In Korea everybody lives in tall high rise apartment buildings. Unfortunately I do as well.

There are a number of inconviences. In this building once every year they clean and repair the main tank and boiler. In Korea everything seems to be communal and so 1 apartment with no hot water means all 70 or so apartments with no hot water. For some reason they choose to do this in the middle of July. So for one week there is no warm water in the hottest and stickiest time imaginable. I am a man that likes to soak in a warm bath and no hot water means no bath unless.....you turn on all four of the gas burners on the gas range and heat up a lot of water. In the process the temperature goes up to about 40'c. Not pleasant. Im not a fan of Ice Cold showers. No offence intended, Ice Cold.

The other issue I have with apartments are the annoying noisy neighbors. Korea is hot in the summer and so I generally leave the window open when I sleep. These neighbors have always been noisy. They seem to think its fine to shout whilst walking past the front door. Last night, I was having my usual struggle to fall asleep and it must have been about 5am and I hear this banging and loud voices. Yep, the neighbors were doing their inconsiderate nocturnal thing! I emerged from my semi slumber and the noises continued. I was irate and shouted out the window in English which they probably couldnt understand "shut it with that noise!!". And guess what a voice shot back (a voice that knows only a few words of English)? He shouted "fuck you"!!! I got up and put on a shirt and opened my door and simply said "You cunt!!". He didnt reply and closed his door behind him.

Today I knocked on their door 4 times wanting an end to their nonsense. No answer each time. I will get a solution to these horribly inconsiderate noisy people!!!