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I fully agree.Or people talking very loudly on their phones. You can't escape the waiting room. Last week the woman was obviously having issues with a builder and was having a ding dong battle. The room was small. The TV going. And her yelling. I wasn't worried about my appointment but if you had a nasty health issue, that won't help the Blood pressure when it's measured.
I was in a very high end waiting room (looked more like private buyer’s section of a boutique on Madison Ave). Reception staff who looked like models, yakking about their weekends/ espresso machines etc. Music more appropriate for a nightclub. After my appt I told the specialist (as I had worked as a doctor - colleague to colleague - as the feedback was warranted) it was inappropriate and likely to be very distressing for pts waiting on bad news… sought out another doctor and never went back