I definitely suffer from noise, for a time I believed I just had 'good hearing', but in actuality I believe that it's just that my brain cannot filter the background noise. Since I do not hear people speaking next to a loud road, but they seem to hear me fine.
There are sounds in the world that are actually painful- I mean, causing real physical pain. I'm referring of course to sirens, and in the UK at least they are dastardly loud. (a requirement to offset engine noise of even the most aggressive motorbike).
I lived for a year on a busy road in london, and, never again, the noise is intolerable.
but; where could you go if you wanted a respite from the droning clunking of engines? the more remote you go, the more engines are required.
England might be too densely populated for you but I'm sure you can find hiking trails in the forests/mountains that do not go near roads? There are definitely plenty of those in Austria and Germany, you need to get to their beginning with a train or car but after half an hour walk you can be somewhere secluded, especially if you go during the work week.
Even London has parks that are big enough that you don't hear noise. Richmond Park is perfect (it even has free-roaming deer), but even Hyde Park is relatively peaceful in the middle.
Amongst the hustle and bustle of London the other day, I walked past a Prius manoeuvring. They're still enough of a rarity in the UK to make this a delightful experience; the complete lack of engine noise, whilst disturbing, is such a welcome contrast. So, be positive - one day, all vehicles will be like this :)
There are sounds in the world that are actually painful- I mean, causing real physical pain. I'm referring of course to sirens, and in the UK at least they are dastardly loud. (a requirement to offset engine noise of even the most aggressive motorbike).
I lived for a year on a busy road in london, and, never again, the noise is intolerable.
but; where could you go if you wanted a respite from the droning clunking of engines? the more remote you go, the more engines are required.