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posted by mrpg on Friday April 20 2018, @06:14AM   Printer-friendly
from the say-what-again dept.

Vox presents an article about restaurant noise levels and why they've risen over the years.

When the Line Hotel opened in Washington, DC, last December, the cocktail bars, gourmet coffee shops, and restaurants that fill its cavernous lobby drew a lot of buzz. Housed in a century-old church, the space was also reputedly beautiful.

My first visit in February confirmed that the Line was indeed as sleek as my friends and restaurant critics had suggested. There was just one problem: I wanted to leave almost as soon as I walked in. My ears were invaded by a deafening din.

[...] In reckoning with this underappreciated health threat, I’ve been wondering how we got here and why any well-meaning restaurateur would inflict this pain on his or her patrons and staff. I learned that there are a number of reasons — and they mostly have to do with restaurant design trends. In exposing them, I hope restaurateurs will take note: You may be deafening your staff and patrons.


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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday April 20 2018, @09:40AM (1 child)

    by Anonymous Coward on Friday April 20 2018, @09:40AM (#669580)

    By their very nature, restaurants are going to be noisy with all the din of utensils clattering on dishes. Then there's the kitchen noise.

    All the mixed conversations of several dozen diners, either eating or shuffling back and forth to entrances, tables, and the washroom.

    And for the grand finale.... Babies!!!!

  • (Score: 3, Interesting) by Grishnakh on Friday April 20 2018, @04:09PM

    by Grishnakh (2831) on Friday April 20 2018, @04:09PM (#669689)

    Kitchen noise shouldn't be a problem: the kitchen should be isolated from the dining area so customers can't hear anything going on in there.

    As for babies, the article seemed to be talking a lot about higher-end restaurants, where there shouldn't be any babies or young children. It's not an appropriate environment for them.

    If the diners are generally quiet, their moving about, conversations, and silverware should not cause an overwhelming amount of noise. The problem is the people. Americans are just really, really loud people, as the article pointed out.