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How does assigned seating confuse people?

californical 3y ago
Someone is unaware/doesn’t care, so they sit in your seat before you get there. You arrive and ask them to move, they apologize and say “oh but my friend is here, I see some empty seats up there you could take instead!” So you go sit in those empty seats, hesitantly. Then someone comes in and tells you that you’re in their seat. You try to explain the situation but… Etc etc etc. This has happened to me multiple times on long-distance transit before (bus/train), it ends up being chaos if just a few people don’t perfectly follow the assignments.
- JB_Dev 3y ago
  I have been in this situation too and tried to do the ‘polite’ thing and sit somewhere else. Then of course another group comes along and I am in their spot. So now when this happens I refuse the suggestion and ask whoever is in my seat to move to their original seat. It’s the only proper solution to this problem.
Jill_the_Pill 3y ago
Many people arrive late, while the theater is already dark. It is easier to grab an empty seat than fumble around trying to identify the right number. Some theaters used to have ushers with flashlights, but they wouldn’t want to pay them now.
- hutzlibu 3y ago
  Well, the solution is simply, don't be late and don't disturb all the others. I also am quite late in many situations, but in a theather you just go, if you can manage to be seated, before it gets dark. Everything else is just rude.
  - Jill_the_Pill 3y ago
    Well, it's a bit rude how much of our time they waste with previews and ads. If coming on time meant just seeing the movie, I would agree with you. For live plays, with assigned seats and no captive marketing, people do come on time generally.
Izkata 3y ago
Because it wasn't normal. The time I saw it, it wasn't at the seats like the other comments are suggesting. It was at the ticket line, an old couple who didn't understand why they had to pick a seat, or what the screen in front of them represented, or something like that. I don't remember how that was resolved but they did end up getting a ticket and going in. After seeing that I'm assuming there were people who didn't bother and went somewhere else.

Someone is unaware/doesn’t care, so they sit in your seat before you get there. You arrive and ask them to move, they apologize and say “oh but my friend is here, I see some empty seats up there you could take instead!” So you go sit in those empty seats, hesitantly. Then someone comes in and tells you that you’re in their seat. You try to explain the situation but… Etc etc etc. This has happened to me multiple times on long-distance transit before (bus/train), it ends up being chaos if just a few people don’t perfectly follow the assignments.

JB_Dev 3y ago
I have been in this situation too and tried to do the ‘polite’ thing and sit somewhere else. Then of course another group comes along and I am in their spot. So now when this happens I refuse the suggestion and ask whoever is in my seat to move to their original seat. It’s the only proper solution to this problem.

Jill_the_Pill 3y ago

Many people arrive late, while the theater is already dark. It is easier to grab an empty seat than fumble around trying to identify the right number. Some theaters used to have ushers with flashlights, but they wouldn’t want to pay them now.

hutzlibu 3y ago
Well, the solution is simply, don't be late and don't disturb all the others. I also am quite late in many situations, but in a theather you just go, if you can manage to be seated, before it gets dark. Everything else is just rude.
- Jill_the_Pill 3y ago
  Well, it's a bit rude how much of our time they waste with previews and ads. If coming on time meant just seeing the movie, I would agree with you. For live plays, with assigned seats and no captive marketing, people do come on time generally.

Izkata 3y ago

Because it wasn't normal. The time I saw it, it wasn't at the seats like the other comments are suggesting. It was at the ticket line, an old couple who didn't understand why they had to pick a seat, or what the screen in front of them represented, or something like that. I don't remember how that was resolved but they did end up getting a ticket and going in. After seeing that I'm assuming there were people who didn't bother and went somewhere else.