Summer is here & that means summer blockbusters are at your local cinema & we are all flocking to go & see the latest from Hollywood.
Here are some things that drive Your Polite Friend absolutely BANANAS when she ventures out to the cinema, & how to deal with them.
1) ARRIVE ON TIME
Seems like a no brainer, but it is shocking how many people seem to show up after the lights have gone down. Your Polite Friend gets that some people hate it sit around in the theater watching the stupid ads before the movie starts, but most of us hate someone stumbling over us, stepping on our feet & spilling popcorn in our hand bags a lot more. If it really drives you that crazy to arrive 10 to 15 minutes early, then commit yourself to side aisle seats for the rest of your life.
If you arrive & the lights are lowered you are not allowed to:
- Crawl over people to try & find your friends (Even if they saved your a seat)
- Ask anyone to move over so you can sit with said friends
- Use your cell phone as a flashlight
If you see anyone doing this you have the right to refuse to move, tell them to turn off their phone, & if need be contact an usher.
2) BE QUIET
Telling people not to talk in movies is pointless because we do. Your Polite Friend is just as guilty of this as everyone else. So if you do want to say something to your movie companion: DO SO AS QUIETLY AS YOU CAN!!! Whispers should not be heard by anyone besides the person you are whispering to.
If someone in front or behind you is offering far too much commentary on the film you are with in your right to POLITELY ask them to please be quiet. "Please be quiet" is perfectly acceptable & is a little harder to ignore than the classic "Shhhhh". If they continue, ask them one more time to be quiet & if it still gets worse you are with in your rights to go complain to a member of the theater staff.
3) TURN OFF YOUR PHONE
This is one that Your Polite Friend cannot stand or stress enough. From the second the lights go down to the second they go up TURN OFF YOUR PHONE & KEEP IT OFF. Please note that Your Polite Friend said WHEN THE LIGHTS GO UP! NOT when the credits start. Most movies these days will give you a little something post credits so you cannot start texting the minute the credits start. Also, many people like to watch the credits so it is disrespecting them. There is nothing else to say about this. If you cannot be away from your phone for 2 hours, please stop going out to movies & stay home with Netflix.
If someone has their phone out, you can lean over and kindly ask them to turn their phone off. We all fantasize about grabbing it & dropping it in our soda but let's face it, an etiquette blogger cannot condone that behavior. No matter how good it would feel.
Theater Staff Before I hear your objects about going to find a member of the theater staff being hard & annoying because you have to leave the movie & miss out, usually the threat of getting someone is enough to make others behave correctly. Also, if you do have to do this, speak with a member of staff & ask for a refund or a pass for a next showing.
I hope you enjoy this tips for your next night out.
That's all for now friends. Please keep checking back for more etiquette tips & questions answered & feel free to write in with any questions!
XOXO
Your Amie Polie (That's Polite Friend in French-Talk)
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