Yeah, you're being anal!... and with a little more traing you'll make a fine "Grouchy Anal Ol' lunatic" when you get older!... I could give you lessons if you'd like?
You're correct about the noise! Sound travels thru solids much better than air.
I don't get to ice fish that much, but I've been several times. When there's a bunch of activity on the ice (sleds, atv's, kids running) I haven't caught squat! Nice and quiet is when you catch the fish!!!
I would probably pick up and move to a quieter spot if the people around me were being noisy. (Lesson #1 in being a Grouchy Anal Ol' lunatic)