There is a society with its own norms and presets that do not always coincide with mine. More specifically, I am concerned about noise, the volume of conversations, and perhaps even expression. There is an open-space office where loud conversations or even a light shout are often perceived as normal, and sometimes someone, overwhelmed by emotions, can show off their vocal skills or a musical instrument. Screaming from the room with a console and TV is generally in order. There is nothing wrong with this in everyday life. But what should you do in a closed space? Moreover, what should people on a call do in such situations? What should those who need to concentrate to complete their tasks do? At such moments, questions arise - do they really not understand that they are disturbing others with their conversations? Is shaking someone's hand and patting them on the shoulder so important that you might not notice that they are on a call at the time, that their camera is on at the time?
To protect myself from noise, I tried to close myself with the most effective noise-canceling headphones, and only a combination of in-ear and over-ear headphones (Sony XM3 + XM5) works well. This is inconvenient and provokes skin problems, since you have to spend almost the entire day on calls or at work that requires concentration. Perhaps I am not the only one, but in Uruguayan society, it seems to me, it is not customary to be indignant or to go into confrontation - so my irritation is only in my head for now. I am not ready to blame society for not being the way I need it, but so far I can’t do anything about my irritation. Perhaps I am a misophonic and I need to come to terms with what is, and demanding that many others be quieter is too much. But on the other hand, not trying to change something is probably an even bigger mistake.
I met the ideal society, as it seems to me, in Finland, when I was there 16 years ago - friendly calm, respect for personal boundaries, moderate punctuality and efficiency. This differs from Latin American (and southern European) behavior - expressive, sometimes emotional and loud.
This picture will probably help you understand my pain-in-the-ass
