk-pikuk" or "hingar-bingar" we call it in Malay language.

These noises generated, I call it nuisance.