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I remember a lot of this when I was living in SF's Chinatown. Personally, I thought it was a great part of the community and I was impressed by how healthy the

I remember a lot of this when I was living in SF's Chinatown. Personally, I thought it was a great part of the community and I was impressed by how healthy the elderly people in the area where. I can see how the music could be frustrating, but I think it would really be unfortunate if this part of the culture went away.

rsj_hn 5y ago
I like the grannies, too. If they were dancing to US pop 70s hits, it might be the most awesome thing in the world.
- peterburkimsher 5y ago
  The old grannies are Stayin' Alive! You can tell by the way I use my wok. Funny story about dancing grannies in Taipei, back in 2016. My boss asked me to go up from Kaohsiung to attend the Python Conference. But I was facing some very tight financial times, and paying several thousand NTD for the conference fee (which wasn't refunded by the company later) was difficult for me. So I took a cheap night bus instead of HSR train, rode a city bike instead of the MRT, and arrived at 6 am for the conference at 11 am, hoping to sneak inside the conference venue during setup. How could I loiter there without attracting attention? Well, there were a group of grannies dancing. So I joined them! We had a great time, and some of them even offered to introduce me to their granddaughters. And when the time came, I bid them farewell, tailgated into the venue, opened my laptop and looked busy. The dancing grannies were so hospitable, though, welcoming a crazy foreign boy and being rather too trusting.
- mistrial9 5y ago
  the Macarena was popular with groups I saw in the morning !
ilaksh 5y ago
I think the issue is the noise pollution. Playing the music at lower volume would probably go a long way. Or using earbuds.
- hnick 5y ago
  Hearing loss and age often go hand in hand, so it makes sense that the music has to be too loud for us to sound just right to some of them.

rsj_hn 5y ago

I like the grannies, too. If they were dancing to US pop 70s hits, it might be the most awesome thing in the world.

peterburkimsher 5y ago
The old grannies are Stayin' Alive! You can tell by the way I use my wok. Funny story about dancing grannies in Taipei, back in 2016. My boss asked me to go up from Kaohsiung to attend the Python Conference. But I was facing some very tight financial times, and paying several thousand NTD for the conference fee (which wasn't refunded by the company later) was difficult for me. So I took a cheap night bus instead of HSR train, rode a city bike instead of the MRT, and arrived at 6 am for the conference at 11 am, hoping to sneak inside the conference venue during setup. How could I loiter there without attracting attention? Well, there were a group of grannies dancing. So I joined them! We had a great time, and some of them even offered to introduce me to their granddaughters. And when the time came, I bid them farewell, tailgated into the venue, opened my laptop and looked busy. The dancing grannies were so hospitable, though, welcoming a crazy foreign boy and being rather too trusting.
mistrial9 5y ago
the Macarena was popular with groups I saw in the morning !

ilaksh 5y ago

I think the issue is the noise pollution. Playing the music at lower volume would probably go a long way. Or using earbuds.

hnick 5y ago
Hearing loss and age often go hand in hand, so it makes sense that the music has to be too loud for us to sound just right to some of them.