A bar probably isn’t the best place to have a deep, meaningful conversation, especially when bar owners have a financial incentive to drown out competing sounds with music:
Forty male beer drinkers were observed in a bar. According to a random distribution, patrons were exposed to the usual level of environmental music played in 2 bars where the experiment was carried out or were exposed to a high level. Results: The results show that high level volume led to increase alcohol consumption and reduced the average amount of time spent by the patrons to drink their glass.
Now, how many owners understand this, and how many are just rude pricks who want you to go deaf?
