PS I did complain to our amministratore, soon after these people bought & moved in. He, I think, reported my complaint (identifying me) to the neighbours, who then (unsuccessfully) tried to stir up a little bit of trouble for us, after which they have carried on precisely as they wish for the past three years. I don't think, by the way, that they are people I have a hope of negotiating calmly with--they're shown so clearly how totally indifferent they are to others' feelings and rights.
Having only now read this thread, I do wonder how this matter panned out. My husband and I are currently being driven crazy by neighbours in a small condominium. We are on the 2nd floor and they are on the ground floor, and they literally 'take over' especially in summertime.. with their kids running around and swimming, yelling and screaming (often crying) at all hours of the day and evening. The parents and a number of frequent visitors themselves 'yell' their conversations, so it is no wonder that all their kids yell too and never stop to think for even a moment of the neighbours all around them. These are mostly Italian too, but not one neighbour (that we know of) has felt outraged enough to complain; perhaps, as SirTK said, they are more tolerant. The 'offending' neighbours do make a point of being quiet during the 'quiet times' imposed by our comune, but I don't think that should give them free reign to make as much noise as they like at all other times. The situation is getting worse, as they acquire more friends (or, apparently, hangers-on), and I see no end to this.
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PS I did complain to our amministratore, soon after these people bought & moved in. He, I think, reported my complaint (identifying me) to the neighbours, who then (unsuccessfully) tried to stir up a little bit of trouble for us, after which they have carried on precisely as they wish for the past three years. I don't think, by the way, that they are people I have a hope of negotiating calmly with--they're shown so clearly how totally indifferent they are to others' feelings and rights.
Having only now read this thread, I do wonder how this matter panned out. My husband and I are currently being driven crazy by neighbours in a small condominium. We are on the 2nd floor and they are on the ground floor, and they literally 'take over' especially in summertime.. with their kids running around and swimming, yelling and screaming (often crying) at all hours of the day and evening. The parents and a number of frequent visitors themselves 'yell' their conversations, so it is no wonder that all their kids yell too and never stop to think for even a moment of the neighbours all around them. These are mostly Italian too, but not one neighbour (that we know of) has felt outraged enough to complain; perhaps, as SirTK said, they are more tolerant. The 'offending' neighbours do make a point of being quiet during the 'quiet times' imposed by our comune, but I don't think that should give them free reign to make as much noise as they like at all other times. The situation is getting worse, as they acquire more friends (or, apparently, hangers-on), and I see no end to this.