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?!

  • gdog05@lemmy.world
    48·
    1 month ago

    This is it. It’s why seats/stools look nice but feel uncomfortable after 20 or so minutes.

    • tuckerm@supermeter.social
      45·
      1 month ago

      I remember seeing this on the news a few years ago. If I remember right, they were interviewing a design firm that does interior design for fast food and fast casual restaurants, and they were talking about all of this. I was really surprised at how candid they were being, since you would think that they would want this to be an industry secret.

      The high stools with no back, the music that is too loud, the lights that are a little too bright and kind of hanging down in your field of view: all intentional, so that you’re just ever so slightly uncomfortable and you leave a few minutes sooner.

      • Lyre@lemmy.ca
        61·
        1 month ago
        1. Create environment actively hostile to remain in for long periods of time
        2. Expect people to work and be productive in said environment for hours on end
      • stardust@lemmy.caEnglish
        91·
        1 month ago

        Explains why I don’t like eating out and never cared for paying for stuff like the ambiance even at fancy restaurants and prefer take out.

    • Drusas@kbin.run
      7·
      1 month ago

      As a person with digestive problems that lead to hemorrhoids, this one in particular feels like a big fuck you.