Comment by pezezin
3 days ago
I live in Japan and this is something that I will never get used to. Yes, the people are quiet, but shops are ridiculously loud. Go to any supermarket and there are seven different jingles playing in parallel! Honestly, I don't understand how the employees don't go crazy.
I've known a few younger people who can't go into shops they used to do their part-time work (バイト) at, simply because the looped jingles did, in fact, drive them nuts.
That is sad, but kind of expected.
But seriously, why do the shops do that? Why does nobody complaint? Do Japanese people really like those jingles?