Thanks for the link, I've been watching a bunch of those videos, and he's hilarious.
Oh, god...
Stranger Sitting Practically Next To You At A Fast Food Restaurant
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Thanks for the link, I've been watching a bunch of those videos, and he's hilarious.
Oh, god...
Define middle aged? I work at McDonalds and I know that our regular customers who are older tend to sit in exactly the same spot, to the point where we can declare it their spot at a certain time. Maybe that's just his table.
YOU SHOULD HAVE TRIED IT
I would have been bursting with curiosity.
Anyway I think we all know what would have happened.
Thanks for the link, I've been watching a bunch of those videos, and he's hilarious.
Oh, god...
There's no need to come over all Mother Teresa...
Oh, god.
But really, the behaviour described by the OP does sound either a lot like something that a terribly lonely or an obsessive-compulsive person might do.
Same goes for parking lots. If you park your car in a nearly empty lot with 5,000 open spaces, the next vehicle will park right next to your car. Guaranteed.
I think some people lack the concept of personal space and privacy.
Personal space and privacy for your car in a car park?
You obviously don't live in a city. In NYC, strangers in restaurants, fast food or otherwise, share tables all the time, due to limited space and number of people. Its just accepted practice. In NY, especially Manhattan, you have to reign in your personal space area somewhat.
I'll go with those saying he likes to sit in a certain chair, whether there's someone already there or not. I tend to repeat my seating arrangements as well. However, if someone is already there, I go and find an empty area.
Except at the cinema, this is a serious business to me (
). I like to be between the 4th and 6th rows from the front, dead in the centre, and I don't give a damn whether someone is right by me or not, one space between us is enough. I despise being sideways to the screen, gives me a crick in the neck. Also, I like my entire field of vision to be filled by the screen so I can get lost in that world, which is more difficult to achieve when further back. If I am not able to find a seat like this, I don't mind waiting to see the film another time or day. Consequently, I only go with those who are happy to live with my habits, or by myself. I compromise in every other situation, but not this one!
As to the personal space issue, this happens to me quite often, especially on public transportation, a couple of days ago, I was on an almost entirely empty bus, every kind of seat empty, and a large man decided to sit with me in the small two-seater I had chosen, forcing me to squash myself against the window in order not to rub legs and shoulders with him. It's probably because he wanted to keep an aisle seat as the bus filled up, so he wouldn't have to scoot by people when alighting. That's the only rational explanation I can thing off, but it certainly doesn't justify squashing another individual on an empty bus. On the whole, most people are respectful. I guess you can expect a difficult individual every now and again.
Except at the cinema, this is a serious business to me (
). I like to be between the 4th and 6th rows from the front, dead in the centre, and I don't give a damn whether someone is right by me or not, one space between us is enough. I despise being sideways to the screen, gives me a crick in the neck. Also, I like my entire field of vision to be filled by the screen so I can get lost in that world, which is more difficult to achieve when further back. If I am not able to find a seat like this, I don't mind waiting to see the film another time or day. Consequently, I only go with those who are happy to live with my habits, or by myself. I compromise in every other situation, but not this one!As to the personal space issue, this happens to me quite often, especially on public transportation, a couple of days ago, I was on an almost entirely empty bus, every kind of seat empty, and a large man decided to sit with me in the small two-seater I had chosen, forcing me to squash myself against the window in order not to rub legs and shoulders with him. It's probably because he wanted to keep an aisle seat as the bus filled up, so he wouldn't have to scoot by people when alighting. That's the only rational explanation I can thing off, but it certainly doesn't justify squashing another individual on an empty bus. On the whole, most people are respectful. I guess you can expect a difficult individual every now and again.
Again, this had NOTHING to do with limited space. Please give me a little credit. Obviously, if the entire restaurant had been packed, I wouldn't have been surprised that he was sitting next to me, as there'd be no other choice. This was a case where there were other open tables available.
However, the explanation offered about the table being the guy's regular favorite is a likely one I hadn't considered.
At least he didn't follow me when I moved tables. THAT would have been awkward and rude.
He probably sat down thinking "Why is this jerk sitting right next to MY SPOT? The whole damn place is empty and he has to sit there? Jerk."
Same goes for parking lots. If you park your car in a nearly empty lot with 5,000 open spaces, the next vehicle will park right next to your car. Guaranteed.
I think some people lack the concept of personal space and privacy.
Personal space and privacy for your car in a car park?
Well, maybe not privacy, but personal space. I mean, come on, there are 2,000 vacant spaces, but why park next to me?
He wanted you. Sexually.
When I was 20, I took my 16-year-old sister to an ice cream shop for a treat. While we were sitting at a table eating our ice cream, two women we did not know sat down at our table. They started having a hushed conversation about marital problems with their spouses were waiting in line.
After a few minutes of waiting uncomfortably for them to leave, I got fed up. When they were getting to a particularly juicy piece of gossip, I nudged my sister, pointed to a group of teenagers entering the shop, and said, "Now this is going to get really interesting!" The woman who was talking about her husband cheating on her gave me a dirty look, but they both left and got their own table.
After a few minutes of waiting uncomfortably for them to leave, I got fed up. When they were getting to a particularly juicy piece of gossip, I nudged my sister, pointed to a group of teenagers entering the shop, and said, "Now this is going to get really interesting!" The woman who was talking about her husband cheating on her gave me a dirty look, but they both left and got their own table.
I can understand the behavior in movie theaters and parking lots:
Movie Theaters: You just gotta have the seat you want, regardless of whether the others are open.
Parking lot: Parking near other cards offers a sense of security that maybe neither car will be vandalized.
Movie Theaters: You just gotta have the seat you want, regardless of whether the others are open.
Parking lot: Parking near other cards offers a sense of security that maybe neither car will be vandalized.
You didn't mention that there were other empty tables. When you said it was lunch hour, I assumed the place was crowded. Under those circumstances, it is rude to sit on top of someone if you don't have too.
I had that experience recently. I was sitting on the bus, the window seat of one of those two seat benches, with only three other people on the entire bus. Some guy gets on by the university and sits where? Right beside me. Not the seat in front or behind but beside me so our shoulders are touching.
I told him to move or there was a damned good chance he'd fall to the floor while I moved by climbing over him. The asshole moved but it really pissed me off.
I like sitting next ot people on near empty buses just to fuck with their heads.
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