Absolutely agree. That's why when we old folk venture out into the town, I'll push for a few scoops and a basic meal at a Wetherspoons. Only the screeches from hen parties drown out the background hum of conversation. When we were in Goa earlier this year I put my foot down with a firm hand over the loud music at a couple of the beach bars. One turned the music down, the other said goodbye.
I'm a self-diagnosed amusic (I think melophobe is a synonym). Never had much to do with it as a child, no idea what it's for, although I know it's important to other people. A hearing test at Specsavers (where else?) showed I have a large part of the audible spectrum missing; whether from birth, undiagnosed ear infection or other causes I know not. It isn't something that a hearing aid can rescue apparently.
The swim pool I used to teach at used to try and play music over my lessons and it was more often than not turned off when requested.
I would like to see a little sticky sign like the American Express, Visa or Apple pay signs on doors of establishments without background music, "No music here, grumpy b-----s tolerated".
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