Sounds and Voices in the Cities {The Egyptian Explained}

 

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You can’t help but notice the buzz the city of Cairo is becoming. The noise or the sounds of the city are all over the place. There is a culture of sound and nature of voices the city became recognized for. Cairo, the city which does not sleep or branded as such is filled with all voices and sounds. However, it is remarkable to notice that the sounds are anything but low. Loud is the culture in place. One of the great ways to analyze the city is by mapping the sounds. 

If you are anywhere near the downtown, you can check how loud can be the voices and sounds in city. The sound communication relies on how can be more loud and sound. On several occasions, there is this say that how much your voice is doesn’t imply how solid your situation is. However, the Egyptian proverb say “khodohom bel soot” they are taken by just the sound. The proverb implies how just even the nonsense talk especially if loud can have a ground for interpretation. In street strife and dispute, people often resort to loud, exaggerated descriptions and even animated descriptions for the fight to display their view. Street fights showcase a lot of sound culture. I can say that loud voices can only bring more loud voices making it a competition over the one with the most loud but not sound voice. 

One of the examples of street sounds is the horn honking culture. There is a point when all the cars start to honk at the traffic light to open or when the cars start to honk at each other to move. Suddenly, all compete for the loudest peep! 

Unlike most of the cities with high population or density, the coastal and low- density cities have less noise compared to louder cities. The congregations of population is far lesser than high-density cities. In villages and coastal cities, the sounds are more nature-related. 

The sound culture can even impact the people’s characters and how”loud and sound” they are. There are even links to tensions and anxiety. Even the rhythm of life is different from the cities based on the loudness and nature of sounds are. 

There are sometimes people regardless of the place or the city who are characterized of being loud or not! 

So, how loud are you or could you be?!