Jun 29
Blind Date
A Paris restaurant, “Dans le Noir,” which means “In the Dark,” gives patrons a real taste of a disability. Customers are led into the darkened dining room by a wait staff that is blind. The motive is simple: to give the sighted a real-life lesson in living without sight.
And it’s not just that the lights are off and curtains are pulled in front of windows: the dining room is pitch black, and lights of any kind are forbidden.
“It awakens your other senses,” says owner Edouard de Broglie, who is not blind. “It alters your perspective, your relations with others. It shows what happens when you can’t see.”
More details about the restaurant and efforts of the City of Lights to make itself more handicapped-friendly can be found in this article from the Boston Globe.
It’s an intriguing idea, with a noble intent. But not being able to see what you’re eating in a restaurant? Sorry, that’s not for me. Call me pessimistic, but I’ve seen too many restaurant inspections over the years that show health violations that range from dirty dishes to undercooked food. In this day and age, blind trust in anyone’s cooking is a little too much of a long shot for me.
How about you? Would you go to this restaurant? Or would you prefer a different way to experience what a blind person does?
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