Am I alone in being the only person who catches about 1/10th of conversation in loud pubs and clubs but just pretends to hear the rest because 1.) everyone else seems to be able to manage it just fine and 2.) you’re just plain sick of shouting “what...what...I can’t hear you?”
I have always been this way, since a teenager. I see people chatting away and I think to myself “there is no way they are having a proper conversation, at least one of them must be just nodding or replying with I CAN’T HEAR YOU.”
They are literally standing on the dance floor, across from each other having a chat and all I think is “NO WAY are you having a deep and meaningful!”
My hearing is fine. I have it checked regularly, most recently in March. I can hear in other busy situations just fine but pubs (not all pubs but certain types, especially at the weekend when they ramp the music up) and clubs are so loud it’s a whole other league and it’s almost as though you aren’t supposed to hear anything other than the music.
Any other people out there who spend their nights out nodding along pretending to be able to listen whilst thinking “surely you’re all pretending too”?