Originally Posted by noglider

As Click and Clack said, Americans don't care if their brakes work, as long as they don't squeal. And Europeans don't care if their brakes squeal, as long as they work. You could think of the squealing as a feature, warning others of your presence.

Folks have already offered many solutions. Filing the backs of the pads is OK but takes some trouble. Instead, I bend. Keep a list of bendable and non-bendable calipers if you like. Weinmann and MAFAC are on the bendable list.