[Thor Joachim Haga]

That sounds incredibly lucky, Nick. I, too, live in calm neighborhood (one of the fanciest in Oslo). That’s one of the main reasons for why I moved in here almost 20 years ago, and why I’ve decided to stay here ever since. But in the last five years or so, it’s been enveloped by heavy noise. Several houses next to me have been completely refurbished, with all the noise that entails, for millions of Norwegian kroner and for months and years at a time. Then there’s a psychotic dog two houses down that barks all the time. And various crazy neighbours in my own building that are seemingly vampires with all their nocturnal actitivies. And now, then, also the guys above me refurbishing heavily. My paradise is being invaded all over the place.

But even when I look back at the previous places I’ve lived, there have been many, many instances of bad neighbours in various shapes and forms. Dozens of examples. Guess I’m just the unlucky one out.