This may sound crazy, but watching a behind the scenes bit about making sound effects for some movie caused a bit of a revelation for me - there are a lot of 'sound effects' in real life that I have always been completely oblivious to (it was a while back but I don't think I've asked this specifically before).
So I'm wondering about others who, like me, went for a long time without ever thinking about everyday noises even existing, like:
- chewing
- the shuffling or pat-patting of flip-flops
- someone's habit of sniffing or clearing their throat
- someone fiddling with a zipper pull or picking at a tiny logo-tab on their jeans, etc.
- the tapping of a pen, or scratching of a pencil while someone writes
- opening and closing a milk carton
- scratching your arm
- the soft bump of cupboard doors closing
you get the idea, all those little sounds.
While I'm sure a lot of people generally tune them out, I'm just wondering if for some people it's actually a little surprising to realize that they actually aren't silent actions. I'm sort of wondering if perceiving functions would have any influence on how aware you are of these?
So I'm wondering about others who, like me, went for a long time without ever thinking about everyday noises even existing, like:
- chewing
- the shuffling or pat-patting of flip-flops
- someone's habit of sniffing or clearing their throat
- someone fiddling with a zipper pull or picking at a tiny logo-tab on their jeans, etc.
- the tapping of a pen, or scratching of a pencil while someone writes
- opening and closing a milk carton
- scratching your arm
- the soft bump of cupboard doors closing
you get the idea, all those little sounds.
While I'm sure a lot of people generally tune them out, I'm just wondering if for some people it's actually a little surprising to realize that they actually aren't silent actions. I'm sort of wondering if perceiving functions would have any influence on how aware you are of these?