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baxtryesterday at 6:44 PM5 repliesview on HN

I find it absurd that music in cafés and restaurants has become so loud that it’s hard to have conversations with the people on your table. Sound pollution is a real thing.


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barbazooyesterday at 6:45 PM

I bet it's by design. If you actually make things pleasant you might accidentally create a third place and no one can profit from that!

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m463yesterday at 7:56 PM

"with this music we are a happening trendy place!"

(and nobody will notice during slow times that we donn't actually have that many customers)

nephihahayesterday at 8:10 PM

The night clubs I went to in the nineties had loud music and low lights so talking to anyone was a challenge.

dylan604yesterday at 6:47 PM

hey, it's hard for the employees to enjoy their muzak over the din of all of your conversations!

SoftTalkeryesterday at 8:12 PM

It's because they don't want you sitting there for any longer than it takes to eat your meal. They deliberately have tile floors and hard walls to amplify the noise.

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