Eating in the dark

Watch the video and say if these statements are true or false.

1. Onoir is a French restaurant 
2. You are served by blind people 
3. It takes 2 weeks to get a reservation 
4. Someone in the owner's family was blind 
5. His friends and family were the first ones to eat in the dark 
6. There are 3 restaurants in the US 
7. The waiter tells you where the cutlery is on the table 
8. This kind of business helps promote the sightless world 
9. Some people dislike the feeling of helplessness 
10. Even the bar is in the dark.

Answers (select the following lines to see them): 1 F, 2 T, 3 T, 4 F, 5 T, 6 F, 7 F, 8 T, 9 F, 10 F

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