I got my hearing professionally checked today and all is normal. But I have difficulty hearing people I am dining with, talking in restaurants. Is it me, or is the music just too damn loud?!

  • neidu2@feddit.nl
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    3 months ago

    Might be relevant, but I find that American restaurants are generally louder compared to European ones.

    Side note: And why is it always fucking neo-country music? Sure, I’ve mostly been to Texas, but I have several albums in my CD collection as a testament to y’all making good music too.

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      3 months ago

      My experience in American restaurants is that the music is usually whatever is currently popular, so there’s a lot of hip hop and pop songs about dancing and fucking.

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        3 months ago

        Last time I was out to eat with friends, the restaurant was playing an easy listening version of Welcome to the Jungle. That was a lot to process.

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      3 months ago

      It isn’t. My favorite restaurant–Kuma’s Korner, on Belmont in Chicago–is always playing metal.

      Goddamn I miss that place… :(

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          3 months ago

          I’d been to the Lincoln Park location–I think that it’s closed now–and it had a very different vibe. I haven’t been to the suburban locations. To me, the original location, with it’s tiny eating section and dive-bar vibe, is still the best. Almost like if Exit served good food, y’know? (AFAIK, Exit doesn’t serve food at all.)