American bars are too loud

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Mr. Hand: Apr 28, 2015; by Cowcaster

Tonight I decided to be adventurous and "go out" instead of dicking around on the internet and playing computer games. I decided to go to a bar.

Well, it turned out that it was simply too loud and unpleasant.

Seriously, are all American bars like this? Loud music blaring over speakers and about 10 TVs playing at moderate to high volume?

It's as if the owners are concerned that people might actually have a conversation.

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Romes128: Dec 28, 2008; Fun Shoe

lol

do the world a favor and stay home and play video games. something tells me you hung out alone.

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Seaniqua: Mar 12, 2004; "We'll see how the first year goes. But people better get us now, because we're going to keep getting better and better."

enjoyed the read, thanks

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wane tendo: Mar 19, 2005; Buglord

Loud noises may be painful. The din of a city street or a mall can be too much. When overwhelmed, people on the autistic spectrum may cover their ears to try to block out the noise. They may also start up self-soothing behaviors such as rocking or shaking their hands. Some people with autism also have central auditory processing disorder (CAPD), a condition that makes it difficult for them to perceive subtle differences in sound and language.

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1982 Subaru Brat: Feb 2, 2007; by Athanatos

Some bars are loud and some are not. Hope this helps OP

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Mr. Hand: Apr 28, 2015; by Cowcaster

Look people, this is an international forum.

All I'm saying is: Is this what bars are like in Europe or where ever the hell you live in?

# ? May 3, 2015 07:27

Seaniqua: Mar 12, 2004; "We'll see how the first year goes. But people better get us now, because we're going to keep getting better and better."

self-soothing behaviors such as your posting

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Abdul Alhazred: Mar 15, 2007

only the good bars are loud. the louder the better

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Mr. Hand: Apr 28, 2015; by Cowcaster

1982 Subaru Brat posted:

Some bars are loud and some are not. Hope this helps OP

last time I attempted to go to bars was in 2009, and I experienced this same unpleasant poo poo.

ideally a bar should be a bit more noisy than your typical Starbucks shop where the people seem afraid to speak to each other, but also not so loud as to forbid meaningful conversation and discussion.

I am right.

# ? May 3, 2015 07:29

Seaniqua: Mar 12, 2004; "We'll see how the first year goes. But people better get us now, because we're going to keep getting better and better."

all the bars where I live (United Sates of America) just have full blast white noise machines so no one is distracted from the star of the show - alcohol

# ? May 3, 2015 07:31

Cyberball 2072: Feb 17, 2014; by Lowtax

Are you sure it was a bar? Could it have been a club? Stick to what I call "local bars" these are lovely holes in the wall where the only patrons are people who live within walking distance of the bar. Usually theyre pretty quiet as everyoneis misery drinking instead of party drinking. In my personal experience a large drunk native american may challenege you to a game of pool(billiards) to see who buys the next beer. You may suck at poor but he's very drunk so you will win, then buy him the beer anyway cause it's easy to tell that's all he really wanted in the first place and pbr's are like a buck, so despite being the winner buy him the pbr anyway .

# ? May 3, 2015 07:33

Romes128: Dec 28, 2008; Fun Shoe

Mr. Hand posted:

last time I attempted to go to bars was in 2009, and I experienced this same unpleasant poo poo.

ideally a bar should be a bit more noisy than your typical Starbucks shop where the people seem afraid to speak to each other, but also not so loud as to forbid meaningful conversation and discussion.

I am right.

You seem upset.

# ? May 3, 2015 07:33

Rubies: Dec 30, 2005; Live Forever
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You gotta master the "talk close and loud but not breathing directly on them" bar chat method, and also the fake chuckle when you don't understand what they said but want to keep it rolling technique. hth.

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Riot Bimbo: Dec 28, 2006

Just drink at home. The logistics of going out to drink and getting home safely are ridiculous.

# ? May 3, 2015 07:35

Seaniqua: Mar 12, 2004; "We'll see how the first year goes. But people better get us now, because we're going to keep getting better and better."

Rubies posted:

You gotta master the "talk close and loud but not breathing directly on them" bar chat method, and also the fake chuckle when you don't understand what they said but want to keep it rolling technique. hth.

this is 100% true, once you get drunk enough no one really cares if the conversation is really happening, just chuckle and nod and drink more

# ? May 3, 2015 07:36

wane tendo: Mar 19, 2005; Buglord

perhaps the truth is that you're just really quiet. you talk softly and are unable to make eye contact with the bartender. they ignore you for these reasons and you don't get served so you never loosen up. you focus and dwell on how it's "too loud" until you become so uncomfortable you go home and post a thread about how it's the bars fault. you're now also having thoughts about mutilating your own penis because, in your mind, it would bring you closer to your true self - a gelded baby.

# ? May 3, 2015 07:38

Rubies: Dec 30, 2005; Live Forever
Die Every Day

Seaniqua posted:

this is 100% true, once you get drunk enough no one really cares if the conversation is really happening, just chuckle and nod and drink more

Glad we agree, if the OP takes this advice we can move him into more advanced lessons like "crane your neck away from the girls like you're looking for your friends across the bar but are actually relaeasing a deep rumble beer burp into neutral non-convo air".

# ? May 3, 2015 07:39

Seaniqua: Mar 12, 2004; "We'll see how the first year goes. But people better get us now, because we're going to keep getting better and better."

here's a good lesson OP: if the bar has a jukebox you can be the secret king of whatever music is playing

# ? May 3, 2015 07:42

Tonsured: Jan 14, 2005; I came across mention of a Gnostic codex called The Unreal God and the Aspects of His Nonexistent Universe, an idea which reduced me to helpless laughter. What kind of person would write about something that he knows doesn't exist, and how can something that doesn't exist have aspects?

The loudest bar experience in the world is a drunk Minnesotan yelling about the vikings and how great Minneapolis is

# ? May 3, 2015 07:44

Dead Gay Romans: Mar 19, 2015; Pitbull enthusiast

That poo poo does get annoying, especially in bars that serve food.

Gotta cram in some local band into my tiny pub, sure their speakers alone take up 50% of the floor space, but the kids will love it!

Then you show up with some friends you haven't seen in a while and shout brief sentence fragments at each other all night while everyone pretends this is normal and good and way better then actually having any real interaction.

I think a lot of people are terrified of having real conversations these days. I mean holy poo poo, you might form a close bond, or heaven forbid politics comes up. You do not talk politics in America, because we are a broken nation full of assholes.

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raton: Jul 28, 2003; by FactsAreUseless

There's a bar in Manhattan where every so often the bartender shushes the bar if the general volume of people's voices has been rising. It sounds great but actually it's really offputting to have someone shushing you every 30-45 minutes.

Shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

# ? May 3, 2015 07:45

wane tendo: Mar 19, 2005; Buglord

Dead Gay Romans posted:

That poo poo does get annoying, especially in bars that serve food.

Gotta cram in some local band into my tiny pub, sure their speakers alone take up 50% of the floor space, but the kids will love it!

Then you show up with some friends you haven't seen in a while and shout brief sentence fragments at each other all night while everyone pretends this is normal and good and way better then actually having any real interaction.

I think a lot of people are terrified of having real conversations these days. I mean holy poo poo, you might form a close bond, or heaven forbid politics comes up. You do not talk politics in America, because we are a broken nation full of assholes.

*looks up from iPhone*

what?

# ? May 3, 2015 07:45

Seaniqua: Mar 12, 2004; "We'll see how the first year goes. But people better get us now, because we're going to keep getting better and better."

Sheep-Goats posted:

There's a bar in Manhattan where every so often the bartender shushes the bar if the general volume of people's voices has been rising. It sounds great but actually it's really offputting to have someone shushing you every 30-45 minutes.

Shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

this sucks

yelling rules

drink

# ? May 3, 2015 07:46

Dead Gay Romans: Mar 19, 2015; Pitbull enthusiast

Sheep-Goats posted:

There's a bar in Manhattan where every so often the bartender shushes the bar if the general volume of people's voices has been rising. It sounds great but actually it's really offputting to have someone shushing you every 30-45 minutes.

Shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RtIvRfyXThU

# ? May 3, 2015 07:47

raton: Jul 28, 2003; by FactsAreUseless

It's mostly a craft beer place and they have murals of drunken monks behaving badly all over the walls. I forgot the name. Something Secret or whatever maybe.

E: it's called Burp Castle

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Good Lord Fisher!: Jul 14, 2006; Groovy!

Sheep-Goats posted:

E: it's called Burp Castle

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whoflungpoop: Sep 9, 2004; With you and the constellations

idea is to drink until it doesn't bother u

but u sound like someone who will find things to bother u

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shove me like you do: Dec 9, 2007; Real Neato; Fun Shoe

The loudness is so you don't have to talk to people. So you can drink alone surrounded by other people so you don't feel like an alcoholic.

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butt implants: Oct 16, 2004; i'm gay

ya, I got my caramel pacquiato at starbux instead

hth, OP

# ? May 3, 2015 08:24

Seaniqua: Mar 12, 2004; "We'll see how the first year goes. But people better get us now, because we're going to keep getting better and better."

unterdude posted:

caramel pacquiato

# ? May 3, 2015 08:25

Simstim: Mar 16, 2005; You just gave me a great idea buddy.

I'd like to go to a bar that looks like star treks ten forward and only plays whale music and only serves saki and has a wise spiritual black woman for a bartender

# ? May 3, 2015 08:36

Seaniqua: Mar 12, 2004; "We'll see how the first year goes. But people better get us now, because we're going to keep getting better and better."

Simstim posted:

I'd like to go to a bar that looks like star treks ten forward and only plays whale music and only serves saki and has a wise spiritual black woman for a bartender

-OP

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ROFLburger: Jan 12, 2006

Dead Gay Romans posted:

heaven forbid politics comes up. You do not talk politics in America, because we are a broken nation full of assholes.

you like discussing politics at bars? you might be The Worst Person

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raton: Jul 28, 2003; by FactsAreUseless

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9SurKu4qcC4

# ? May 3, 2015 09:02

Seaniqua: Mar 12, 2004; "We'll see how the first year goes. But people better get us now, because we're going to keep getting better and better."

that's awful

yell at all bars or be completely silent

# ? May 3, 2015 09:04

raton: Jul 28, 2003; by FactsAreUseless

I'm not a fan of noisy bars but yeah that obviously sucks and that's really what goes on in there.

# ? May 3, 2015 09:07

Seaniqua: Mar 12, 2004; "We'll see how the first year goes. But people better get us now, because we're going to keep getting better and better."

Sheep-Goats posted:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9SurKu4qcC4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2-s_6UQm_IU

skip to like 1:12 for the point I am making

the point I'm making is gently caress that bartender

can you link to a specific time in a youtube video on SA? Come on Lowtacks

# ? May 3, 2015 09:07

Your Rain: Nov 29, 2006; All those born beneath an angry star.

You decided to go to a bar on the night of manny vs floyd and you expected a quite crowd???

to be the fair some people might have fall asleep during the fight

# ? May 3, 2015 09:10

Mr. Hand: Apr 28, 2015; by Cowcaster

Your Rain posted:

You decided to go to a bar on the night of manny vs floyd and you expected a quite crowd???

to be the fair some people might have fall asleep during the fight

I specifically decided to go out BECAUSE it was the night of the manny vs floyd fight. Turned out that the bar in question wasn't even featuring the fight on their tvs!

Honest to god, there weren't many people there, but it was still loud as gently caress.

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wane tendo: Mar 19, 2005; Buglord

Sheep-Goats posted:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9SurKu4qcC4

Ed TheClam

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