Movie going

By soembarassed - 18/03/2016 18:26 - Vietnam - Ho Chi Minh City

Today, a man kept talking and laughing like an idiot all through the movie I was watching. I thought he was high, so I called him a moron and told him to shut the hell up. It turned out he wasn't high. He was just "special". FML
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NotCollegeBound 17

The best thing to do when someone's being disruptive in a theater is to go find an employee. They're able to get people to quiet down or leave (if necessary) without bothering other theatergoers.

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ulissey_fml 22

Most of the time , when I can I change seats at the movie theater until I find peace and quiet. It saves the effort or the embarrassment of having to tell off or negociate with others.While I can understand that people who are with friends can chat and have a good time, or that people enjoy munching through food, I just can't stand the noise when I watch movies. I don't want to get upset or be distracted . I don't mind moving before the film actually starts, I know I am the fussy person.

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delfino1604 24

I understand dude. I work with people with special needs and I find it hard to take them to the movies cuz they can be disruptive and the people around us don't know what's up

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peacock2016 3

Why do people keep putting quotation marks around special? I find that to be rude.

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interesting33 36

I think because it is sometimes unclear whether it is okay to call someone special, so by putting marks around it you indicate that you are using the word to get your meaning across but you don't mean it in a bad way - or they are using it because OP used it and are quoting OP's phrasing there.

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EnJey0 19

That sucks, there's no way you could have known. I hope though that after the movie you tried to find the person and apologize. I'm sure he, or at least whoever he was with would understand. Especially if his disorder has no effect on his voice.

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Dorminion 13

okay, so I agree with apologizing because of the "moron" part but a person that is being loud in a theater should either be escorted out or calmed down. I am not saying to lock special needs people in a room but their guardians should recognize how they act and respond accordingly. A good way to have prevented this situation would have been to simply picked a earlier time for that movie.

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ExtremeEncounter 32

It's alright OP, just one of those situations where you make a small mistake and move on. No big deal.

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singafairytale 11

YDI for talking to anyone like that. Politeness goes much further.

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FN7_ME 3

Being "special" doesn't exempt you from good manners. Being frustrated doesn't either.

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sammiaaron 16

well I mean you could've asked them to quiet down in a much nicer manner- aggravating as it may be - special needs or not. then you wouldn't have had to deal with that Lil backfire lol.

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Demon_of_Light 27

I realize that everyone is going to down vote this, but am I the only one that gets frustrated with super uptight cinema goers? You're paying to go see a movie with a crowd of other people; you have to understand that there's bound to be some noise. Not that this excuses people from being rude or disruptive, but if you're the one that can't handle any disturbances maybe you should wait to see it at home.

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DoomedGemini 37

If you are going to the movies, you should be going to watch. Some noise should be expected, but disruptive noises should be taken care of.

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smoothies14 32

There's a fine line. Movie theaters work hard to invent many creative ways to tell you that you need to shut up, turn off your phone, and report disruptive people. They aren't trying to make a watch party. Most people in theaters are seeing the movie for the first time and want to enjoy the movie itself. Absolute silence should not be expected in public, but I sense in this case OP had actual distraction. It was poorly handled, but OP wasn't super uptight.

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deltax 8

you always ask politely the first time

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