Anonymous wrote:I get there early so that my family CAN sit together where I want. If you feel so entitled that you are more special and deserve to waltz in at the last minute and inconvenience others because you didn't plan ahead and aren't willing to split up your party, then you are the one who is an asshole. You need to stay home and watch DVD's.
I'd be willing to bet that lots of times, it's not that people think they're special and "deserve to waltz in at the last minute." Rather, people intend to arrive early, but something delays them - maybe it's traffic, maybe one of the kids needs to use the bathroom at home at the last minute, maybe DH's car battery is dead and needs to be jumped in the driveway (this last one actually happened to us recently)...since it's such an easy thing to move over one or two seats, I really don't see why a decent person would refuse to do this.
Anonymous wrote:I have no problem "accidentally" sliding my key against their car in this situation.
My favorite is when they park so close to you that there is NO WAY they got out of their car without hitting your door. In that case, they are just asking me to drag my key down their door. Win Win
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I am annoyed by the opposite behavior. When they arrive early for a sold-out movie, why do people always leave space between them and the people on either side, and then refuse to move unless ordered to by the usher when the theater starts to fill up? So the people who arrive a little later are forced to separate or sit in really crappy seats, when if everyone would just move to the center to begin with, both the early-comers and the late-comers would get better seats. (Except for the early-early-comers of course, who get to pick the best seats either way, or the really-late-comers, who will still get the worst seats.)
If you want to sit together, get there earlier. It's first-come, first-served. The people who come early, do so, so that they can get the seats they want. If you can't be bothered to show up until late, don't expect people to move for you.
If you can't slide over one or two seats so that a family can sit together, then you are an asshole.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I am annoyed by the opposite behavior. When they arrive early for a sold-out movie, why do people always leave space between them and the people on either side, and then refuse to move unless ordered to by the usher when the theater starts to fill up? So the people who arrive a little later are forced to separate or sit in really crappy seats, when if everyone would just move to the center to begin with, both the early-comers and the late-comers would get better seats. (Except for the early-early-comers of course, who get to pick the best seats either way, or the really-late-comers, who will still get the worst seats.)
If you want to sit together, get there earlier. It's first-come, first-served. The people who come early, do so, so that they can get the seats they want. If you can't be bothered to show up until late, don't expect people to move for you.
If you can't slide over one or two seats so that a family can sit together, then you are an asshole.
I always arrive at the movies early to get an end seat because I have a special needs child that I may need to get up during the movie and usher him out. It makes it a lot easier if we are on the end. I'm not being an asshole by not sliding in, but I got there early for a reason.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I am annoyed by the opposite behavior. When they arrive early for a sold-out movie, why do people always leave space between them and the people on either side, and then refuse to move unless ordered to by the usher when the theater starts to fill up? So the people who arrive a little later are forced to separate or sit in really crappy seats, when if everyone would just move to the center to begin with, both the early-comers and the late-comers would get better seats. (Except for the early-early-comers of course, who get to pick the best seats either way, or the really-late-comers, who will still get the worst seats.)
If you want to sit together, get there earlier. It's first-come, first-served. The people who come early, do so, so that they can get the seats they want. If you can't be bothered to show up until late, don't expect people to move for you.
If you can't slide over one or two seats so that a family can sit together, then you are an asshole.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I am annoyed by the opposite behavior. When they arrive early for a sold-out movie, why do people always leave space between them and the people on either side, and then refuse to move unless ordered to by the usher when the theater starts to fill up? So the people who arrive a little later are forced to separate or sit in really crappy seats, when if everyone would just move to the center to begin with, both the early-comers and the late-comers would get better seats. (Except for the early-early-comers of course, who get to pick the best seats either way, or the really-late-comers, who will still get the worst seats.)
If you want to sit together, get there earlier. It's first-come, first-served. The people who come early, do so, so that they can get the seats they want. If you can't be bothered to show up until late, don't expect people to move for you.
Anonymous wrote:I get there early so that my family CAN sit together where I want. If you feel so entitled that you are more special and deserve to waltz in at the last minute and inconvenience others because you didn't plan ahead and aren't willing to split up your party, then you are the one who is an asshole. You need to stay home and watch DVD's.
If you don't slide over so my husband and I can't sit together, it's your right. However, we'll likely sit on either end of your family, and I can virtually guarantee you won't enjoy the movie. It'll be out little game - more entertaining than the flick.