This is completely correct.
American restaurants need to shift toward more private, isolated booths like Japanese restaurants.
American restaurants need to shift toward more private, isolated booths like Japanese restaurants.
In addition, American bars need to stop blasting out super-loud music. Unless there's a dancefloor and you want people to dance, turn the music down and let people hear each other talk.
If I want to drink in an environment filled with pointless loud noises, I'll drink on a highway overpass. It saves money and the company is typically more interesting.
Note that these two complaints are basically about opposite things.
Restaurants need MORE social isolation because at a restaurant you want to talk to the people you came with, not randoms.
Bars need LESS social isolation (i.e. noise) because you go to bars to meet new people.
Restaurants need MORE social isolation because at a restaurant you want to talk to the people you came with, not randoms.
Bars need LESS social isolation (i.e. noise) because you go to bars to meet new people.
