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‘Her boyfriend understood basic concert etiquette': Girlfriend blocks 50-60 people's views by being entitled, tall guy and boyfriend team up to shut her down

There are lots of situations that can occur at a concert that can be very inconvenient, but you kind of just have to deal with it. Getting stuck behind a tall person who refuses to relocate, you kind of just have to deal with it. It's not their fault they're tall and they paid for a ticket just as much as you did. It's very annoying to you, since your view is blocked now, but that's the gamble you roll when going to a concert. However, when there is a person standing in front of you that is holding something completely unnecessary that is blocking your view, like an umbrella, sign, or flag, then, by golly, you are 100% entitled to get rowdy. Heck, grab that thing out of their hands and let them know how selfish they are being.

 

Or do what this tall guy did and just give them a dose of their own medicine. (of course, you have to be tall to do that…) In this situation, a woman decided that the world's largest umbrella was the appropriate item to bring to an outdoor concert. Sure, everyone going to an outdoor concert knows to prepare for any weather, but in a self-aware way! Like, bring a poncho NOT a big af umbrella… That's common knowledge, I fear… 

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Posted by Elna McHilderson
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  • Concert etiquette might have to be learned by attending concerts, but it's pretty easy to pick up after your first one. If you go to a concert and only think about yourself, you should not go to concerts. Just stay home. The point of going to live music is to hear the music live and enjoy it with like-minded people. It's not a private performance for you just because you think you're a bigger fan or whatever. Come on, we live in a society. When you are at concert, by all means, enjoy yourself, but make sure you aren't ruining anyone else's night. Don't flail your arms like you're in a hardc0re posh pit when you're at a jazz fusion show, don't ever kick when you crowd surf, and don't scream along to the songs at an acoustic show. Like, are you serious? You HAVE to know this… 

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  • "This lady thought is was a good idea to open an umbrella at a concert"

    It was an outside rock concert of a pretty popular local band. There were a lot of people and we were all standing, watching the show. Then the smallest rain starts, I kid you not, a couple of drops. Well, a woman opens an umbrella and blocks the view for like 50-60 people, maybe more. We were in a crowd, so changing places wasn't a simple solution.
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  • People start booing, some even push her umbrella, but she just hangs to it and won't close it. I'm a pretty tall dude and she was around 5'6". You probably see where this is going. I stand right in front of her, blocking her completly. I can hear her being mad and complaining to her boyfriend whose answer to her was "well he kind of has a point, this is what you're doing to the people behind us." which really
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  • made me smile. They talk about a minute or two and then the boyfriend tells me "okay, can you move? She'll close the umbrella." The rain stoped quickly and the rest of the show went smoodly
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  • Positron505 I love how the bf didn't just take her side immediately and tried to reason with her chilon4871-brader Her boyfriend understood basic concert etiquette. Not gonna defend someone ruining the experience for dozens of people over a few raindrops.
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  • centstwo Yeah, there was comment to a post where it was snowing and a unwelcomed car parked in a cleared spot in front of a house. The spot was cleared for a guest. The homeowner poured water over the tires which froze. The homeowner reported hearing two people yelling while chipping at the ice, including, "…..I told you not to park here, you're such an ah le..."
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  • centstwo Yeah, there was comment to a post where it was snowing and a unwelcomed car parked in a cleared spot in front of a house. The spot was cleared for a guest. The homeowner poured water over the tires which froze. The homeowner reported hearing two people yelling while chipping at the ice, including, "…..I told you not to park here, you're such an ah le..."
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  • JelmerMcGee I was standing at the edge of a crowd for a metal concert back in the mid 2000's. Neither concerts nor metal are really my thing so I didn't want to go into the crowd where people were jumping around and slamming into each other. Not actually a mosh pit, just enthusiastic audience members. A woman decided she was gonna headbang and slam all around into everyone in the back. I pushed her away gently a couple times, but the third time she crashed into me I shoved her hard.
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  • lowkeyhobi Bruh, this was a tame crowd! At the last show I went to the girl was holding up a large sign and someone grabbed it and tore it half and chucked it back at her Shats-Banson People that bring signs to concerts are unbelievably selfish
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  • HnNaldoR The worst I saw was someone holding up a tablet a couple seats away from me. I heard a bunch of arguing (no idea what was said. I did not speak the local language). And later I saw a tablet just fly past and a fight starting to happen. Full credit. Security was pretty quick to just get them out. So someone likely lost a tablet and missed like half a concert...
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  • -v22 If everyone had an umbrella it'd halve the space of the venue. She is in the wrong, could've checked the weather, worn a raincoat and generally gotten prepared to get wet. Mental_Tea_4084 If everyone had an umbrella there'd be a canopy covering the entire crowd and then noone could see the show
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  • ChiBurbABDL One of the best things about being tall is being able to passive-aggressively use your height to mess with ride people at concerts. And no matter what, you can still see the stage.
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  • Hungry_Dream6345 "I'll move 45 minutes after she closes it" or however long she had it open. Also just FYI in these type of social situations just taking the umbrella away is okay. Antisocial behavior doesn't need to be tolerated.
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  • IB4WTF I get that you want to do your own thing, but if there are other people behind you, that's not acceptable. Want to open an umbrella if it rains? That means you're leaving. Want to stay even if it rains? Bring a poncho, you bonehead. The same goes for standing, dancing, or the like. If the people behind you aren't doing the same, sit your a down. I remember one concert I was at, with lawn seating. Two women not much closer just would not sit down and were annoying the h I out of all of us
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  • I got p ed off and reached over to my side, picked up a piece of trash, and then zinged it at them. A couple of minutes later, I did it again. When I reached over to the trash pile for a third item, I found that it had mysteriously grown in size. I think the people behind me appreciated my efforts. AA
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  • lonewombat "She can change her behavior, I can't change my height sir."
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  • dervish666 I was working with oxfam stewarding the massive attack concert on the downs a few years ago. It was an outdoor event and the weather wasn't going to be great. They decided (rightly IMO) that umbrellas would be banned outright and security took them off all the people trying to get in. There was a 2X2 herris fence cage they put them all in, we got everyone in the gig started and it p ed down. Everyone got soaked but very few people bailed.
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  • Me and a colleague watched the chaos on egress when thousands of people tried to get their umbrellas back at the end to be told by security there was no giving back. There were hundreds of umbrellas in there at the end, I always wondered what happened to them.
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