Restaurants are noisier than ever, with each clatter and shout threatening our health (not to mention our sanity). Here’s how to rise above the dinBy Linda Wells“What?”“Say again?”“Huh?”This gripping conversation is happening right this minute at a restaurant somewhere on earth. Remember when you could whisper to your dinner companion or eavesdrop on the strange couple at the next table? It was dinner and a show. Now you’re shouting, mumbling, or texting the person across the table just to make yourself understood.Restaurants aren’t the only issue. Walk into any Barry’s Bootcamp or SoulCycle and you’ll likely find the E.D.M. is cranked up over the roar of the machines while an instructor shouts into a microphone. Have a nice workout, and be sure to grab a pair of earplugs on your way in!READ ON
