HDB walls are thin so all the good juicy stuff that is happening are audible to the neighbors. Do married couples in HDBs actually enjoy less privacy compared to those with my privacy in condos/landed properties?
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fyi : am referring to older flats especially those 3 room types…looking out the toilet window would allow you to see their toilet 2-3m away. And your room is built squarely next to their room.
Netizens’ comments
- Wah lao you need to piak until how loud sia.
- Usually we compete among the neighbors
- I don’t think this is an issue. Maybe it’s only me, but I don’t really care what my neighbours can hear, it’s not like having roommates where it can genuinely be awkward.
- Condos don’t necessarily have good sound isolation either! I’m renting a HDB now but was previously in a condo. No real difference. Could hear the neighbours’ kids running around, playing piano and generally squealing at each other even back then.
also, I used to be able to look into my neighbour’s kitchen and even see part of their living room and see the uncle roaming around without anything on. These privacy issues are common in apartments in general IMO. Just make do as best as you can. - I want them all to hear leh.
- Just put pillow between bedstand and wall, you should be fine.
- Many condos are equally sized as HDBs, the difference is the facilities. You want to piak in the swimming pool?
- I have never heard any piak piak sounds and I’ve lived in old rental flats. But I’ve heard alot of arguments and parents scolding kids, soo i guess if you’re not piaking until argument level of noise it’s fine.
- Pros and cons.
Pros is you get to hear the good juicy stuff.
Cons is they get to hear your good juicy stuff. - I’ve never really heard my neighbors, except when they talked loudly in the shower…