Beijing is a really noisy city.
Cars honk at the mere suggestion that you might be within their path.
Little 3-wheeled electric bike/delivery units beep while taking over the pedestrian/bike paths.
Some cyclists like to warn everyone of their presence by constantly ringing their bell. So that way you hear them from a couple hundred feet away. (Experience from this morning no less!)
Then there's the constant hum of air conditioning at work (too hot at my desk), or the drone of air purifiers taking little particles out of my indoor apartment air.
It's only on rare clear air days when I turn all my filters off and the refrigerator isn't rumbling, that I get to experience something that we all take for granted: a moment of silence. Otherwise, it always seems like there's someone screaming in your ear (like the overly enthusiastic helpful waiter today) or some car getting ready to cut you off.
In other air quality news...
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/12/03/upshot/the-next-big-climate-question-will-india-follow-china.html?abt=0002&abg=0
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