My wife and I ate at Applebee's the other day, and we arrived shortly before the lunch crowds arrived. About ten minutes after we sat down, a foursome of loud elderly women came in, and they were seated at the table next to us. Not five minutes later, one of them complained to the manager that the music playing on the speakers overhead was too loud, demanding she either turn it down, or completely off. The Beach Boys "Surfin' USA" was playing at that moment, and it was not playing to a point where you had to talk over it to be heard. Nonetheless, this manager had to give in to this woman and turn down the music.
Later, I overheard the manager saying that on the previous day, an 81 year old woman (because she stated her age five times to her) demanded she turn the music off because it was bothering her, even though there was a full crowd in there at the moment. Do people like this also demand the other patrons lower their voices when speaking? What do these people do when they eat during a football game? Do they tell the manager to shut the TV off and have everyone else go home?
If you don't like the atmosphere, eat somewhere else!
Later, I overheard the manager saying that on the previous day, an 81 year old woman (because she stated her age five times to her) demanded she turn the music off because it was bothering her, even though there was a full crowd in there at the moment. Do people like this also demand the other patrons lower their voices when speaking? What do these people do when they eat during a football game? Do they tell the manager to shut the TV off and have everyone else go home?
If you don't like the atmosphere, eat somewhere else!
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