[Rokinronda]

I'll admit I have on more than one occaision turned to the people behind me and said SSHHHHHHHHH!!!! > I also agree it is rude and disrespectful to leave during a performance! An announcement may be helpful.

[Just Susan]

Does anyone have a clue as to the mentality behind these actions? Is it part of the aging process or were these people always selfish and rude?

I am thinking of my example above, my mother and stepdad are neither rude, nor are they selfish...far from it. My stepdad does not walk well. Mom needs to walk with him, therefore they need to park close to the door. It is also disconcerting for him to have to dodge traffic after the event is over.

Talking, I don't know, as people mature do they no longer have a responsibility to behave politely and take others into consideration?

[Muncle]

They only way you can stop these people coming late and leaving early is to embarrass them over and over. As a child, we had a pastor (sorry, I have no videos of him going on a racial or social tirade) who would, if possible, pause saying mass and direct latecomers to seats, normally in the front of the church. At the end, he would often again stop normal service and ask those "sneaking" out right after communion if they had a date or maybe it was something he had said. No one wanted Monsignor Nichols to notice them again.

An aside, the man used to roll a tube of old spice in his hands before mass. As an altar body, I thought it strange at first, but later realized it made some sense.

[Hancle704]

My post about applauding at Church on The Square also applies here.

[Boomer]

Wow! This one is pushing the hot button. We are talking about the kinds of things that have driven me to the brink of madness more than once.

The talking in movies has been going on for years. It is probably the fault of television entertaining people in their very own homes.

The first time I remember it happening to me was so long ago that the movie was The Godfather. There was a middle-aged man behind us and I think he was on a date. Well, he had read The Godfather and wanted to impress the woman with his literary knowledge. He kept narrating. It was kind of like instant replay -- only up front. Frankly, I wanted to turn around and just slap him silly. I will never forget when he snorted, "Look out! Here comes the horse's head!" I sure hope the poor woman slapped him silly later.

Mr. B and I went to a matinee not too long ago where we had the theater to ourselves. --for awhile. Then a group of rowdy teenagers came in. I told Mr. B that if they did not settle down right away that we two "old people" would just start passionately "making out" and then they would surely run screaming from the theater and leave us alone. I must have been sending out an aura or something because actually the kids settled down right away so we never did get to make out.

Maybe movie theaters should run a "Manners Matinee" --No Dolts Allowed.

[Hancle704]

These same people go to my Church and their rude behavior is consistent, they head for the door during Communion.

[Just Susan]

You know BBB I think you may be on to something with your comment about Television. Perhaps people are so used to talking during TV watching, that they assume it's okay to talk at public performances.
Talking by people, when I am trying to listen to a movie, a play, a speech, or trying to learn something from someone teaching a class is definitely a pet peeve of mine.


P.S. I would love to have been a fly on the wall, to watch the reaction of the teens had they not settled down. How funny that would have been.

[rpribu]

At the start of every performance at the Savannah Center they announce not to leave until the house lights are on for your safety. I also have attended performances that did not meet my expectations. I have never left during a performance because I think it is rude. I will admit during these performance the seat becomes very uncomfortable. Leaving early is not only a Village thing. We have season passes to Silver Springs, mostly to attend the concerts.
This is a outdoor venue and you bring your own seating. People arrive starting at 9:00am for the concert that begins at 3:00pm, they setup their chairs and then leave to eat or enjoy the attractions of the park. I must admit I am guessing about the 9:00am set up time because we arrive at 10:00am and several hundred chairs are set up. Well the concert starts at 3:00pm and usually lasts about a hour or more. Well at 3:45 people pull up their chairs and head for the exit, not caring about the entertainer nor the audience. This happens at every show. Anne Murray saw this and made a comment about missing the early dinner special she proceeded to perform for another 35 minutes. I do have a complaint about the performers who tease the crowd by leaving the stage then return to perform some more. When a performer says good bye I assume the show is over so I pick up my chair and start packing it, well to set the chair back up is a little time consuming so I just continue to leave. You must understand 80% of the crowd is also packing up. My theory is if you are willing to arrive 6hrs before show time why not wait and enjoy the last 15 minutes. Waiting for the parking to clear is worth seeing the last minutes of most shows. At this stage of our lives getting out of the parking lot early only means early to bed.

Originally Posted by Boomer BeBack

Wow! This one is pushing the hot button. We are talking about the kinds of things that have driven me to the brink of madness more than once.

The talking in movies has been going on for years. It is probably the fault of television entertaining people in their very own homes.

The first time I remember it happening to me was so long ago that the movie was The Godfather. There was a middle-aged man behind us and I think he was on a date. Well, he had read The Godfather and wanted to impress the woman with his literary knowledge. He kept narrating. It was kind of like instant replay -- only up front. Frankly, I wanted to turn around and just slap him silly. I will never forget when he snorted, "Look out! Here comes the horse's head!" I sure hope the poor woman slapped him silly later.

Mr. B and I went to a matinee not too long ago where we had the theater to ourselves. --for awhile. Then a group of rowdy teenagers came in. I told Mr. B that if they did not settle down right away that we two "old people" would just start passionately "making out" and then they would surely run screaming from the theater and leave us alone. I must have been sending out an aura or something because actually the kids settled down right away so we never did get to make out.

Maybe movie theaters should run a "Manners Matinee" --No Dolts Allowed.

I usually avoid the weekend and holiday showings of movies in TV just so that I do not have any more "teen" experiences. I had enough of those in high school to last my lifetime.

That's really an amusing tactic BBB of making out in the theater and giving some of the teens a taste of their own medicine.

I did see The Godfather in the theater too but was only around 13 at the time. Hope I was not one of those teens kicking the seats and the like. :joke: ;D

[floydfan]

I am sitting here laughing my butt off at some of the remarks made in this thread. Here is a suggestion for the people obsessed with "a good parking spot" take your car the day before and get the good spot, have your spouse follow you in the golf cart. Leave the car there overnight and get your neighbor to drop you off the next day at the correct time.

[Frangyomory]

Just like Mass on Sunday. Before the Communion is completed, the crowd heads for the door. At St. Timothy, over one of the doors a sign reads REMEMBER, JUDAS WAS THE FIRST TO LEAVE THE LAST SUPPER!!!!

People are obasessed wth traffic, they simply HAVE to beat it. ???

[Sidney Lanier]

These people are just plain rude, and even if this were pointed out to them in some way or other, they will either ignore it or find some way to justify it. Does anything think people like this would actually read a thread like this on TOTV, recognize themselves, and modify their behavior? Do pigs have wings?...

[beady]

I cannot for the life of me understand the reasoning behind these people leaving concerts early to beat the traffic. We are not attending an event at a huge venue. It takes all of 5 minutes at the most to clear the parking lot. What's the hurry, we have the rest of our lives to enjoy this place. If you don't like the concert,play etc, at least have the courtesy to leave between acts, selections etc.

[Boomer]

I am starting to wonder if this leaving early from concerts, etc. thing is something that is deeply programmed into some of us for some primitive reason. It's the only thing that I can come up with because it makes absolutely no sense at all in a place like TV. Where is everybody going anyway?

I have read about things that we do as humans that make sense only if explained by our primitive wiring which is still somewhat in place.

For instance, I know I am primitive because if given a choice of a booth or a table in a restaurant, I always pick the booth. I used to think that was because conversation could be better in a booth. But then I read that it is because we are still programmed like cave people who had to rush to cover with their food that was so hard to come by, get their backs against the cave wall, and gobble it all down before another caveman tried to take it. So it's not the scintillating conversation that I want. I'm just trying to protect my cheeseburger. Who knew?

But what primitive force is driving these Neanderthals to leave the concerts early? :dontknow:

[chuckster]

"5 Guys Named Moe" on Monday was a terrific show, enjoyed the entire production and effort of the performers. As stated here, the "exit crashers" started before the finish of a fabulous evenning, interrupting the applause and appreciation of those of us that stayed put to thank the performers. The rude morons will never learn will they? > Noticed several wheel chair patrons that were not among the "door crashers". This eliminates one phoney reason for early departures. : Later held the door for those that were were "truly in need of help".