NOISE IN RESTAURANTS

Understand and accept that in restaurants that the noise level varies and that hearing clearly may be a problem. For me, I hear the loudest sound and any softer sounds are in the background. That means if the person I am talking to has a soft voice it is usually harder to hear him. In a restaurant there may be the conflicting sounds of a football game playing in the bar area. The noise from the kitchen (if you sit anywhere near this area) can be somewhat distracting. Any table where a large group of people are celebrating a birthday or just having a good time together can also make it hard to hear.