While on the coast I observed, or rather heard, the men on the street whistle to each other. They communicate with each other, whether it be a greeting or a way to get someone\u0092s attention so they can have a conversation or do business, for example, to hail the moto-taxi or give someone a lead on a tourista needing some service.<\/p>\n
Although there are fewer whistlers in Quito (it\u0092s just so loud here with noise pollution) drivers communicate by honking their horns. There are the \u0093Hey, get it moving\u0094 honks, there are the \u0093Hey, I\u0092m passing you\u0094 honks, the \u0093I\u0092m entering traffic and I\u0092m letting you know\u0094, the \u0093hey, I\u0092m right here next to\/behind you\u0094 honks, and the \u0093Yep, I see you\u0092re crossing street\u0094 honks. <\/p>\n
At one point today I got to my limit of noise. I just had to come back to home base, close my eyes and plug my ears for a while. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
While on the coast I observed, or rather heard, the men on the street whistle to each other. They communicate with each other, whether it be a greeting or a way to get someone\u0092s attention so they can have a conversation or do business, for example, to hail the moto-taxi or give someone a lead on a tourista needing some<\/p>\n