I'm glad other people feel this way too. My wife is hearing impaired and one of our main criteria for grading restaurants is the noise level. We recently walked

I'm glad other people feel this way too. My wife is hearing impaired and one of our main criteria for grading restaurants is the noise level. We recently walked into a new neighborhood restaurant with high expectations, and we turned around and walked out before being seated because the noise level was so high (hard surfaces and close tables everywhere). And don't get me started on my office environment--checking voice mail over your speakerphone? Really?