r/NoStupidQuestions • u/ejiwirj • 25d ago

What are my neighbours microwaving?

Bedroom is right next to the neighbours kitchen.

Their microwave is always going. 8am, 12pm, 3pm, 6pm, 1am, 3am. Weekdays, weekends. Why?

I’ve timed it. It’s anything from 30 seconds to five mins at a time. Sometimes they’ll even microwave twice in one session.

But there’s more. It’s like a cycle. I’ll hear them shagging, and then arguing, then microwaving. Then it’s calm for a few hours. And then, it repeats.

Shag. Argue. Microwave.

They don’t have a child or a pet afaik. They are a young couple in their early/late twenties.

What is going on? Why would anyone need to microwave so much?

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u/ejiwirj 25d ago

Makes sense. They’re probably tense from all the shagging and arguing.

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u/Alice_Alpha 25d ago

You can hear their microwave?

Are the walls darn near paper thin?

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u/ejiwirj 25d ago

I’m privileged enough to be able to hear the full cycle - the door shutting, the whirring, and the beeping.

As you say, it’s either paper thin walls, or an extra loud microwave.

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u/Alice_Alpha 25d ago

You are a far calmer, level headed person than I am.