He prefers conversation, as if an interview were somehow less of a performance than a record or a concert.
It is quieter and less crowded than the other rooms -- an attempt, the owners explain, to welcome an older crowd that prefers conversation.
If you want to be left in peace to read the paper (or start a Patricia Highsmith novel), that's fine; if you'd prefer conversation, that's fine too.
She doesn't insulate herself with music or newspapers, but prefers conversation, and when Mr. Alvarado arrived at his stop, she wished him a good day at his job, as he wished her the same.
I personally prefer conversation view since it helps me keep track of conversations (and I get too many emails already), but it's pretty much a personal preference.
But it will never have growth or usage rates comparable to Facebook, Twitter, Instagram et al, because it's sheer human nature to prefer conversation to answers; and it will never be quite as absorbing as Wikipedia, because other people's questions are never as interesting as our own.
Rich wood walls, framed art deco paintings and dim golden lighting will transport you from the loud streets of the city to a more sophisticated time, where handcrafted drinks are prepared with the upmost care and the clientele prefer conversation to rowdiness.
There was a more proletarian hangout nearby, but Kouchner preferred the conversation and the women — "superbes" — at Balzar.
Remember when I told you that I preferred civilised conversations?
