Movie Theatre Pet Peeves

Going to see Hairspray this afternoon with Jodi; I'm looking forward to it, and hope we get a good audience. Don't know about the rest of you, but I've found audience behaviour getting worse over the years. Or maybe I'm just turning all crotchety as I get older.

My pet peeves in theatres these days:

- Sticky floors. Sticky with pop, I assume; I try to avoid considering other possibilities.

- People who kick my seat repeatedly.

- Ringing cellphones.

- Overpriced concession items. If I think I'm going to be hungry, I smuggle in food (unwrapped ahead of time to avoid becoming someone else's pet peeve).

- Kids who snicker and laugh through the kissing scenes.



- Fashion divas who insist on keeping their hats on during the movie, no matter how much it may obscure the view of the person behind them. NO ONE CAN SEE YOUR HAT IN THE DARK, YOU SILLY GIRL.

- Crackling candy wrappers.

But my number one pet peeve in theatres focuses on:

PEOPLE WHO TALK THROUGH THE MOVIE. In particular, those who talk in a normal conversational tone of voice as if they're in their own living rooms instead of a public venue where OTHER PEOPLE ARE TRYING TO FOCUS ON THE MOVIE. Whisperers are also bad, though, usually because they assume that just because they're whispering, no one can hear them.

Sometimes I say something but often I don't because I find it often makes things worse, especially when a group of kids take it on as a challenge to defend their image of coolness and rebellious independence. Jeff and I have changed seats in the theatre in some situations.

What about the rest of you? What are your movie theatre pet peeves?




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I posted about Mikado Japanese Restaurant in blogTO yesterday, for those interested. The photo above was taken at Mikado. I'll be posting something soon (either in Blatherings or blogTO) about Hashimoto soon; Jeff and I went there with his sister and her husband earlier this week. It was our Christmas present to them but between everyone's schedules, our gift had to be delayed.

In any case, the wait was well worth it. More in a future post.



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