Eating in a loud restaurant

You're welcome. I found it interesting that they use music to try and "control" our eating and spending habits while there. I personally like some place calm and relaxing too :)

I like medium sound levels too. I want to be able to speak with the people I'm there with. But not hear the person on the other side of the room (although that can be amusing sometimes, but usually just annoying). Omg I've done that before where you can hear the conversation next to you and you're trying not to laugh at them. But sometimes you overhear some very weird stuff and can't help it! I think the fast music thing worked on me in a bar before. I know I drank faster and more. Now I'll always sit there and wonder if it's me or the music... I've also eaten rather fast at a place before just to get away from some loud person who was complaining about everything. He ate all his food and then said "this was bad, I'm not paying for it." Um but you ate it all? How bad could it have been? He was mean to his waitress. I think I was chewing angrily and quickly so I could leave before I punched him lol.

Heh heh, I'm getting some amusing mental images from your last paragraph... Rude man: *complain loudly* You: ( *glare...chewchewchew!* Rude man: "this was bad, I'm not paying for it" You: (!! *CHEWCHEWCHEW* Or something like that. Man, I'm way too easily amused...but I wouldn't have it any other way! XD

There's nothing wrong with that. It means you'll never be bored!

Same here sweetie. I want to enjoy my food. Especially if it's something really yummy! :)

*I'm used to there*

Yes when I eat at home, I usually have a tv on. It's not super loud, but loud enough that I can hear over my own chewing and know what's going on. So a little sound is perfectly normal to me. I would hate to eat in total silence. I think that would be weird! The only place I last ate at that was very loud kind of upset my stomach a little. I think all the noises were bad for my eating and I had a stomach ache the rest of the night :/

Yeah I agree their reasons for the loud fast music makes sense. But it's not for a lot of people. Sure I don't want it too quiet either... I don't want strangers on the other side of the room hearing me talk! But I don't want headaches over too much noise either. Heh and what if it was a song I couldn't stand? I would want to have that super loud blasting in my ears.

Oh yeah! The ear ache, the headache and then imagine having the song you can't stand get stuck in your head. You know that feeling, yeah? Then you will keep playing that song in your head over and over again, and curse yourself for it.

Yeah I think if it was an annoying song, I'd be out of there too. It's hard to please everyone with music tho. If you like a song, there might be someone else there who doesn't like it. I think it might be hard picking music if you want to make everyone happy with it.

yeah i agree. in that sense, like as you mentioned before, moderately volumed music might be a good idea. if you like the song, you can listen to it all ears. if don't, you just can ignore it. as long as it is not loud, it is much less annoying.

That's good. I mean I don't need total silence but I sure would like something calm and peaceful. It does sort of mess up the taste of the food when it's loud... It can ruin the whole experience.

I don't mind hearing people talking. But I really don't like being able to hear EVERY word the people on the other side of the place are saying. Like you said, some people are just too loud. I like some background noise tho as I find it comforting. But not too much.

Yeah I think I'd miss out on the food if the music was too loud. I'd be eating fast trying to get out of there. I want to be able to relax when I eat. I hear it's better for your health to eat slower and in peace anyway. I don't know if that's true but it's how I prefer to eat. And yeah too loud music will hurt your ears and your hearing. I don't want that.

I like to be able to hear the person I'm there with so we can talk too. Because otherwise you're just sitting there staring at each other and that could get weird. Especially if it was your boss!

Oh yeah, messy really irritates me too...

That makes sense. You want the experience to be relaxing. And yes on a date, it's better if you can hear what she's saying! Don't want each other to get mad when you can't hear what you're saying.

Yeah too much noise gives me a headache too. And I wouldn't want the place to be too quiet either. I'm kinda shy about having everyone hear what I'm saying.

Hi hun! I have friends who go to night clubs and the music is so loud that you can't hear your friends talking to you. I don't like those places. They give me a headache. I like quiet cafes where I can read too. Or at least be able to chat with my friends and catch up with each other.