> It's strange to me that screens are so omnipresent in gyms
Same with bars. I want to go have a drink and chat with people. I just don't understand the need for TV in places like these.
Same with bars. I want to go have a drink and chat with people. I just don't understand the need for TV in places like these.
And some people go to the bars to watch sports with their friends
I might be spoiled, though. In a city this size I can find most any type of bar I want - when I lived in a spot where Buffalo Wild Wings was considered a 'good' bar, I felt a bit differently.
As a reason for deafening music in clubs, sure. As a reason for screens and volume-on in pubs? I've definitely left bars early, or avoided them altogether, specifically because it was too hard to have a chat with friends.
My 'local' has one small TV, muted, and the rest is live music, talking, and posters on the walls. It's a proper "third place", and doing incredibly well for it - so much so that I wonder if most bars are just scared of taking the risk.