The pizzas were delicious, but what I found surprising was the sound level: it was quite difficult for us to hear what the others were saying. In fact, this seems to be the norm. We also went to an Indian restaurant where the noise level was even higher. And I've heard that in clubs, it is much, much noisier (though I can't verify that one).
When I am with people, I like to be able to hear what they are saying; and I find it quite upsetting when I can't. But it seems that young people aren't like that.
I sometimes think that nowadays places such as restaurants and clubs are actually designed to ensure there is lots of noise, so that people don't have to communicate with each other too much, or maybe because nobody cares whether others can understand them or not. Perhaps young people don't really like to listen to others.
Or maybe I am just out of touch with modern trends. I guess restaurants and clubs aren't designed for old fogeys like me.
