What does "quiet" mean to you?

According to dictionary.com, "quiet" can be an adjective, or a verb, used with, or without object.

"Quiet", when used to describe different things, can mean different things, like:
1) quiet neighbours == the neighbours make no noise / disturbing sounds
2) quiet street == the street is relatively free from noise
3) quiet person == the person is restrained in speech
4) quiet life == the life is peaceful with little disturbance
5) quiet afternoon == there is little activity for the afternoon

Very straightforward.

Yet conversations are often not so straightforward.

I was checking into a hotel in Scotland the other day, before noon. The neighbourhood around the hotel is a residential area, and the streets around are rather quiet - relatively free from noise, with not much activity in terms of humans and cars - even though the hotel is less than 5 mins walk from the main street.

So I commented to the lady checking me in, "This area is rather quiet, isn't it?" She looked up, thought for a moment, smiled, and said, "Yes, there are not much cars going past, so a room facing the street wouldn't have much disturbances, but, if you'd prefer, I can try to arrange a room that does not face the street."

I was stumped for a moment, because that absolutely did not occur to me. My concern was that it was a quiet neighbourhood, and since it's already so quiet during the day, won't it be even more so during the night? Safety was my top concern, especially when I'm a woman travelling alone.

So I said, "Erm, I mean, during the night, is it also this quiet? Is it okay to come back late?"

The lady's face then brightened as she realised what I was driving at, "Oh, yes, yes, of course! It is safe, absolutely, it's just a short walk from the main street, it's fine! This is a residential area, so that's why it's a little quiet, you don't have to worry."

So, while a "quiet neighbourhood/street around a hotel" can have a person thinking of "a room that does not face the street", it can also mean "is the area actually safe?" Not so straightforward now, when factoring in the background of the hotel staff and the hotel guest.

I wonder is it a culture thing, that westerns are very confident that it's safe, since it's just a short walk from the main street, that lone women travellers are more concerned about safety? Or a work related thing, that hotel guests are more concerned with having a quiet environment to rest? Or maybe the staff is just so used to the area, that the topic of safety did not occur to her at all.

What other connotations of "quiet" can you think of and/or encountered?

The stuff one learns on a Scotland trip

Bonnie
You most likely know this already - "bonnie" means "handsome" for males, and "pretty" for females. I've always thought it means "little". Super wrong. So imagine my first thought when I heard of "Bonnie Prince Charlie" - he's little? XD

Broch
Pronounced /ˈbrɒx/ - an Iron Age drystone hollow-walled structure found only in Scotland. The one we visited was Dun Beag. Look out for the lamb wool - and lamb poop - all over the area. It was a lovely place. Despite the lamb poop.

Dun
A name in Gaelic for "fort". Similar to brochs.

Eilean
Means "island". So, "Eilean Donan" means "Island of Donan". Fergus, our tour guide, told us one of the films that had soldiers coming off the bridge of Eilean Donan Castle is historically incorrect - for the bridge was a later add-on, during early 1900s.

Highland Cows
I've always known them as "highland cows", because that's what we were told on our previous trip. But no one, absolutely no one, used it during this trip. Everyone called them "heilan coos", or "coos", like, "OMG! Look at them coos! They're so cute!" And Fergus always mock takes a deep breath and asks for patience when this happens. Haha. But he always very kindly slows down or even stops the mini bus when opportunity permits to let us go gaga over them and take pics of them.

Jacobite
Means "supporter of James".

Loch
Means "lake". Scotland has lots of lochs! Famous ones are of course, Loch Lomond and Loch Ness.

Lochan
Means "little lake". Makes me think of the adding of "-chan" to names in Japanese to mean a person younger than you.

Marquetry
Never heard of this until that visit to Eilean Donan Castle. It is "the art and craft of applying pieces of veneer to a structure to form decorative patterns". No pictures, sorry - can't take pics inside Eilean Donan Castle. Google image this word and you'll see lots of examples.

Perth 
The first thought that comes to mind might be - the city in Australia. But it is also a city in central Scotland, located on the banks of the River Tay. "Perth" is a Pictish word, meaning "wood" or "copse".

Scone
We all know scones - that bunch of bread that's so tasty with butter. It's pronounced /skoʊn, skɒn/
There's a Scone Palace in Scotland, and it's not pronounced the same - for the Palace, "Scone" is pronounced /ˈskuːn/