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A woman in Nanning, Guangxi endured the noise from her upstairs neighbors for eight years. When repeated attempts to establish coordination failed to yield any results, he replied in a harsh voice. Although he received support from some netizens, it also sparked discussions about the law and neighborly conflicts.
A woman named Zhou has been living in a building for 8 years since the 00s in Nanning, Guangxi. The two children living upstairs would often run around, hit balls and make noise day and night. She has been communicating with them for many years but to no avail. Based on the principle of good neighborliness, she also thinks, “I’m thinking about my children, so I will tolerate it. The older the children grow, the wiser they will be.” He just tolerated it. Unexpectedly, after enduring this for eight years, the number of children running and jumping on the floor above increased from 2 to 5. Eventually she broke down and decided to use stainless steel utensils and an iPad to play harsh sounds to fight the fight upstairs. She said that this method has played a certain role, and the people upstairs will stomp their feet in anger, and the noise has also been greatly improved.
City Express Orange Persimmon Interactive reported that Zhou’s daughter and her husband have been living in a house purchased by her in-laws in Nanning, Guangxi in 2012 for eight years after their marriage. The residents of the upper floor are a pair of business brothers who live on the same floor. At first, both children would often run around barefoot at night, skate, play basketball, and jump ropes while yelling. The noise continued from 5 or 6 in the evening till around 11 in the night. In addition, relatives and friends often gather upstairs for dinner, drinking, and guessing games.
“I was thinking about my children, so I just had to bear it. The older my children grow, the wiser they will be.” But over the next few years, the noise upstairs grew louder, Ms. Zhou said. She and her husband reminded the family upstairs, and the management also went to remind them several times, and even wrote notes to the neighbors upstairs to remind them, but to no avail. “I can understand your point that there is noise during the day, but at night all the noise makes it really painful for us downstairs.”
Ms. Zhou said what made her more devastated was that the brothers above had given birth to five children in eight years, ranging in age from 2 to 9 years old. The more she tolerated it, the more children came up, and the noise increased. In 2023, when she and her husband went up to negotiate, a man on the other side insulted her and threatened to fight. Zhou’s mother-in-law developed heart disease due to prolonged exposure to noise, and she eventually returned to her hometown with her father-in-law to recuperate.
After eight years of patience, Ms. Zhou decided she couldn’t take it anymore. He put his iPad in a stainless steel pot, made harsh noises like an electric drill and the sound of doors slamming, and stuck it to the ceiling to counteract the situation.
“There is no need to maintain decency when dealing with bad neighbors. I have been affected by the noise for upwards of 8 years… I hope we can all beat the noise.” Ms. Zhou revealed on social platforms under the online name “Super Sweet” that she developed this “trick” after fighting the neighbor’s noise for 8 years. She said, “I was very civilized before, and I couldn’t see my neighbor when I looked in the elevator.” But does this method of confronting neighbors work? Miss Zhou said, “Stamping your feet angrily above is still very useful.”
The incident caused widespread resonance, with many netizens saying they were “venting their anger”. However, some people believed that the approach of “fighting with violence” could not fundamentally solve the problem and also had legal risks.
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She initially believed that based on the mentality of being cordial and good-neighborly, her children would be more understanding when they grew up, so she chose to be patient and asked the property management and neighbors to communicate with them several times, but she could not improve the situation.
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Noises include running barefoot at night, playing on pulleys, shooting basketballs, jumping rope, and yelling. Friends and relatives also often gather there for dinner, drinking and guessing games. This continues from evening till late night, seriously interfering with life and comfort.
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He placed the iPad in a stainless steel container and made loud noises such as an electric drill and doors slamming and held it near the ceiling in retaliation. The other party seemed to get irritated and stomped his feet, so the noise above subsided.
