So long and thanks for all the fish
Had a chance to go see this today...it was really funny and probably as faithful as it was going to get - Douglas had a hand in the making of this and it was dedicated to him; the casting was brilliant. All in all a good experience ...with the exception of the three rude IDIOTS sitting behind us in the theatre.
Can someone please explain to me why people feel the need to narate a film? I mean I DON'T want to hear you talk while *I* am trying to watch a movie that *I PAID* to see. PERIOD!!!
I told them to ssshhhh 3 times. Not only did they feel the need to chatter, they were kicking our seats! And these people were old enough to know better. Seriously - it's not that they were out of control children (I've got a postings worth of that too - some other time perhaps). They finally shut up,*AFTER* my friend went to get a manager. On my way out, I saw two of them standing by the restroom, they looked rather sheepish - I looked right at one of them and told her to her face she was an incosiderate, rude idiot. And for those of you out there who think that's rude of me, too friggin' bad. I've completely run out of patience with assholes and I do not ever intend to show kindness to anyone who acts the way these people do - not ever. I DO NOT feel sorry for them or compassion towards them; they need to be taught that this is rude and unacceptable behaviour.
I really want someone to explain to me what the fuck has happened to common courtesy in our country. We have become so totally incosiderate of each other. It makes me furious.
Right after the movie, I went to the grocery store (another place where incredibly rude behaviour takes place on a daily basis). While I was trying to manuever my cart down an isle, two women who seemed to somehow be shopping together had their carts blocking THE ENTIRE ISLE! Three times I asked the lady on the left to move. I kept saying 'Excuse me'. Finally, I moved her cart for her.
I mean COME ON PEOPLE! WAKE UP! SNAP OUT OF IT! GET SOME MANNERS! PAY ATTENTION. Better yet, just stay at home and let those us who *ARE* civilised enjoy our lives.
Go see the movie - it's well worth paying full price. Just be careful who you sit near.
posted by Colette at 10:57 PM
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Right on about Carnivale, well written, too. Have you written about being a Carnie? That is a story I would love to read.
Rude is with us always, no call to defend calling others on it. Just the opposite, it's too many people afraid to correct bad behaviour that means the inconsiderate idiots feel entitled to get away with whatever they want to do. I once caught a well dressed, normal-looking woman not flushing a public toilet. I was so shocked I acually said "I always wondered what people who don't flush look like!" She blushed (to her credit) and mumbled an apology and went back and flushed. Don't think she will leave her crap unflushed ever again.
My dear - that was great! Thanks for leaving that on the blog - I could not agree with you more!
I have yet to write about my 'adventures' as a Carny...let's just say I had a hard time fitting in - they are a very 'closed' tight-knit society - out of necessity - I think...
I will write about it eventually.
Thanks again for visiting.
As ever,
Colette
> rude
i had a similar experience but looking back im not sure if it had been my fault. i was in line at the counter at walmart. and i bought some vegetables. at that time i didnt know how it was called in english. (a taro root). and the lady took a while to figure out what it was and how much it was.
the guy behind me was fuming mad. and he blamed me for i guess holding the line. he said "what kind of person am i who doesnt know how much or what im buying".
"i dont work here. you should talk to the counter lady" i said.
and he kept on saying "im talking to you"
i was upset maybe because i was at fault. and being evidently foreigner at that i cant help feel that he was being rude to me because of it
My dear Max,
It was the foreigner that was being rude not you (mais bien sur) - OF course it was him - he was probably an American and a jerk....
We all have that happen to us and it's the fact that most of us have no patience that causes problems to begin with - I am not syaing i am going to have patience with rowdy people in a movie theatre (or a play or symphony for that matter) - but we do need a little more patience in our lives.
How sad you were stuck in a line at Wal-Mart
^_^
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