I have just been reading today what sounds we British like to hear according to a vote. They are>

1. lawnmower cutting grass!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
2. pub garden chatter
3. waves on a beach
4. a cricket bat hitting a ball
5. people playing tennis
6. drink poured over ice
7. seagulls cawing
8. pigeons cooing
9. clinking glasses
10. rain

Me? Ill settle for a lovely cold can of lager being opened when it goes ptsssh!