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When it comes to this cinema policy that prohibits hot food from outside establishments (like KFC or Mcdonald's for example), I feel sorry for employees that have to deal with customers that get pissy when they're told they can't eat their food in the screen.
Either the customers don't know or just don't care about this policy. Heck, they would even sneak hot food in bags which just shows they don't care.
Sometimes I think, why do cinema employees like me even bother upholding this policy if customers won't abide by it?
Might as well scrap the policy altogether and let these entitled idiots eat whatever they want. |
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over a year ago
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They should ban all food and drink in cinemas. The smell is disgusting and the noise is annoying.
If people can't cope with sitting quietly and not eating for 2 hours..... it's ridiculous. |
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"They should ban all food and drink in cinemas. The smell is disgusting and the noise is annoying.
If people can't cope with sitting quietly and not eating for 2 hours..... it's ridiculous. "
I agree. There were times where I thought it should be against the law to bring in hot food into cinemas. |
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We go to the local Everyman cinema that serves hot food and delivers it to your seats (along with cocktails). It comes on a plate and tray, is easily hidden away when you’ve finished eating and the trays are collected once everyone has gone (by well trained mice I imagine). |
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By *llaandGCouple
over a year ago
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"They should ban all food and drink in cinemas. The smell is disgusting and the noise is annoying.
If people can't cope with sitting quietly and not eating for 2 hours..... it's ridiculous.
I agree. There were times where I thought it should be against the law to bring in hot food into cinemas."
Does that include the rancid hotdogs that big cinema chains sell in their foyers or is that different? My assumption is the hot food ban has always had slightly self-interested roots....
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"We go to the local Everyman cinema that serves hot food and delivers it to your seats (along with cocktails). It comes on a plate and tray, is easily hidden away when you’ve finished eating and the trays are collected once everyone has gone (by well trained mice I imagine). "
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"They should ban all food and drink in cinemas. The smell is disgusting and the noise is annoying.
If people can't cope with sitting quietly and not eating for 2 hours..... it's ridiculous.
I agree. There were times where I thought it should be against the law to bring in hot food into cinemas.
Does that include the rancid hotdogs that big cinema chains sell in their foyers or is that different? My assumption is the hot food ban has always had slightly self-interested roots....
G"
Yes I'd ban those too. 
They need the money from food and drink to stay in business though.  |
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By *sBlueWoman
over a year ago
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"When it comes to this cinema policy that prohibits hot food from outside establishments (like KFC or Mcdonald's for example), I feel sorry for employees that have to deal with customers that get pissy when they're told they can't eat their food in the screen.
Either the customers don't know or just don't care about this policy. Heck, they would even sneak hot food in bags which just shows they don't care.
Sometimes I think, why do cinema employees like me even bother upholding this policy if customers won't abide by it?
Might as well scrap the policy altogether and let these entitled idiots eat whatever they want."
ah so are my friends entitled idiots that have allergies and can only eat their own food. Our local cinema let you bring in |
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"When it comes to this cinema policy that prohibits hot food from outside establishments (like KFC or Mcdonald's for example), I feel sorry for employees that have to deal with customers that get pissy when they're told they can't eat their food in the screen.
Either the customers don't know or just don't care about this policy. Heck, they would even sneak hot food in bags which just shows they don't care.
Sometimes I think, why do cinema employees like me even bother upholding this policy if customers won't abide by it?
Might as well scrap the policy altogether and let these entitled idiots eat whatever they want. ah so are my friends entitled idiots that have allergies and can only eat their own food. Our local cinema let you bring in"
When I say entitled idiots, I meant some customers in general. I know not all customers are idiots and if they have snacks that fit their needs, that's fine. |
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In my view, there should be somewhere within the cinema where you can eat, that could be before , during the interval or after the film.
Under no circumstances should there be eating and drinking whilst watching the film.
I want to listen to the dialogue, not some tosser slurping and munching three rows away. |
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"Ban:
Films
Seats
Popcorn
Fizzy pop
Sweets
Ice cream
Hot food
Cold food
Three bags full food
Toilets
Coffee
Tea
Water
I think that covers it  "
What about tango ice blast? |
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"Ban:
Films
Seats
Popcorn
Fizzy pop
Sweets
Ice cream
Hot food
Cold food
Three bags full food
Toilets
Coffee
Tea
Water
I think that covers it
What about tango ice blast?"
Cock. I thought I'd included cold drinks in my list. Bollocks.
Ban cold drinks and hot drinks too |
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"Ban:
Films
Seats
Popcorn
Fizzy pop
Sweets
Ice cream
Hot food
Cold food
Three bags full food
Toilets
Coffee
Tea
Water
I think that covers it
What about tango ice blast?
Cock. I thought I'd included cold drinks in my list. Bollocks.
Ban cold drinks and hot drinks too "
What would you do with all the empty space? Sex cinema? |
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"We go to the local Everyman cinema that serves hot food and delivers it to your seats (along with cocktails). It comes on a plate and tray, is easily hidden away when you’ve finished eating and the trays are collected once everyone has gone (by well trained mice I imagine).
Stuart Little! "
Roland Rat the last time I was at the cinema not ST. |
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"When it comes to this cinema policy that prohibits hot food from outside establishments (like KFC or Mcdonald's for example), I feel sorry for employees that have to deal with customers that get pissy when they're told they can't eat their food in the screen.
Either the customers don't know or just don't care about this policy. Heck, they would even sneak hot food in bags which just shows they don't care.
Sometimes I think, why do cinema employees like me even bother upholding this policy if customers won't abide by it?
Might as well scrap the policy altogether and let these entitled idiots eat whatever they want."
Shame we can't go 2 hours without having a feed isn't it? Explains our unhealthy relationship with our weight though. |
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"Ban:
Films
Seats
Popcorn
Fizzy pop
Sweets
Ice cream
Hot food
Cold food
Three bags full food
Toilets
Coffee
Tea
Water
I think that covers it
What about tango ice blast?
Cock. I thought I'd included cold drinks in my list. Bollocks.
Ban cold drinks and hot drinks too
What would you do with all the empty space? Sex cinema?"
I think we should have people line up to sit silently, to contemplate the meaning of life and what they can do to stop wasting time. Obviously this silent contemplation is best done on an empty stomach, nil by mouth and sat on the cold, hard floor |
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Last time I went to the cinema some greedy oik had piled his food crap onto my pre booked seat, the filthy looks he was giving me as I made him move all his detritus was death inducing.
Just move it without the attitude, I even gave him a baby wipe to wipe down where his greasy detritus had been. Absolutely no need for it |
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"Last time I went to the cinema some greedy oik had piled his food crap onto my pre booked seat, the filthy looks he was giving me as I made him move all his detritus was death inducing.
Just move it without the attitude, I even gave him a baby wipe to wipe down where his greasy detritus had been. Absolutely no need for it "
Oh my days that is so weird!!
I’m quite bad as I do like a snack and when I was a kid my parents would give me and my siblings grapes/soft sweeties in with us. Occasionally we would have money for popcorn. Generally if I have food in the cinema I would eat it during the commercials as I feel so bad if the movie was on and I was rustling!
I actually haven’t been to the cinema in forever though! |
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I went to our local cinema in Oxted recently for the first time in years. It now has two seater sofas rather than single seats and a waiter/waitress service bringing food directly to your seat. All sounds fine apart from the first 30 mins or so was constant interruption with burgers and chips being brought to people's seats and consumed during the film. Not my thing so I won't be going back there. |
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"I'm so glad this is a thing. Knowing my Mum and Dad, they 100% would've tried to convince us to take in roti with aloo gobi for the the whole cinema to enjoy smelling  "
Would have no issue with this if there was enough to go round.
I’ll bring my own plate |
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"I'm so glad this is a thing. Knowing my Mum and Dad, they 100% would've tried to convince us to take in roti with aloo gobi for the the whole cinema to enjoy smelling
Would have no issue with this if there was enough to go round.
I’ll bring my own plate "
Haha we'll just pass the hot plate around the whole room for everyone  |
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"When it comes to this cinema policy that prohibits hot food from outside establishments (like KFC or Mcdonald's for example), I feel sorry for employees that have to deal with customers that get pissy when they're told they can't eat their food in the screen.
Either the customers don't know or just don't care about this policy. Heck, they would even sneak hot food in bags which just shows they don't care.
Sometimes I think, why do cinema employees like me even bother upholding this policy if customers won't abide by it?
Might as well scrap the policy altogether and let these entitled idiots eat whatever they want. ah so are my friends entitled idiots that have allergies and can only eat their own food. Our local cinema let you bring in"
Just a thought. Eat before they go to the cinema. Enjoy the film. Eat when they get back home? |
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"They should ban all food and drink in cinemas. The smell is disgusting and the noise is annoying.
If people can't cope with sitting quietly and not eating for 2 hours..... it's ridiculous. "
Cinemas would be closed down by next week if that was the case. |
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You lot need to go to a decent cinema with some dolby, how are you hearing people 3 rows away eating.
One of life's pleasures I watching a film with some popcorn and snacks. I wouldn't have a full meal in there though.
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"We go to the local Everyman cinema that serves hot food and delivers it to your seats (along with cocktails). It comes on a plate and tray, is easily hidden away when you’ve finished eating and the trays are collected once everyone has gone (by well trained mice I imagine).
Stuart Little! "
I imagine he has people to do that for him!  |
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By *inx.x3Woman
over a year ago
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I like eating while watching a film. It’s part of the experience of going to the cinema for me.
Cinemas sell the food so I buy it and eat it during the movie.
Of course I could go 2 hours without food and I regularly do but I enjoy my popcorn and snacks while watching a movie so il continue to do so. |
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"They should ban all food and drink in cinemas. The smell is disgusting and the noise is annoying.
If people can't cope with sitting quietly and not eating for 2 hours..... it's ridiculous.
Cinemas would be closed down by next week if that was the case. "
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"I like eating while watching a film. It’s part of the experience of going to the cinema for me.
Cinemas sell the food so I buy it and eat it during the movie.
Of course I could go 2 hours without food and I regularly do but I enjoy my popcorn and snacks while watching a movie so il continue to do so. "
My kind of people |
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By *ot-AshMan
over a year ago
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I have pretty much stopped going to the cinema as I cant stand sitting next to other people eating food and making so much noise during a movie...
Just when you think surely they must have finished eating now no another bag of what ever is opened and the rustling continues...
It's like being tortured...maybe I'm being a bit dramatic there!
Unless all food is banned at cinemas I won't be going back....  |
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By *inx.x3Woman
over a year ago
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"I like eating while watching a film. It’s part of the experience of going to the cinema for me.
Cinemas sell the food so I buy it and eat it during the movie.
Of course I could go 2 hours without food and I regularly do but I enjoy my popcorn and snacks while watching a movie so il continue to do so.
My kind of people "
We can enjoy a movie while also eating our treats. It’s not a one or the other scenario. |
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"When it comes to this cinema policy that prohibits hot food from outside establishments (like KFC or Mcdonald's for example), I feel sorry for employees that have to deal with customers that get pissy when they're told they can't eat their food in the screen.
Either the customers don't know or just don't care about this policy. Heck, they would even sneak hot food in bags which just shows they don't care.
Sometimes I think, why do cinema employees like me even bother upholding this policy if customers won't abide by it?
Might as well scrap the policy altogether and let these entitled idiots eat whatever they want."
in the screen well i wouldn't let them eat it in the screen either  |
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I don't think there is any need for food eaten inside the auditorium apart from the odd maltesers or Werthers original or the little tub of ice cream the used to sell in the interval. Why would anyone need to munch on a KFC whilst watching a film is beyond me but each to their own. |
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"I like eating while watching a film. It’s part of the experience of going to the cinema for me.
Cinemas sell the food so I buy it and eat it during the movie.
Of course I could go 2 hours without food and I regularly do but I enjoy my popcorn and snacks while watching a movie so il continue to do so.
My kind of people
We can enjoy a movie while also eating our treats. It’s not a one or the other scenario. "
Exactly this. Don’t go to cinemas where people eat like pigs would be my suggestion. |
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"I like eating while watching a film. It’s part of the experience of going to the cinema for me.
Cinemas sell the food so I buy it and eat it during the movie.
Of course I could go 2 hours without food and I regularly do but I enjoy my popcorn and snacks while watching a movie so il continue to do so.
My kind of people
We can enjoy a movie while also eating our treats. It’s not a one or the other scenario.
Exactly this. Don’t go to cinemas where people eat like pigs would be my suggestion. "
And lots of us choose not to. Which is a bit of a shame for us who enjoy the cinema but not the picnic. But apparently eating is more important. |
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If cinemas didnt charge an absolute fortune for their food, maybe people wouldn't want to bring in their own. The cinema i go to is a very short walk away from Asda, do you imagine i am going to pay stupidly ridiculous money for my Peanut M&M's and a drink in the cinema when i can just pay stupid money in Asda... of course not |
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By *inx.x3Woman
over a year ago
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"I like eating while watching a film. It’s part of the experience of going to the cinema for me.
Cinemas sell the food so I buy it and eat it during the movie.
Of course I could go 2 hours without food and I regularly do but I enjoy my popcorn and snacks while watching a movie so il continue to do so.
My kind of people
We can enjoy a movie while also eating our treats. It’s not a one or the other scenario.
Exactly this. Don’t go to cinemas where people eat like pigs would be my suggestion.
And lots of us choose not to. Which is a bit of a shame for us who enjoy the cinema but not the picnic. But apparently eating is more important. "
That’s fine… you don’t have to eat but my enjoyment includes eating and I will put my enjoyment of the cinema ahead of strangers I don’t know while the cinema allows it and encourages it. |
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"I like eating while watching a film. It’s part of the experience of going to the cinema for me.
Cinemas sell the food so I buy it and eat it during the movie.
Of course I could go 2 hours without food and I regularly do but I enjoy my popcorn and snacks while watching a movie so il continue to do so.
My kind of people
We can enjoy a movie while also eating our treats. It’s not a one or the other scenario.
Exactly this. Don’t go to cinemas where people eat like pigs would be my suggestion.
And lots of us choose not to. Which is a bit of a shame for us who enjoy the cinema but not the picnic. But apparently eating is more important.
That’s fine… you don’t have to eat but my enjoyment includes eating and I will put my enjoyment of the cinema ahead of strangers I don’t know while the cinema allows it and encourages it. "
Of course. I don't doubt you will. |
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I see no reason to visit the cinema. I can get the same story on a flatscreen at home as a screen the size of a football field.
Football-field sized screens don't impress me nor does concert-level sound.
I don't miss the ticket prices, or food prices either.
Pause when I want.
Eat what I like.
I just don't find cinemas "exciting". Are they supposed to be ? Sorry !
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"I like eating while watching a film. It’s part of the experience of going to the cinema for me.
Cinemas sell the food so I buy it and eat it during the movie.
Of course I could go 2 hours without food and I regularly do but I enjoy my popcorn and snacks while watching a movie so il continue to do so.
My kind of people
We can enjoy a movie while also eating our treats. It’s not a one or the other scenario.
Exactly this. Don’t go to cinemas where people eat like pigs would be my suggestion.
And lots of us choose not to. Which is a bit of a shame for us who enjoy the cinema but not the picnic. But apparently eating is more important.
That’s fine… you don’t have to eat but my enjoyment includes eating and I will put my enjoyment of the cinema ahead of strangers I don’t know while the cinema allows it and encourages it. "
Of course but doesn't mean you can be inconsiderate of others who have paid to be there too. |
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"I like eating while watching a film. It’s part of the experience of going to the cinema for me.
Cinemas sell the food so I buy it and eat it during the movie.
Of course I could go 2 hours without food and I regularly do but I enjoy my popcorn and snacks while watching a movie so il continue to do so.
My kind of people
We can enjoy a movie while also eating our treats. It’s not a one or the other scenario.
Exactly this. Don’t go to cinemas where people eat like pigs would be my suggestion.
And lots of us choose not to. Which is a bit of a shame for us who enjoy the cinema but not the picnic. But apparently eating is more important. "
If you go to a cinema in the park the whole point is to take a good picnic and a bottle of fizz (or 2). |
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By *inx.x3Woman
over a year ago
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"I like eating while watching a film. It’s part of the experience of going to the cinema for me.
Cinemas sell the food so I buy it and eat it during the movie.
Of course I could go 2 hours without food and I regularly do but I enjoy my popcorn and snacks while watching a movie so il continue to do so.
My kind of people
We can enjoy a movie while also eating our treats. It’s not a one or the other scenario.
Exactly this. Don’t go to cinemas where people eat like pigs would be my suggestion.
And lots of us choose not to. Which is a bit of a shame for us who enjoy the cinema but not the picnic. But apparently eating is more important.
That’s fine… you don’t have to eat but my enjoyment includes eating and I will put my enjoyment of the cinema ahead of strangers I don’t know while the cinema allows it and encourages it.
Of course but doesn't mean you can be inconsiderate of others who have paid to be there too. "
And how would I be purposely inconsiderate to others?
I’m sat there minding my own business enjoying the film, eating as it’s allowed. There’s nothing inconsiderate about that. |
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"I like eating while watching a film. It’s part of the experience of going to the cinema for me.
Cinemas sell the food so I buy it and eat it during the movie.
Of course I could go 2 hours without food and I regularly do but I enjoy my popcorn and snacks while watching a movie so il continue to do so.
My kind of people
We can enjoy a movie while also eating our treats. It’s not a one or the other scenario.
Exactly this. Don’t go to cinemas where people eat like pigs would be my suggestion.
And lots of us choose not to. Which is a bit of a shame for us who enjoy the cinema but not the picnic. But apparently eating is more important.
That’s fine… you don’t have to eat but my enjoyment includes eating and I will put my enjoyment of the cinema ahead of strangers I don’t know while the cinema allows it and encourages it.
Of course but doesn't mean you can be inconsiderate of others who have paid to be there too.
And how would I be purposely inconsiderate to others?
I’m sat there minding my own business enjoying the film, eating as it’s allowed. There’s nothing inconsiderate about that. "
I never said it was, it was the 'i'd put my enjoyment of the cinema over ahead strangers' that my comment was I reference too |
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By *inx.x3Woman
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"I like eating while watching a film. It’s part of the experience of going to the cinema for me.
Cinemas sell the food so I buy it and eat it during the movie.
Of course I could go 2 hours without food and I regularly do but I enjoy my popcorn and snacks while watching a movie so il continue to do so.
My kind of people
We can enjoy a movie while also eating our treats. It’s not a one or the other scenario.
Exactly this. Don’t go to cinemas where people eat like pigs would be my suggestion.
And lots of us choose not to. Which is a bit of a shame for us who enjoy the cinema but not the picnic. But apparently eating is more important.
That’s fine… you don’t have to eat but my enjoyment includes eating and I will put my enjoyment of the cinema ahead of strangers I don’t know while the cinema allows it and encourages it.
Of course but doesn't mean you can be inconsiderate of others who have paid to be there too.
And how would I be purposely inconsiderate to others?
I’m sat there minding my own business enjoying the film, eating as it’s allowed. There’s nothing inconsiderate about that.
I never said it was, it was the 'i'd put my enjoyment of the cinema over ahead strangers' that my comment was I reference too"
Of course I will… but that’s in relation to eating when others don’t like it. Which is what I was talking about. |
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"I like eating while watching a film. It’s part of the experience of going to the cinema for me.
Cinemas sell the food so I buy it and eat it during the movie.
Of course I could go 2 hours without food and I regularly do but I enjoy my popcorn and snacks while watching a movie so il continue to do so.
My kind of people
We can enjoy a movie while also eating our treats. It’s not a one or the other scenario.
Exactly this. Don’t go to cinemas where people eat like pigs would be my suggestion.
And lots of us choose not to. Which is a bit of a shame for us who enjoy the cinema but not the picnic. But apparently eating is more important.
That’s fine… you don’t have to eat but my enjoyment includes eating and I will put my enjoyment of the cinema ahead of strangers I don’t know while the cinema allows it and encourages it.
Of course but doesn't mean you can be inconsiderate of others who have paid to be there too.
And how would I be purposely inconsiderate to others?
I’m sat there minding my own business enjoying the film, eating as it’s allowed. There’s nothing inconsiderate about that. "
The nature of how you eat would be the determining factor.
It is perfectly possible to eat and drink and enjoy the film in a considerate manner.
Unfortunately many don’t,
They make excessively loud noise when eating and drinking and make no effort to not impact the cinema experience of others.
If you are one of the considerate ones that is good, may others follow your example. |
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