Ethnic minority in the cinema?

RocketRaccoon

I don't mean to start this as a traveller bashing thread because it's been done and it's unnecessary but I've just left 2 cinemas in town because of travellers who just can't sit down and watch a movie. First showing... Got a refund because nothing can be done about their constant talking and phone calls, Moved on to a later showing in another cinema, saw a group queueing up and getting tickets for the movie we were hoping to watch. We just turned and left.

Currently sitting and waiting in the 3rd cinema to hopefully actually get to watch the movie, haven't seen any travellers as of yet so fingers crossed.

Is this solely a Limerick phenomenon at Christmas time or is it countrywide? Always the same at this time of year, huge obnoxious, English reg white cars.

Why pay the money to sit and talk loudly in what is meant to be a quiet screening ruining it for everyone?

Dr Crayfish

They don't subscribe to the social standards that the rest of us adhere to

Allinall

RocketRaccoon wrote: »

I don't mean to start this as a traveller bashing thread because it's been done and it's unnecessary but I've just left 2 cinemas in town because of travellers who just can't sit down and watch a movie. First showing... Got a refund because nothing can be done about their constant talking and phone calls, Moved on to a later showing in another cinema, saw a group queueing up and getting tickets for the movie we were hoping to watch. We just turned and left.

Currently sitting and waiting in the 3rd cinema to hopefully actually get to watch the movie, haven't seen any travellers as of yet so fingers crossed.

Is this solely a Limerick phenomenon at Christmas time or is it countrywide? Always the same at this time of year, huge obnoxious, English reg white cars.

Why pay the money to sit and talk loudly in what is meant to be a quiet screening ruining it for everyone?

I blame the publicans for not letting them in to wreck their pubs.

RocketRaccoon

Dr Crayfish wrote: »

They don't subscribe to the social standards that the rest of us adhere to

But why? I just don't understand it. Why do they (not all of course) deem it as acceptable behaviour to basically ruin someones evening out? You're talking at least €35 for a couple to go to the cinema nowadays only for it to be ruined by these people.

Dr Brown

Where is Padraig Nally when you need him ?

Mrs OBumble

The travellers are probably back home now, talking among themselves about why buffers at the cinema always look so damn miserable: the feckers are sitting staring staight ahead, not sharing the jokes or having the craic with their friends ... shure they could just sit at home and not talk to each other for free!

taylor3

RocketRaccoon wrote: »

I don't mean to start this as a traveller bashing thread because it's been done and it's unnecessary but I've just left 2 cinemas in town because of travellers who just can't sit down and watch a movie. First showing... Got a refund because nothing can be done about their constant talking and phone calls, Moved on to a later showing in another cinema, saw a group queueing up and getting tickets for the movie we were hoping to watch. We just turned and left.

Currently sitting and waiting in the 3rd cinema to hopefully actually get to watch the movie, haven't seen any travellers as of yet so fingers crossed.

Is this solely a Limerick phenomenon at Christmas time or is it countrywide? Always the same at this time of year, huge obnoxious, English reg white cars.

Why pay the money to sit and talk loudly in what is meant to be a quiet screening ruining it for everyone?

Know only too well what you've expierenced. A few years back I took my daughter to a cinema in Longford just before the movie started a group of travellers (youngsters age range 10-13 yrs) came in and the woman with them left once they were seated. They literally spent the whole time talking out loud, squabbling amongst themselves up and down out of their seats and changing seats for no reason. Even my young daughter said it to me that they were very annoying. It was just a pure sign of zero respect or consideration for anyone else in the room. I know they were young but still old enough to know better.

Icemancometh

I've been in the cinema when Travellers were acting the maggot. But I've been there way more times when it was settled people talking non-stop, or playing on their phones two rows in front me. Being inconsiderate in the cinema isn't Traveller-exclusive behaviour.

Ralf and Florian

RocketRaccoon wrote: »

I don't mean to start this as a traveller bashing thread because it's been done and it's unnecessary but I've just left 2 cinemas in town because of travellers who just can't sit down and watch a movie. First showing... Got a refund because nothing can be done about their constant talking and phone calls, Moved on to a later showing in another cinema, saw a group queueing up and getting tickets for the movie we were hoping to watch. We just turned and left.

Currently sitting and waiting in the 3rd cinema to hopefully actually get to watch the movie, haven't seen any travellers as of yet so fingers crossed.

Is this solely a Limerick phenomenon at Christmas time or is it countrywide? Always the same at this time of year, huge obnoxious, English reg white cars.

Why pay the money to sit and talk loudly in what is meant to be a quiet screening ruining it for everyone?

Ask them politely to shut up.

taylor3

Ralf and Florian wrote: »

Ask them politely to shut up.

Yeah because they are usually willing to accept polite instruction from settled folk. If you want to leave the theatre with your own teeth in place you'd be wise to keep it zipped or else leave the place yourself.

splinter65

You haven’t seen anything until you’ve been at a funeral mass with them.

JillyQ

Ralf and Florian wrote: »

RocketRaccoon wrote: »

I don't mean to start this as a traveller bashing thread because it's been done and it's unnecessary but I've just left 2 cinemas in town because of travellers who just can't sit down and watch a movie. First showing... Got a refund because nothing can be done about their constant talking and phone calls, Moved on to a later showing in another cinema, saw a group queueing up and getting tickets for the movie we were hoping to watch. We just turned and left.

Currently sitting and waiting in the 3rd cinema to hopefully actually get to watch the movie, haven't seen any travellers as of yet so fingers crossed.

Is this solely a Limerick phenomenon at Christmas time or is it countrywide? Always the same at this time of year, huge obnoxious, English reg white cars.

Why pay the money to sit and talk loudly in what is meant to be a quiet screening ruining it for everyone?

Ask them politely to shut up.

Watch them pull the racist card if you said it to them.

Working class heroes

Dr Crayfish wrote: »

They don't subscribe to the social standards that the rest of us adhere to

Is there a list of these standards somewhere, are they like the Ten Commandments?

Fann Linn

RocketRaccoon wrote: »

I don't mean to start this as a traveller bashing thread because it's been done and it's unnecessary but I've just left 2 cinemas in town because of travellers who just can't sit down and watch a movie. First showing... Got a refund because nothing can be done about their constant talking and phone calls, Moved on to a later showing in another cinema, saw a group queueing up and getting tickets for the movie we were hoping to watch. We just turned and left.

Currently sitting and waiting in the 3rd cinema to hopefully actually get to watch the movie, haven't seen any travellers as of yet so fingers crossed.

Is this solely a Limerick phenomenon at Christmas time or is it countrywide? Always the same at this time of year, huge obnoxious, English reg white cars.

Why pay the money to sit and talk loudly in what is meant to be a quiet screening ruining it for everyone?

You did right to demand your money back. If enough people did the same thing it might force the cinema mgt to run their business better.

Meeoow

splinter65 wrote: »

You haven’t seen anything until you’ve been at a funeral mass with them.

Don't forget the blessing of the graves!

splinter65

Fann Linn wrote: »

You did right to demand your money back. If enough people did the same thing it might force the cinema mgt to run their business better.

This is it basically . If the cinema sell seats and then fail to deliver the service then everyone should just file out and ask for a refund.

Fann Linn

splinter65 wrote: »

This is it basically . If the cinema sell seats and then fail to deliver the service then everyone should just file out and ask for a refund.

Yes. I don't like confrontation myself and if someone is yapping or videoing in the cinema etc I just get the usher to sort it out or else demand my money back.
I don't pay €10/€15 euros to listen to some scumbags in a cinema.

MadDog76

Icemancometh wrote: »

I've been in the cinema when Travellers were acting the maggot. But I've been there way more times when it was settled people talking non-stop, or playing on their phones two rows in front me. Being inconsiderate in the cinema isn't Traveller-exclusive behaviour.

The difference is most settled people know how to behave in cinema's and act accordingly whereas most travellers, from my own personal experience, don't.

MadDog76

Working class heroes wrote: »

Is there a list of these standards somewhere, are they like the Ten Commandments?

If you need a list telling you how to, and how not to, behave in public then you're probably already a lost cause.

Fr_Dougal

Icemancometh wrote: »

I've been in the cinema when Travellers were acting the maggot. But I've been there way more times when it was settled people talking non-stop, or playing on their phones two rows in front me. Being inconsiderate in the cinema isn't Traveller-exclusive behaviour.

Completely agree. More often than not it’s your regular scrotes that act the bollickks in the cinema.

Cee-Jay-Cee

MadDog76 wrote: »

The difference is most settled people know how to behave in cinema's and act accordingly whereas most travellers, from my own personal experience, don't.

Don’t just limit it to cinemas...shops, garages, schools and restaurants can also be included on the list of places where travellers act like they own the place and generally cause disruption.

Fann Linn

Cee-Jay-Cee wrote: »

Don’t just limit it to cinemas...shops, garages, schools and restaurants can also be included on the list of places where travellers act like they own the place and generally cause disruption.

I find hospital waiting rooms to be their place of choice when it comes to causing havoc. Normally results in them skipping the queue fairly rapidly.

Sleeper12

Not excusing the behaviour of these particular travellers but I have seen the very same thing with settled people going to the cinema many times. In this particular case I don't really see the point of even mentioning that they are travellers.

Cinemas should be allowed to install phone signal blockers imo. I've been behind someone who's phone rings. They answer it in their outside voice & then proceed to describe what's going on in the movie!

Ken.

Mod-All people of every creed,colour and ethnicity have the potential to be thundering arseholes at any time and anywhere. Lets not single out one group.

Locked before we end up down the usual road.