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I just want to point out that the title is completely wrong. Cities are loud, even the places in Europe that have no cars in the core of the city. Music, drunk people, homeless people screaming, roadwork, other construction, etc.

Cities are loud because there are a lot of people in a small area.

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True, but I think you underestimate how loud traffic is. A lively pedestrian area (which there aren't many of) is probably nowhere near a busy street. It could also easily have 5 times as many people per area.

Edit: Also if you watch the video there's a scene where he steps off a train in Delft and it's very quiet. Obviously densely settled areas must be louder, but perhaps not always loud.

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