livinginnyc

You're right, and I have been over general however, last time I ventured up there for a biometrics, I got followed by a 'gentleman' from the subway station to the USCIS office, and leaving an hour or so later, there had been a double stabbing. Put me off solo-venturing any further

Nutmegger

A young guy followed me home one time and entered the apartment building behind me before the door swung shut (I was oblivious). As I fumbled for my keys, he reached up and tried to pull my knickers down (skirt length was more 60s London than 70s Bronx . . . ). I dropped the groceries and chased him out the door and down the street, much to the surprise of all the old folks sitting outside in the sun. Boyfriend emerges from the apt to find groceries and no me. I got a big lecture about what could have happened when I confronted the guy . . . but just standing and yelling isn't really me.

Pulaski

I hope you weren't "profiling" him?

mrken30

We need ear plugs due to coyotes and frogs. I never knew frogs were so loud before moving here. Triple pane windows have made a difference. Now we miss the sounds of the frogs.

Pulaski

From early summer to first frost there is an almost deafening cacophony in our yard at night - primarily a mix of spring peepers (frogs), and cicadas. It is much noisier than anywhere I think I have ever lived, including under the (usually) inbound flight path at LHR.

dc koop

Don't worry about frog noises too much. They wont be here much longer now that Trump has castrated the EPA more or less and declared global warming a hoax

Steerpike

The sound of cicadas is very soothing, to me. Love it. The sound of summer

Beaverstate

The frogs here do not peep, they are small, numerous and quite vocal. No cicadas however, or any other noisy critters at night except for the rare coyote.

Pulaski

Oh, I definitely agree, which is one of the reasons we live where we do - not too much noise from traffic and city life, but plenty of mother nature's things going on.
Spring peepers don't peep either, it's hard to believe that such a small frog can make such a loud noise, and like yours, they are small and numerous. Most are no bigger than the last bone in my thumb. I only discovered a few years ago what their name is, as they are clearly some sort of tree frog, with the pads on their toes for climbing, and they are able to climb up the windows of our screen porch. We kept some frog spawn in a small aquarium one year, and they just loved to climb the sides of the tank. ..... We put aquarium gravel in the bottom, and put in a couple of chunks of quartz, that I had dug out of the garden and scrubbed clean, for them to climb out of the water on to. As frogs camouflage themselves to match their environment we soon found we had white frogs!

Mallory

Back in the old days, a lot of power lines in the UK made a buzzing noise.

The first time my mum came over to the US, years ago, we were outside on a warm summer night. The cicadas were making a racket. Mum turned to DH and said "the telegraph lines certainly are noisy over here, aren't they?"

Husband was thinking "telegraph lines?" Mum was thinking cicadas, what are those?

Anian

The frogs get really loud near me at certain times of year (they started up a few weeks ago but have gone quiet again since the cold snap). Got loads of water runoff ponds around, so they all hangout in those.

Jerseygirl

I hate frogs. I think it's the jumping I don't like. We used to get bull frogs sitting by the pool croaking away all night. Hubby used to catch them and take them to a nearby lake...but I swear they followed him home. Something else that grossed me out was snakes in the pool...swimmming round and round the side...every so often they would lift their heads out of the water.

Cave crickets...horrid things.

tom169

Me too. It reminds me of visiting the USA as a child with my parents. It was one of the first things I noticed was different between here and the UK.

Pulaski

Are there any animals that you do like?

Jerseygirl

Dogs.

Don't roll your eyes at me young man!!