Earbuds can carve out a personal quiet zone in a crowded space. — The New York Times
NEW YORK: Booking a table for two at Tao Downtown, I hesitated when I got to the box asking whether I had a special request3. I did, but I wasn’t sure how it would go down. Would I be the first customer in history to ask for a noisy table?
This is not a normal ask, but I had my reasons. Recently I’d been trying to find out whether the way to hear and be heard in a dining room filled with booming speakers and screaming diners might be as simple as wearing a pair of earbuds. To put it to the test, I needed something I usually try to avoid: a hellishly loud restaurant.
