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>Bars and restaurants have simply gotten measurably louder to the point where people are choosing to meet at home instead. When English Pubs and U.S. speakeasie
by LegitShady 4y ago
>Bars and restaurants have simply gotten measurably louder to the point where people are choosing to meet at home instead. When English Pubs and U.S. speakeasies became popular, amplified music was not a thing. Even the name "speakeasy" comes from the fact that people could and did speak quietly in the bars!
I agree 100% there are even some 'trendy' stores I've visited where the volume of the music was so loud I just left and have never gone back. There are some 'clubs' that are just immediate hearing loss damage, and everyone who goes there will pay for it later in life. Just a massive wall of sound that is waaaay outside safe hearing for any length of time - noisier than any construction zone.
- Atheros 4y agoPeople aren't meant to talk on a dance floor and wearing earplugs is common. Bars and the quieter zones of clubs are different though: we're meant to socialize. People are opting out of the whole thing and I think it's because of the volume. Go to any bar during the summer that has music inside and a quiet outside and watch where most people go. I strongly think that the patrons themselves don't actually recognize why they even like outside so much better.
- mecha_ghidorah 4y agoWait. If people are wearing ear plugs why not just have the music at a volume where it doesn't literally damage and hurt people instead? I am so confused
- Handytinge 4y agoWell then the people with the earplugs in couldn't hear, could they?