Ever since that incident, we would often hear “sshh” or someone shouting “lower your volume!”

It makes me wonder which way is a more effective way to bring silence on us. One would say “sshh” would be rather effective considering that it is an universal sound to be quiet compared to shouting and adding more noise.

In my opinion, I prefer the ‘sshh’. I think that shouting is just annoying and makes the situation more chaotic. Just imagine if everyone pitch in and ‘sshh’ together? A harmonious sound. We can probably create a choir out of it. That would be a world’s first.

But I guess there are other various factors to consider. Such as, context, whether you are with friends or strangers, whether you have an authoritative figure associated with and many more I guess.

If you are Dumbledore, I reckon shouting would be the most effective way.