This has been well known for a while as part of the 'dwell time' mechanism restaurants use to get people the fuck out so they can make money off the next group of suckers. If you can't hear, you...
This has been well known for a while as part of the 'dwell time' mechanism restaurants use to get people the fuck out so they can make money off the next group of suckers.
If you can't hear, you can't hold a conversation. Less talky talky, more eaty eaty drinky drinky get out so the next eaty drinky cycle can begin.
I've always wondered why, and that makes sense, although there's no mention of them turning the music up in the article you linked. I've certainly been in loud places when it's not been busy and...
I've always wondered why, and that makes sense, although there's no mention of them turning the music up in the article you linked.
I've certainly been in loud places when it's not been busy and you can tell they're taking their sweet time with the bill.
I used to think about it a lot. Trendier places would always have the music turned way up, I wondered if it was to invoke the sense of being in a club for younger diners? Or maybe there's some pyschology that by leaning in and focusing on what the person is saying we feel closer to them and therefore have a better time?
It's damn annoying. Especially with a group larger than four when you can't hold a conversation with more than one other person at a time. If you're sat next to 'that guy/girl' then you're screwed.
I had no idea Soundprint existed, so thank you for this resource! A lot of NYC coffeeshops are unbearably loud, let alone restaurants. The noisiest I ever went to was the (now defunct) Umami...
I had no idea Soundprint existed, so thank you for this resource! A lot of NYC coffeeshops are unbearably loud, let alone restaurants. The noisiest I ever went to was the (now defunct) Umami Burger on 6th Ave... it was louder than a bar!
This has been well known for a while as part of the 'dwell time' mechanism restaurants use to get people the fuck out so they can make money off the next group of suckers.
If you can't hear, you can't hold a conversation. Less talky talky, more eaty eaty drinky drinky get out so the next eaty drinky cycle can begin.
I've always wondered why, and that makes sense, although there's no mention of them turning the music up in the article you linked.
I've certainly been in loud places when it's not been busy and you can tell they're taking their sweet time with the bill.
I used to think about it a lot. Trendier places would always have the music turned way up, I wondered if it was to invoke the sense of being in a club for younger diners? Or maybe there's some pyschology that by leaning in and focusing on what the person is saying we feel closer to them and therefore have a better time?
It's damn annoying. Especially with a group larger than four when you can't hold a conversation with more than one other person at a time. If you're sat next to 'that guy/girl' then you're screwed.
I had no idea Soundprint existed, so thank you for this resource! A lot of NYC coffeeshops are unbearably loud, let alone restaurants. The noisiest I ever went to was the (now defunct) Umami Burger on 6th Ave... it was louder than a bar!