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leveymg

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2. I remember 50 years ago that some of the eating joints in New York were so loud I couldn't hear

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Tue Jan 29, 2013, 09:14 PM

Jan 2013

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my father, who was yelling at the waiters, as I tried to make myself invisible from the embarrassment and sink out of sight below the table.

This is nothing new. You should have heard my parents' all-night parties. You'd be almost deaf, too.

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I doubt if this is not well known but are people a lot noisier than they used to be? [View all] BlueJazz Jan 2013 OP

I notice that customerserviceguy Jan 2013 #1

I remember 50 years ago that some of the eating joints in New York were so loud I couldn't hear leveymg Jan 2013 #2

The other day I was at the beach and someone was playing rzemanfl Jan 2013 #3

I suspect that people might be noisier these days... CaliforniaPeggy Jan 2013 #4

Some restaurants are designed to be loud. DollarBillHines Jan 2013 #11

I think a lot of it is that people are yapping on their cell phones. . . BigDemVoter Jan 2013 #5

When I encounter someone who is shouting into their phone... DollarBillHines Jan 2013 #9

I believe you are right rustydog Jan 2013 #6

Well said, and so true. narnian60 Jan 2013 #15

Aging population? Louder tvs, music, etc in public places? Years of people destroying FSogol Jan 2013 #7

^ SalviaBlue Jan 2013 #17

My neighbor across the parking lot (not 30 ft away) in my apartment complex is kestrel91316 Jan 2013 #8

Exactly! charmay Jan 2013 #10

I was also taught not to run indoors. That one seems to have gone by the wayside as well. kestrel91316 Jan 2013 #13

Seems that everyone wants to share everything about themselves TheManInTheMac Jan 2013 #12

piped in music wherever you go riverwalker Jan 2013 #14

So funny you posted this Texasgal Jan 2013 #16