Re: This why I don't like to go to concerts or any... - Page 4

sfnative · ‎03-10-2010

@qualitygal wrote:
People talking, kicking your seat from behind, nose blowing, all the things so you can't hear what's going on that you paid good money for.

@qualitygal

I can add one to your great list.

Watching TCM months ago, we learned that select theatres around the U.S. were going to show "Rear Window" on one night only. We jumped at the chance to see this wonderful movie on the big screen at $25 a pop for a seat.

Never would I have imagined what happened during that showing. As many know, this is a drama, not a comedy. However, people in Portland seemed to think it "the thing" to do to laugh ad nauseum during the entire movie. It was a disgusting experience, cost us $50 for nothing and made me decide to never go to a movie in Portland again.

handygal2 · ‎01-19-2015

And let's not forget baseball games-- Drunks spilling beer and shouting obscenities at the opposing team's players-- and climbing over me to go to "relieve" themselves multiple times. Interestingly, the offenders are always males.

There's little civility or consideration these days. It's enough to make me want to save my money and watch all of the games at home next season!

~~Be careful when you follow the masses. Sometimes the 'm' is silent.~~

SharkE · ‎08-19-2010

@LyndaGee wrote:
How about when somebody near you decides to sing along - And, they have a lousy voice, really loud and flat?!!!

or has gas................ewwwwww

Venezia · ‎03-09-2010

Occasionally even our favorite "civilized" venues (an Opera house - no food or drink inside, small audience) fail us. We went to a show in April to see a singer we love. We had a friend visiting from England, so we bought three tickets.

Unbelievably, in this generally polite crowd, we had two people in the row behind us (sitting directly behind my friend) who talked in street voices through the whole show, despite being asked to "hush". That only made them smirk and get worse. This was a middle-aged, well-dressed couple, not the type you'd expect to be obnoxious troublemakers. Then the woman, heaven help us, decided she had to sing along. And quite frankly, she couldn't sing.

No one stepped in to stop her; not a single member of staff. The rest of the audience was fine. My normally quiet friend afterwards burst out with "Those two IDIOTS behind us! I wanted to turn around tell them to shut the h-e-l-l up!" That's when I knew it was as bad as I thought - because she never in my experience raises her voice or uses a curse word.

I told her I wish she'd said something to me during the performance and I would have gotten up and demanded a staff member do something about it.

I saw the woman of this duo during the intermission and she gave me a smirking, "what are you going to do about it" look. So it was clearly deliberate. The only good thing to come of it was that I heard the two of them telling someone else that they generally sit in those seats, when they come to performances. So I know which area to avoid from now on!

"" A little learning is a dangerous thing."-Alexander Pope

BabyYoda · ‎03-09-2010

The problem is people don't have any manners anymore. I stopped going to the movies and Broadway plays. I was in NY last year to see a Broadway play and people were yelling at the actors when there was silence in the scene!!! People had their phones ring and some even answered their phone. Where was security?? One actor spoke to the audience to remain silent and people started talking. They ruin it for everyone else.

sugar22 · ‎05-03-2010

I recently saw "North by Northwest" in a museum setting, and the entire audience chuckled frequently during the showing. We were amused by how simple and sweet things were back just 50 years ago. Cary Grant made love to the girl and never removed his tie, and his white shirt stayed pristine even though he ran through a cornfield. Oh the good old days !

Plaid Pants2 · ‎03-14-2015

@Scooby Doo wrote:
I guess I'm im the minority because I love to go to concerts. Been to several this year. Last weekend we went to see Garth Brooks and he had 12,000 people standing, singing and cheering. It was LOUD. We had a great time.

Exactly!

Concerts, especially country, rock are supposed to have people on their feet, dancing, singing along.

It aint church.

But, then again, I've seen church services where, once the music, choir gets going, people get in to the spirit of things, and people are up on their feet.

blackhole99 · ‎08-22-2013

We live in a small rural area and I must say most people are quiet and respect others space . We like to eat out and there are a few local eateries that are nice and so are the people who frequent the places. Last time we wanted to see a movie on a sunday afternoon though it was not a good experience. Thank goodness I wore a scarf so I could cover my nose to filter the smells because there were people passing gas and belching and making noise eating popcorn and slurping drinks. These people were not kids they were mature and elderly people who obviously had no manners. It won't stop us from going to a matinee, but not on a sunday.LOL

SharkE · ‎08-19-2010

yeah, we don't do weekends at all. We wait till they all go back to work and school, that's our special time. Not fully retired yet, but, we have couple of days off thru the week that suits us better.

KentuckyWoman · ‎03-13-2010

The last time we went to a movie theater was in 2010 to see The King's Speech. The people sitting around us never watched the movie. They blabbed and talked, laughed, made fun of the movie. Some people are rude and ill mannered.