Comments on: The Loudness of Coffee Shops https://gregladen.com/blog/2010/07/03/the-loudness-of-coffee-shops-1/ Wed, 18 Apr 2018 00:26:08 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.6 By: Greg Laden https://gregladen.com/blog/2010/07/03/the-loudness-of-coffee-shops-1/#comment-519561 Wed, 27 Oct 2010 14:44:03 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/2010/07/03/the-loudness-of-coffee-shops-1/#comment-519561 Honestly, I think the noise of a coffee shop can be just the right level of distraction at times, when I’m working on something that requires throttling my intensity of thought. But the banging and the screaming of the children …

( … my nearest coffee shop is infiltrated by dozens of middle school students in the afternoon and it can get pretty bad.)

]]> By: kate https://gregladen.com/blog/2010/07/03/the-loudness-of-coffee-shops-1/#comment-519560 Wed, 27 Oct 2010 14:13:02 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/2010/07/03/the-loudness-of-coffee-shops-1/#comment-519560 ah yes. i’m wondering if some people just want noise. maybe they feel it justifies their existence. hopefully my research will shed a bit of light..

]]> By: Theo https://gregladen.com/blog/2010/07/03/the-loudness-of-coffee-shops-1/#comment-519559 Mon, 27 Sep 2010 04:15:43 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/2010/07/03/the-loudness-of-coffee-shops-1/#comment-519559 I couldn’t agree with you more. Enjoying a fine cup in a cafe should be an experience or more specifically a pleasurable and comforting experience. Thanks for articulating what many feel.

]]> By: teobesta https://gregladen.com/blog/2010/07/03/the-loudness-of-coffee-shops-1/#comment-519558 Sun, 04 Jul 2010 08:44:53 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/2010/07/03/the-loudness-of-coffee-shops-1/#comment-519558 I’m always so happy when someone verbalizes my feelings/thoughts (about noise) and eloquently too.

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