When I saw this topic, I had to chime in
My sister and brother in law had a real nice cruiser docked on the Ct. shore.
Very nice marina and very nice people. My wife and I and our 12 year old son were invited to spend the weekend, kind a like a camp over. A quiet marina, with few people coming and going. We had no intention of starting this yacht up and cruising.
Two boats over was a boat that looked like it was a permanent fixture to the docks. Seaweed on the lines in the water, stuff like that.
After one night on the boat, I got up to fix a cup of joe, when I got this smell.
This old woman dumped a pan of something off the bow of her boat. The liquid left a ring/stain like substance floating on the surface. As I got my coffee, settled into a lawn chair on the stern, the faint smell of ... guess what... came by in the breeze. A call to the office in the marina, brought swift action, I mean like a swat team. Next morning she was gone.
On the other hand, three slips over on the other side, this guy was a neat freak. Constantly sweeping, wiping, polishing... you name it, this guy had a cleaning rag for it.
I walked by one afternoon, motioned .. "hello", and in return we struck up a nice conversation. I got invited on his boat .. a beauty, and the first thing he says is .. " please remove your shoes." The salon was really nice and had that smell of an ER. Antiseptic and Windex smells all over the place. When I left and turned to thank the guy for his hospitality, he had a towel wiping off the seat and back of the chair I sat in. Hmmmmm ... I should've introduced the guy to the lady with the pan in the morning. But, being so far downwind from her, I guess he never noticed.
So, like someone else already mentioned, it depends on the people. Heck, when we moved into our first apartment, a kid in the apartment above us was in some sort of marching band, or school, and was constantly perfecting his talents (lack there of) on the @#$! trombone.