Re: movie theater seating debate
first of all I have to admit that I prefer theatres where u can actually pick your seats, earlier u buy, better seats u get, and then also price is diff based on where you sit.
but thats not the case with cinemas in US, atleast most that i have been to.
so, we want to get good seats...get there way aheads of time, go in find the right seats, just the rigth level away, right in the center of the aisle, we sit there, nothing is playing, then you have ads, and previews...and then ppl start coming in, and start sitting, since ppl want person space and all they sit spread out, so maybe there is another few ppl sitting 2 seats away to the left, ppl on the right left a seat or two. Now ppl who show up late first stand at the front of the theater and are trying to look for seats then they come up and ask, oh could you please move..
why should I? am in the seat I wanted....go sit separately..wth kind of request is that, and half the time its damn late lateef desis...which proportionally makes em bigger perps.
as i was talking to someone, they said I was wrong for not moving, which may be the way most late lateefs see it, but then again, my view is I got there early to find the right seat. and lack of planning on someone else's part does not constitute an obligation for me. I may choose to move, but should not be expected to move.
whats your take
I like ticket numbers and an usher taking me down to my seat with a flashlight. And then I can sit quietly and munch on my smartees.