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I'd pretty sure certain restaurants and bars bump up the volume purely so patrons cannot have a conversation and can only focus on eating and drinking.
by et-al 2y ago
I'd pretty sure certain restaurants and bars bump up the volume purely so patrons cannot have a conversation and can only focus on eating and drinking.
- scrame 2y agoI don't think you're wrong. https://www.sfgate.com/food/article/bay-area-restaurants-sensory-nightmare-18459785.php https://www.sfgate.com/food/article/bay-area-restaurants-sen...
- b112 2y agoMost of my restaurant trips are to enjoy a meal with friends or family, and talk. I wonder the logic.
- SoftTalker 2y agoAlso the modern restaurant/bar interior is all tile and other hard surfaces: very noisy. This is partly for sanitary reasons but also to encourage people to eat and get out.
- bobthepanda 2y agoit turns out that rising real estate costs hit everybody and now everyone is trying to optimize every last dollar to make rent.
- bagels 2y agoEncourages me to get out and not come back. I don't return to noisy places.