That doesn't make it less annoying.

When I was in Kolkata a couple years ago, the sheer level of noise was quite impressive.

I would not want to live there, for a variety of reasons, but that is the biggest one.

Maybe I wouldn't. I live in Geneva.

I thought in Switzerland any such noise is punished with the death penalty!

Jokes aside, I live in a Southern European country in which many people think it's normal to use the horn in every junction “in order to raise awareness in advance ” since they drive well over the allowed speed limit. Very interesting concept especially since they horn to other cars with raised windows and music on which pretty much renders their action mutt but stupidity is without limits...