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Different restaurants have different noise levels. You can choose to visit quieter locations. Choosing the right restaurant for the occasion and company is act

• nxc18 8y ago
  The noise level seems to be rising everywhere. I can't think of anything other than fine dining where I live that isn't obnoxiously loud at all times. The frustration is that you just don't have a choice these days. I particularly despise live music (restaurant can't even try to adjust volume there), which all of the establishments in my area are competing to have as often as possible.
  • ajmurmann 8y ago
    You are totally right. Even at restaurants that are usually quiet a group of more than four people in the room is frequently all that's needed to make the entire place loud. It seems especially bad with groups that are entirely made up of one gender.
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  • stinos 8y ago
    The frustration is that you just don't have a choice these days. That's odd. Must be culture/country-dependent? Even in the relatively small town closeby (100k inhabitants) there's a choice of multiple small and not too expensive restaurants. Because of the size (max abot 20 to 30 people dining, plus no loud music) it never gets very loud. There's also a choice of quite expensive ones which, large or not, do take acoustics into account and hence remain comfortable.
    • pbhjpbhj 8y ago
      If your town is all chain restaurants then it's possible they all have loud music -- it limits talking and so reduces table occupation times, increasing covers and hence profits. The game nowadays is basically make dining as uncomfortable as possible but just this side of obnoxious; at least in any place I can afford.