I have lived in the country for most of my life, and I dislike the noise of the city. The rural place where I live now was much quieter when I first moved here 25 years ago. Since then, many more of the properties in the community have been developed. City folks have moved out here, and I'm convinced most of them have no appreciation for the quiet or the nighttime darkness of rural life. They make lots of noise and have lights all over their houses and outbuildings. They brought the city with them, basically. It's sad.