22 Feb 2017, 3:29 pm
22 Feb 2017, 3:52 pm
22 Feb 2017, 4:55 pm
But anyway, how do you handle sudden loud noises of sirens when outside in the city or a street or whatever?
I wear brown trousers ( sarcasm )
Is that supposed to be funny?
It was an attempt at humour , yes. If something is scary , you could literally crap yourself , brown trousers hide this fact.
Oh I see, now I get it. I never heard of that one before. It is funny.
22 Feb 2017, 5:09 pm
But anyway, how do you handle sudden loud noises of sirens when outside in the city or a street or whatever?
I wear brown trousers ( sarcasm )
Is that supposed to be funny?
It was an attempt at humour , yes. If something is scary , you could literally crap yourself , brown trousers hide this fact.
Oh I see, now I get it. I never heard of that one before. It is funny.
Not that funny when you have to explain it
a scary event = a brown trouser moment or a brown pants moment for our American friends
22 Feb 2017, 5:22 pm
I suppose so. 
22 Feb 2017, 5:27 pm
28 Feb 2017, 3:23 pm
I agree, doors slamming are the devil... Hate it. And when it's done on purpose, it's a complete act of evil.
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28 Feb 2017, 8:04 pm
When I first moved to the city one of the first things that really bothered me (besides living in a group home for the mentally ill with nine other people) was hearing sirens at night when I tried to sleep. And it's not even a big city, more like a town with a few city-like traits. But I used to live in the country where it was usually very quiet. And boring. I don't hear sirens all that often and I'm pretty much used it now, but I can't imagine what it's like in a major city. Especially if I heard gunshots and screaming. What bothers me most now are cars or motorcycles racing down the road around my apartment late at night. Sometimes I've been jolted awake when I'm nearly asleep when one of them roars by and feel I like I'm having a heart attack. I just might one of these days. 
Try to think of the sirens as a sign that the police, firefighters or paramedics are on their way to help someone, maybe stop a bad guy or save lives (that first one may not work so well in the US, though).
01 Mar 2017, 2:42 am
I lived most of my life in the country but have also lived in a few large cities, including London. I've always heard gunfire in the countryside (bird and clay shoots, farmers with firearms) but never in a city, so I'd probably be concerned as well. Oh and before anyone brings it up - no, firearms are not banned in the UK.
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