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Which of life's noises do you find comforting?

I ask simply from curiosity, after noticing that three of my 'comfort noises' this week were all to do with travel. The first was hearing fog horns on a misty morning as ships headed down the estuary towards the sea, the second was the sound of a distant train as it sped through our local railway station without stopping, and the third was the constant hum of traffic on a nearby motorway, early one morning when the windows were open.

Update:

Thanks to all of you for your contributions. Picking a best answer was irrelevant really, but I chose Harlee's because it reminded me that, I too, love the sound of jet engines. It brings to mind happy times in exotic locations. (Here I go again, with more travel.) But I also agree with everyone that all those more peaceful sounds mentioned are wonderful too. I was fascinated by The Ringwraith and the Raven's answer about his favourite birds! I guess that, broadly speaking, we all find the same sorts of noises a comfort, and thank goodness, in this sometimes very noisy world, that some sounds bring us comfort not irritation.

Thanks again!

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  • 9 years ago
    Favorite Answer

    Strangely, I like the humming of the airplane engines. I go to sleep listening to it most of the time. :) I also like the sound of the birds chirping early in the morning :)

  • Anonymous
    6 years ago

    Not yours. You should be more nicer. Should OF been. Don't care if you say would have been. That's not bad spelling. It's just a bad dict of words.

  • 9 years ago

    I love to hear the trickle of the shower. Light rain. Wind chimes.

    Goodness, now I'm getting sleepy!

    Source(s): My childhood.
  • ANF
    Lv 7
    9 years ago

    I love to hear the dawn chorus of birds in the early spring. They do wake me a bit early but it is so wonderful to hear.

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  • 9 years ago

    A train. Or the fog horn one, but not the traffic of cars

  • Anonymous
    9 years ago

    the sounds of the ocean shoreline, the sounds of nature and my favourite bird/ animal ; the raven and the crow, their screeching in the early morning chilly mist.

  • Anonymous
    6 years ago

    The sound of a penis slapping against my face

  • 9 years ago

    Water or rain

  • 9 years ago

    Awww... I like water, thunder... trains are wonderful too.

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