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How to deal with lounge slobs: care less?
I'm currently sitting in Galleries Club South. Around me there are several people behaving quite inappropriately:
There is a guy who seems to have managed to take up an entire corner sofa for himself (those things are huge, so it's quite an achievement)
A kid is watching the sport TV and has decided to use a nearby table as a foot stool, his parents do not care one bit even though he's getting dirty looks from those around him
There are several people sprawled out on the sofas with shoes off taking a snooze
There are the usual loud mouthed business men on their phones
These things annoy me. Mostly because it's rude and I've been raised better than to do the things that they are doing. Whilst we'd all love to be able to enlighten them as to the error of their ways, it's simply not that easy and would most likely end up in an uncomfortable confrontation. This is not something that you want to happen before your flight.
So, rather than stewing, why not just ignore it? I'm not in any way saying that they are correct in what they are doing, but ignoring it will certainly help reduce your own blood pressure and make your trip much more enjoyable. My sister taught me this after a bunch of over-monied idiots were bent on ruining my Christmas Carol experience at the Royal Albert Hall a couple of weeks ago. I was fuming and wanted to say something. However, my sister stopped me and I calmed down. Although their behaviour did not change, I certainly enjoyed the evening a lot more.
Until someone can put together a one size fits all solution for dealing with such people, isn't it better just to care less?
I'm currently sitting in Galleries Club South. Around me there are several people behaving quite inappropriately:
There is a guy who seems to have managed to take up an entire corner sofa for himself (those things are huge, so it's quite an achievement)
A kid is watching the sport TV and has decided to use a nearby table as a foot stool, his parents do not care one bit even though he's getting dirty looks from those around him
There are several people sprawled out on the sofas with shoes off taking a snooze
There are the usual loud mouthed business men on their phones
These things annoy me. Mostly because it's rude and I've been raised better than to do the things that they are doing. Whilst we'd all love to be able to enlighten them as to the error of their ways, it's simply not that easy and would most likely end up in an uncomfortable confrontation. This is not something that you want to happen before your flight.
So, rather than stewing, why not just ignore it? I'm not in any way saying that they are correct in what they are doing, but ignoring it will certainly help reduce your own blood pressure and make your trip much more enjoyable. My sister taught me this after a bunch of over-monied idiots were bent on ruining my Christmas Carol experience at the Royal Albert Hall a couple of weeks ago. I was fuming and wanted to say something. However, my sister stopped me and I calmed down. Although their behaviour did not change, I certainly enjoyed the evening a lot more.
Until someone can put together a one size fits all solution for dealing with such people, isn't it better just to care less?
you can try and care less, but deep down it bothers you, that's the issue!!!
People watching, yes, we're all guilty of it, especially in lounges and we tend to notice the bad behaviour more than the good behaviour. Feet on tables and sofas isn't exactly a major (lounge) crime but I appreciate where you are coming from as it's irresponsible and unacceptable, well it is my book but to others it's par for the course
Feet on tables and sofas isn't exactly a major (lounge) crime
It is if you have your shoes on, which could have all sorts on them including dirty dogs**t. I wouldn't want to sit or use a table where someone's dirty shoes have just been.
I find the best way to deal with such things is to go and sit somewhere else where I can't see them.
The ones that really annoy me are the people who have seemingly confidential or intimate phone calls at full volume that boom across the lounge. It's harder to escape those.
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Originally Posted by jonboy73
get a gold card and enjoy the "better class of slob" in GF?
It's no better there! The last time we were there we could not find two seats together as people would take a chair for themselves and put their jackets, etc. on the nearby chair. And they were so important...
I've long stopped getting myself worked up by other peoples bad manners....just not worth it.
My wife likes to retaliate whenever she holds a door open for someone and they just strut past her without saying a word. She'll say in a loud voice "Thank you" "Not at all". Wasting her time as ignoramuses don't really care anyway.
It is if you have your shoes on, which could have all sorts on them including dirty dogs**t. I wouldn't want to sit or use a table where someone's dirty shoes have just been.
True but I'm sure if we conducted a survey of shoes in airports "dogs**t" would be well down the list of "positive" results. I would be more concerned about individuals who do not wash their hands after a visit to the bathroom then proceed to put their grubby (filthy) hands on coffeee machines, juice dispensers and cutlery etc , god knows what "germs" they've left behind
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I like the idea of moving myself away from the annoying people, but I'm actually sat by the cinema right now, which is normally the 'quiet zone' and these observations were made there.
A good pair of headphones is usually enough to block out most noise based irritations.
As for Skype calls, well you wouldn't believe it but on a flight back from EDI last night the guy in the aisle seat was actually taking phone calls on speaker phone! The plane was full and everyone was looking at him but he didn't give a monkey's. When we started taxiing he lied to the crew and said that he hadn't turned his other phone off in his jacket, but actually he just wanted to retrieve his sweets. Karma did bite though when on disembarking and taking the escalator down from the gate he knocked his bag over and it slid down the steps crashing at the bottom. I actualy did laugh out loud.
but I'm sure if we conducted a survey of shoes in airports "dogs**t" would be well down the list of "positive" results. I would be more concerned about individuals who do not wash their hands after a visit to the bathroom then proceed to put their grubby (filthy) hands on coffeee machines, juice dispensers and cutlery etc , god knows what "germs" they've left behind
