Eh, here in Ireland nearly anywhere I'd describe as a "pub" is still relatively quiet unless it's a busy night with live music. Most pubs don't have particularl

Eh, here in Ireland nearly anywhere I'd describe as a "pub" is still relatively quiet unless it's a busy night with live music. Most pubs don't have particularly loud piped music, or they have none at all. Now there are a host of modern "bars" with extended drink and cocktail menus and cacophonous piped music, especially in city centres. But in most traditional pubs the ambient noise comes almost entirely from the patrons.