Readers reply: you’re supposed to be quiet in the cinema. So why are the snacks so loud?

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Next week’s question: if an alien landed and asked you, ‘What is this thing you call music,’ what would you play for them? And why?

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

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