One thing I love, though, is the sound of their cat racing across the floor -- the gently thudding pitter-patter is adorable.
Awww, I had that at my old apartment and I loved it! However, that apartment was
badly sound-proofed (and weather-proofed), so the people that lived above us were always complaining about the noise we made, even though we didn't make much noise! They pounded on the floor once when three of us were having an average volume conversation in the kitchen. It wasn't even late at night!
I hated those people. I tried to be so nice and accomodating, but they were just assholes. I think they just assumed we were stupid kids (which, I admit, is understandable). As it happens, they stopped complaining when they came down and asked us once if we had any pot. I think it embarrassed the guy when we told him that none of us smoked.
Now I live in a ground floor apartment, and two of my good friends live in the apartment above ours. This presents it's own problems. For one thing, there are stairs on either side of my room. People are always pounding up and down them so much like gorillas that it'll cause my screensaver to go off! However, I love being able to tell when my friends are leaving their apartment, because I'll run to the door and scare them or yell something at them down the street.
The other noise problem is my roommate. He is SO friggin' loud that you can hear him walking around down here from
upstairs. Our bathroom is underneath our friend's stairs too, so they often joke about how they can hear him singing Irish folk songs in the shower.
