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I think better sound isolation might help, in most modern establishment the background noise makes it impossible to have calm conversations. This article seems

• cardiffspaceman 6y ago
  But were cafe patrons of old quietly conversing with their table mates? Or was overheard conversation and speech-making part of the environment that brought fear to the minds of rulers?
  • gurkendoktor 6y ago
    I think it would be _easier_, not harder, to overhear conversations if acoustics were better. Turn off the background music, use materials that keep piercing cutlery noises to a minimum, that sort of thing.