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Originally Posted by ajbrown

Was it the instructor and assistant ?

It is sad things like that happen. Although uncommon, it happened to my wife last year. In a crowded class a "big nasty" man (her description) came in long after she was there and told her that was his spot and stood right there until she moved. It was upsetting for her and really aggravated me, but life goes on....

I am not sure how I would handle as it is not worth a physical fight IMO. Knowing my personality, I suspect I would LOL, then in a very serious face, say .....sorry, I thought you were joking....

Maybe followed by, ".....tell you what, you go tell the instructer or folks at the front desk I am in your spot. If they tell me to move, I will.

As everyone knows a small percentge of <insert word here> exist everywhere. It is a shame we cannot tag them so everyone would see them coming.

Being a non-confrontational type of person, I think I would move but would complain to management of the people who do this sort of thing. Management should deal with this type of behaviour. If one is so concerned about "my spot", they should make it their business to get there early enough to occuply "my spot".

If one really feels compelled to say something directly, a great idea is the response, "tell you what, you go tell the instructor or folks at the front desk I am in your spot. If they tell me to move, I will".

Sadly, some people don't realize what comes out of their mouths and how it affects other people. I know I would never be friendly with someone who does something of this nature.

They would never make my Christmas card list.