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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Lifestyle

You’re supposed to be quiet in the cinema. So why are the snacks so loud?

Two woman with popcorn, chocolate and a soft drink laugh in the cinema
‘Keep it down!’ Photograph: Jacob Ammentorp Lund/Getty Images/iStockphoto

Cinemagoers are expected to maintain a respectful hush, lest they ruin the experience for anyone else. Yet most cinema grub is distractingly noisy: tubs of popcorn, bags of sweets, crunchy nachos, fizzy drinks with plastic straws seemingly designed to encourage slurping. What gives? Michael Rivera, London

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