"Loud"

Favela Cubana Exterior - New York  2018

Favela Cubana Interior, Self Portrait - New York  2018

Wow, this place was loud!

How can one describe loudness? I guess, just "loud", or "uncomfortable", or, in some cases, "painful" shading off into "damaging". This restaurant fell into the last category . . . at times I could feel my eardrums vibrate due to the noise. That was interesting: one doesn't feel pain, as such, but intuitively you know that prolonged exposure would be damaging.

I don't know . . . do young people have a special auditory filtering system that allows them to block out the noise and have conversations?

As to the food . . . nope, can't remember. Don't think that it was anything special.