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I'd always assumed (maybe wrongly) that restaurants and bars played music loudly so that patrons couldn't hold a proper conversation, and thus, drank more inste
by Cuckoo123 7y ago
I'd always assumed (maybe wrongly) that restaurants and bars played music loudly so that patrons couldn't hold a proper conversation, and thus, drank more instead.
- crummy 7y agoSorry for the poor source, but according to one study at least that does seem to be the case. https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2017/11/14/loud-music-drinking/ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2017/11/14/loud-music-drink...
- Cuckoo123 7y agoIt cites what sounds like pretty credible research. Although they could have probably got the same research by asking any group of 40yr+ cynics. :)
- adultSwim 7y agoIt's so you can't hear the drunk people who will be talking no matter what over the music.