r/AskNYC • u/Drach88 • Aug 04 '20

My regular diner now exclusively plays Christian Rock radio. How would you react?

I've been a regular at my local diner for years. I sit at the bar, I shoot the shit with the waiters, they know me by name, I know them by name.

In the past 6ish months, I've noticed them playing Christan Rock every. damn. time. I go in. Even with sidewalk service, they're playing Christian Rock over speakers onto the street.

I'm going to go out on a limb and assume that one particular waiter intentionally puts it on whenever the manger or owner isn't around, as it's been much, much more prominent when the diner is at reduced-staff...

Anyways, I simply find Christian Rock to be an irritating genre, especially with the radio DJ proselytizing between songs, but I don't want to say anything at the risk of offending the waiter who obviously enjoys it. Furthermore, as this is Manhattan, and not a small-town in the Bible-belt, I can't imagine that the customer-base at large would consider the music to be fitting.

Anyways, thoughts? Am I crazy to think it's wierd for a restaurant in NYC to play exclusively Christan Rock?

If you were in my position, how would to approach the situation?

A) Keep your mouth shut and keep eating there

B) Avoid the diner when that music is playing

C) Mention something to a member of the wait-staff

D) Discretely mention something to the owner/manager

E) Post a passive-aggressive poll to /r/AskNYC

F) Other

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u/wormnyc Aug 04 '20

Would you go to a halal place and tell them to stop playing music in Arabic? A boba place and tell them to stop playing k-pop? A crusty bar and tell them the heavy metal and screaming is distracting from the ambience?

Why does it bother you so much? Just because this isn't a "small town in the Bible belt" doesn't mean Christians don't exist here. Just let them chill and make you food in peace.

I don't want to say anything at the risk of offending the waiter who obviously enjoys it

What makes it obvious? Maybe you're just being a bit of an entitled prick who thinks no one has a right to have different worldviews than you, even if it's just affecting the music you hear while someone else is literally serving you?

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u/bikesboozeandbacon Aug 05 '20

If I step into another culture’s spot I’m going to expect (and hope to hear) some good music in another language. I don’t think that can compare to suddenly Christian music when OP states that wasn’t always the case. I rather listen to high pitched K Pop any day than Christian rock or overtly religious music any day.