Langford's music-playing fountain is one thing, but does the entrance to Canada's oldest Chinatown really need to blare obnoxious music? Friends from Seattle were over for Thanksgiving and we took them for a stroll through Chinatown. I could see the entire party cringing when the music, err, noise, all of a sudden began emanating from the Gate of Harmonious Interest.Kitsch: Sentimentality or vulgar, often pretentious bad taste, especially in the arts. - TheFreeDictionary
It made me ever so glad I don't live or work within earshot of Chinese hip-hop and various touchy feely pop songs that make Jessica Black sound relatively good. I mean don't get me wrong, it's not the ethnicity of the music that is the annoyance, it's the fact that there's music being pumped onto the street, period, and as far as I could tell there were no revelers around to soak it up.
I can only imagine this must be a source of contention for nearby condo developments whose potential buyers may think twice before moving into the neighbourhood.
What are your thoughts on our musical gate?