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Politely asking to turn down the volume is effective, and generally welcome by other customers as well.
by avip 8y ago
Politely asking to turn down the volume is effective, and generally welcome by other customers as well.
- anotherevan 8y agoWell yes, that may work in the specific case of music being too loud. Not so much when the noise is just from people talking and moving about and the coffee grinder whirring and glasses clattering and the room is all hard surfaces that amplify all of this. Designing the audible environment can be as important as the visual design.
- teddyh 8y ago“How about if I turn it down to a level where it still drives you nuts but you're too shy to complain a second time?” http://dilbert.com/strip/2001-09-20 http://dilbert.com/strip/2001-09-20
- quickthrower2 8y agoLucky Dilbert gets a cube!
- distances 8y agoOnce in a restaurant I asked the staff to lower the volume (and they did) for three times, before finally requesting to turn off the music completely. The comic is right though, at least I do have a mental barrier for asking for such favours even as a customer. I likely wouldn't have asked even once if we weren't the only customers.