“Imagine a nice restaurant where you hear only the sounds of silverware scraping plates”
Sounds like my kind of place. Music is everywhere today. My local gas station pumps it outside so I can enjoy their country or rap while I fill up. A local fast good place blasts to into an outside seating area so that everyone in the strip mall can enjoy Madonna.
The other day, I ate with my wife at a restaurant. At first, I thought it was music free, but it was there, just barely hearable. It was great - I could carry on a conversation and not be assaulted with music I didn’t ask for or want.
Here’s a great way for many businesses to save money - turn off the music.
I once forgot to turn on the music in a restaurant. when I went from the kitchen to the dining room, I couldn’t figure out why no one was talking. Dead silence except for silverware on the plates. Then it hit me-I turned on the CD player and people started talking.
I hate it when the music blasts loudly, but people will not talk in a restaurant unless there is background noise.
We have a morning Bible Study at Panera and they blast the music. I have no idea why they do that.