Intro
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Eating at a restaurant is about more than just the food. The atmosphere, service, and presentation all contribute to your experience. Even the music a restaurant plays can either make an ordinary meal more special, or ruin a perfectly good dinner.
In the US it’s common for restaurants to play some kind of background music. Sometimes the music even matches the theme of the restaurant or style of the food. Find out what kind of music makes the perfect side dish for Dale and Amy.
Dialog
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Amy: I couldn’t believe it, the other night I went out to dinner and it was kind of a nice restaurant, not really that nice but it was sort of trying to be nice, and they were playing the radio.
Dale: They were just playing the radio, with commercials and everything?
Amy: Yeah, with commercials.
Dale: Did that bother you when the commercials came on?
Amy: It was really annoying, yeah.
Dale: Was it a great station? What kind of genre of music was the radio station?
Amy: I mean, it was kind of just generic, poppy, sort of upbeat. But it was…any time…I mean, radio commercials are so annoying, and it was just so distracting, and it completely killed the ambiance, I thought, in the restaurant.
Dale: Well, do you like it then when a restaurant plays music?
Amy: I don’t know, I don’t have a strong opinion in general. But what about you, do you like background music?
Dale: Certain places, yes. I like a very chill house when I eat nice, good food. But then, if I’m having a burger I want to hear some type of rock, kind of American type of sound. It doesn’t have to be just country, but something a little bit more fitting with the food.
Amy: Right. So you like the music to kind of suit the meal.
Dale: Yeah. I don’t think I would like it ever like complete silence.
Amy: Yeah. It could be kind of awkward.
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Discussion
Amy was annoyed when she went out for a nice meal and the restaurant was playing the radio. The music was OK but the commercials were annoying and ruined the ambiance of the restaurant.
Dale likes it when restaurants play music that suits the meal. He likes relaxing, soft music when he’s eating a nice meal and upbeat American music if he’s at a burger joint. Amy and Dale both like it when restaurants play some kind of music. If a restaurant is too quiet, it can make for an awkward meal.
Do you like it when restaurants play music? Have you ever gone to a restaurant with live music? What kind of music do you like restaurants to play?
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