Today, I was staying in my family friend's house in France. The church bells ring every hour, which I thought was cute. Until 8 this morning where they rang 24 times. FML
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Today, I started my spring break. My college is letting the students stay in the dorms for break, so I figured that staying here would mean getting more sleep than going home. Not so much. The fire alarm has been going off every 20 mins since 7:30am because they're "fixing" it. FML
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WhatsYOURname6 25
I had the same problem in Italy.. On holy days they play songs every 15 mins.. Our house was directly beside the church too. Feel your pain OP.
steveykinz0967 16
Wait so if they rang every hour why didn't the ring at 2am bother you?
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MissJennyale 16
I live in France and it should ring 12 times maximum.
thisis16charlong 10
Pretty sure this isn't just a France thing, they do it here in Australia
Nicox13 1
That must be on Sunday. I had the same thing during my vacation.
LostInTheZone11 29
Frère Jacques, frère Jacques...
trendkilla254 4
They on that reptilian time.
Ki11erC 18
Why 24? Most places I've lived have a clocktower that chime (bells basically) every hour and chime the amount of the hour except from 11-6
Psycho_Babydoll 26
Oh God... I used to live in a small French village called Courmangoux... it's in the middle of nowhere, even the locals get confused about where it is... and I lived literally next door to a church so I lived next to chiming bells on the hour every hour for eight years of my life. And yes, at certain times in the morning/evening (usually at 7 or 8 depending on the church) it rings for an insanely long time. After a time I got used to it so it didn't wake me up, but damn, I hated it so much at first... OP you have my deepest sympathy. The worst part is when you can't sleep and you hear the church bell announce that it's 3am... it's like an alarm clock that mocks you.
zuzuily 14
Earplugs are your best friends ?
Parelia 9
They ring 24 times in the morning because it's a Catholic prayer :)
SS 31
I've stayed in a place where they ring 43 times at 7AM.