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[Lion]

On 3/9/2015 CouponQueen said:

How in the world in a minute encounter where he asked if you would move down and you gave him "the look.." that you can tell what he is like..such as looks like he is used to getting what he wants..

He only spoke to her like that after she gave him the "look..." which clearly indicated she was put out..

He was out-of-line with his response. >> (..." a loud "oh, WELL, if it's too much TROUBLE, then never mind.")

He had no right to expect anyone to move, and his response was rude, boorish, and egotistical. No excuses for him. He should've just dropped it.

[nun ya]

On 3/9/2015 Lion said:

On 3/9/2015 CouponQueen said:

How in the world in a minute encounter where he asked if you would move down and you gave him "the look.." that you can tell what he is like..such as looks like he is used to getting what he wants..

He only spoke to her like that after she gave him the "look..." which clearly indicated she was put out..

He was out-of-line with his response. >> (..." a loud "oh, WELL, if it's too much TROUBLE, then never mind.")

He had no right to expect anyone to move, and his response was rude, boorish, and egotistical. No excuses for him. He should've just dropped it.

I agree.

He should have waited just like everyone else. I'd be embarrassed to even ask someone that was eating to move.

And if he was going to ask, why not just ask the guy on her right to sit on her left?

[PIT-HAG Melissa]

On 3/9/2015 CouponQueen said:

How in the world in a minute encounter where he asked if you would move down and you gave him ""the look.."" that you can tell what he is like..such as looks like he is used to getting what he wants..

He only spoke to her like that after she gave him the ""look..."" which clearly indicated she was put out..

ITA and I find dirty looks aggressive...

[Moonchilde]

On 3/9/2015 Cakers1 said:

On 3/9/2015 shoptilyadropagain said:

On 3/9/2015 moonchilde said:

On 3/9/2015 shoptilyadropagain said:

If I had noticed the lack of seating when they came in, I would have offered to move down before being asked.

What part of 'there were no empty seats' did you not read above?

I've reread your original post several times and it does not say there were "no empty seats". I understood your original post to mean there was an empty stool or two at the bar and he asked you and another person or two to move down so that the guy and his girlfriend could sit together at stools at the bar.

I agree - now I'm confused. It read that there were 2 empty seats but not next to each other. And then further down it states that seats fill up within 30 seconds.

So my question is - which is it? If the OP was asked to scoot down, then there were 2 seats open. Obviously the man isn't going to ask somebody to scoot down and sit on another person's lap.

He sat in a single seat, 2 seats to my right. He wanted another seat right where he was, meaning that 2 people had to move down. *After* I'd moved, there were 2 seats together to my left, but there may have been only 1 toy left when he first asked. i 'd come in to eat and mind my own business so had spent no time scoping put the seats. When I took my seat there were no other empty seats. I didn't keep assessing the seat situation. Not meaning that to be snarky. After I sat and my order was taken, no reason to keep noticing.

[Moonchilde]

On 3/9/2015 RainCityGirl said:

You know, when I and a companion go to a crowded restaurant, we either turn around and go elsewhere when we can't find seats, or we patiently wait our turn. We don't go bother other diners. I have switched seats on an airplane so that a family of four can sit together, the last time, sending me from the middle of the plane next to my friend to the very back of the plane. The family wasn't trolling the waiting area bothering others; the air line personnel called my name and asked me ahead of time. I would have preferred to sit with my friend, but I understand that kids want to be with their parents on a flight and vice versa. So I willingly moved. I have also shared a table with a stranger in eating establishments where you seat yourself. In foreign travel, the restaurants basicallyI have never been in the middle of a meal and been asked to move. The OP STILL got up and moved, despite her annoyance, so I don't know why some of you here are sniping at her. So it's no big deal to you. She was just asking how others would feel about it. Why the attacks?

To some extent, because that's the way people make use of Viewpoints - to do exactly that. But only some. I don't need people to agree with me, but deliberate snark is also part of Viewpoints. I very much appreciate your POV and support. The dogpile snarkers I can just shrug off. No worries :-)

[Moonchilde]

On 3/9/2015 Alley Catvocate said:

On 3/9/2015 CouponQueen said:

How in the world in a minute encounter where he asked if you would move down and you gave him ""the look.."" that you can tell what he is like..such as looks like he is used to getting what he wants..

He only spoke to her like that after she gave him the ""look..."" which clearly indicated she was put out..

ITA and I find dirty looks aggressive...

That's your issue.

[PIT-HAG Melissa]

On 3/9/2015 moonchilde said:

On 3/9/2015 Alley Catvocate said:

On 3/9/2015 CouponQueen said:

How in the world in a minute encounter where he asked if you would move down and you gave him ""the look.."" that you can tell what he is like..such as looks like he is used to getting what he wants..

He only spoke to her like that after she gave him the ""look..."" which clearly indicated she was put out..

ITA and I find dirty looks aggressive...

That's your issue.

Ok.. I can accept that...

[esmeraldagooch]

OP, this has taken a life of it's own. Reading some of the responses was like they were there and saw the whole thing only exaggerated version....

We saw something similar at a movie theatre in SF. A man in front of me was seated the second seat in on a row, with a open seat on each side. A couple came in and asked him to move to the right or left so they could sit in the seats. He talked to them, you could tell my the body language they didn't get the answer they wanted, angrily they left. A few minutes later his wife shows up with the popcorn...

[PIT-HAG Melissa]

She asked for opinions and doesn't like the ones who disagree...

I barely read any snark directed at her... NONE of us know for sure because we weren't there...

I am learning my lesson about not responding on threads when I have a different opinion from the O.P...

[SnowPink]

Only the Q could a simple question erupt into 150 replies.