
Ethnic groups are defined, in my mind, by how high I have to turn up my headphones to drown them out. For example:
American students ... 5
The homeless ............. 3
British (northern) ...... 6
British (southern) ...... 3
Jewish retirees ............ 7
Bad comedians ......... 5
Most small monkeys 5
Europeans .................... 2
Australians (men) ..... 3
Australians (women) 8
American Idol ............ 4
FOX News ..................... 7
Mexicans cannot be drowned out. They vibrate at a harmonic pitch immune to negation of any kind. This may be because they sit in large circles, operate three or more noise-making devices at once, or burst into a scattered cacophony at unexpected times. This makes them exceedingly difficult to drown out. I have only encountered this level of audio pollution once before: French Canadians.
There are certainly similarities between the two groups. Both, for instance, grow beards that look accidental; both are confused with people from real countries; both order beer from the bottom of the menu; both speak dialects that make other native speakers giggle and frown simultaneously; and both travel in single file to hide their numbers.
The end result of all this is that I have been through my entire music collection, as well as samples of oceans, rainforests, and white noise, and nothing will cancel out the amarinthine outpouring of audial blather. I am at my wits' end, so I'm worn out from travelling, too.
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