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Roger Hecht responds to Donald Clarke wrote:
>>> If the British are too polite, we Americans are too rude. Suggest
>>> to a shopping mall or a supermarket that they turn the "music" off and
>>> they'll just look at you like you're crazy.
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>>Yes, but often they will accommodate you. I know. I've done this many
>>times.
Some restaurants have turned down their music upon request, others refuse.
I cancelled a gym membership because the policy was to have the radio
on at all times, usually to a hard rock station where the thumping beats
came through the equipment even if I had earplugs in. I could request
a half-hour block of a station of choice but that was not a great answer.
When I suggested that they turn off the stereo and let people bring what
music they liked on their personal equipment, I was told that it was not
possible or even "fair".
I agree with Donald Clarke. The assault on the senses in the name of
advertising won't go back anytime soon.
Ravi Narasimhan
Redondo Beach, CA
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