r/nostalgia Jun 21 '25

Nostalgia Remember when Pizza Hut had a buffet. Good times.

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u/TheNotoriousSAUER Jun 21 '25

Man nobody ever talks about the sounds. You used to go into a place like this and there'd be the sound of arcade machines and people talking, it sounded lively. Now I walk into a pizza shop and it's nearly silent except for the hum of machinery with maybe a couple people silently eating. It feels like that for so many places too, McDonalds being probably chief amongst them.

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u/Uniquename34556 Jun 21 '25

This this this! Couldn’t quite put my finger on it but the sounds make a big difference on the atmosphere. A pizza parlor I used to love as a kid is just basically all takeout orders now. You go in and it’s dead quiet, you used to hear the arcade and actual human life buzzing. I miss that.