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People in The Netherlands are used to this sound, hearing it every first Monday of the month at noon for the last 17 years now. I wonder how effective this wil

• jacobush 6y ago
  And in Sweden since forever
  • gpvos 6y ago
    Actually the same in the Netherlands, except that for a few years we had "silent" alarm tests. This was of course a bad idea (actually letting everyone hear it is quite reassuring, and it's good to know what it sounds like), so this was reverted, although that took longer than it should have.
• jiehong 6y ago
  Bavaria here, and every first Saturday the siren goes off for testing purposes as well. This was supposed to be bigger scale though. Haven’t heard anything today.
  • amadeuspagel 6y ago
    I'm also in bavaria and did hear it. Probably a problem in your city, not in all of bavaria.
• brnt 6y ago
  Same here. Colloquially, it's the monthly 'Germans invading again' alarm ;)
  • yxhuvud 6y ago
    In Sweden it is the Fikatuta, ie a signal telling that it is time to get some coffee. (or that the Russians are invading again)
• eythian 6y ago
  I kinda figure that if people heard the lunchalarm going off at a different time, they'd just assume it was Monday noon and it'd confuse the rest of their week.
  • Doxin 6y ago
    If I recall correctly in a non-testing scenario the sirens are twice as loud as during a test. Should provide enough of a hint I'd imagine.