Confronting Strangers

[IQ89]

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...but when a confrontation is appropriate, why do we put it off as much as we absolutely can?

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Fear.

[BoxTree]

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This is why I don't go to movie theatres unless they have an age requirement (usually 13 for PG-13 movies).

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FYP, in a totally not humorous way.

[The Dude]

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Oh, and what was the movie? Because parents who take kids that age to see movies that they CLEARLY will have no interest in, is another of my moviegoing pet peeves.


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It's much worse. We saw "Unleashed." No five year old should be watching that movie.

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I don't know, I can think of two very easy ways to handle this.

1. Without getting out of your seat, simply say loudly, "Control that little brat or I'm gonna stuff her in a wastebasket." Only try this if you are a big dude.

2. The more civilized option is a very simple, short conversation:

You: "Excuse me sir, could you please get your daughter to settle down or remove her from the theater? She's disturbing everyone here."

He might say, "Okay, sorry," in which case you're done. If he says anything else, you say:

"Whatever, sir, if you can't teach your child to behave in public I'm going to complain to the manager."

Not so hard.

EDIT: I'm guessing you tried to have a civilized conversation with the guy or debate it with him or something, or else you were indirect. People that have no manners or social skills are not the type of people to engage in a civil discussion with. Give him a warning and then have them thrown out. Save your breath.

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[daryn]

please elaborate on the convo you had.. i'm serious

[TStoneMBD]

this is why i wear steel-toe lugz every time i go to the theater.

[The Dude]

No, it wasn't hard, and I wasn't afraid of confronting them. And yet I sat there much longer than I should have, perhaps because I was hoping that they would control her w/o me having to get up. But after over an hour, it was clear things weren't going to change. Why I waited longer then, I can't tell you.

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this is why i wear steel-toe lugz every time i go to the theater.

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How many loud, obnoxious five-year-olds...

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[bernie]

Because you don't know what they're capable of.

You were probably much nicer than I would've been. Movies cost alot to see now. I don't pay to hear some brat behind me.

If they approached me afterward, I'd tell them in detail exactly what I thought. Selfish pieces of sh*t.

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[CrashPat]

Was the mother there?

If so, obviously the answer is put it in her pooper.

I go to so few movies that I've never had this problem. Usually I either go to a violent film opening night or after it is in the cheap seats, either way I never seem to see children. If I did and they annoyed me I'm not sure what I'd do, I'm sure it would be involve annoying said child's parental units though.