I hate noisy restaurants/bars. is this normal?

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I like quiet, serene restaurants to socialize and eat. Most places nowadays use hard surfaces to decorate and it creates more noise with just a few people. Why do they do this? You can't carry on a conversation.

It just drains me to be in a place like this. Is this normal? Why do most people like this environment? I wish they would use cozier booths and some lower ceilings to offset the noise levels.
I feel like I'm in the minority with this opinion, or maybe I'm just getting old.

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  • JJ75
    6 years ago | pl

    I recently ate at a very busy Chinese Yum Cha restaurant in Australia and it was much more enjoyable than usual. Why? because it had sound dampening.

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  • twillight62
    13 years ago | pl

    Noise is extremely stressful. But then why not choose a suitable place?

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    • sparrowfeed
      13 years ago | pl

      that's not always how it goes.
      none of my friends mind noise. most of them prefer noisy to quiet.. so we usually end up in the noisiest of places. mind you, i only go out to restaurants when i absolutely need to.

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  • sparrowfeed
    13 years ago | pl

    oh ya.

    i need to have a beer at a restaurant--always--to hold myself together ;)

    LOL ya.. i feel cold and nervous too! and i can't eat as well as others. i feel like i'm not hungry. it's not like my stomach hurts, but for some reason i feel exhausted by all the noise...

    but like i said, beer usually solves everything. and it gives me an appetite, too. try it next time you go to a noisy restaurant.

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  • [Old Memory]
    13 years ago | pl

    Yeah, resturants that are noisy bothers me too, and make me feel cold and nervous. So it is normal to hate noisy bars and resturants.

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  • derkyboy92
    13 years ago | pl

    i agree! i get bothered a lot and just want to bolt out of the room! i don't like having to yell just to talk to sum 1. I am also introverted and a lil bit self conscious. but i still go out with my mates to all night diners. just gotta loosen up

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  • hotchickie81
    13 years ago | pl

    I totally agree! I also can't stand really loud/obnoxious screaming kids!!!

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  • Dnile13chik
    13 years ago | pl

    noise makes me tired too, I'm in my 20s, I like intimate gatherings, paying attention to too many is a lot to do

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