Or, most logically, she was hoping for some extra space.
Correct answer. The thread could have been closed at #2 if Lord Il Palazzo had replied sooner.
If this is turned into a poll question, please make geographic location part of the query. I’d be surprised if many outside U.S.A. take OP’s side. Even within the U.S.A. there might be interesting geographic variation.
Fuck those people. If they’d been polite about it, maybe the calculus would come out differently.
The incident happened in New York. New York Rules: Don’t get there late and interrupt the movie to badger people out of their seats.
Maybe they do it differently in Canberra but why should that matter to the OP?
I only skimmed OP, but guessed as much.
You’re from New York, aren’t you? 
WTF?
She was asked. She declined. The only thing this tells you about the OP is that she didn’t want to move.
You know what? I was wrong. You guys aren’t candy-ass. You guys are bullies. You guys who think declining a request makes you a whiny, insane, inconsiderate, blackhearted, attention-seeking bitch. You guys are turning polite requests into intimidating demands.
Yeah, I’m from New York. What of it?
No. You’re an idiot, aren’t you?
Going back to the OP:
Nothing rude here.
Still nothing rude here. Subsequent characterizations in the thread of this behavior as “bullying” or “rude” are incorrect. This is a normal request that normal people make all the damn time.
Not actually polite, IMO. There’s no reason for you not to move and this sort of thing is a societal obligation, IMO, the same as it being slightly rude if someone asks you if you can tell them the time, and you have a watch, but you say “nope” for no reason. WTF? Why would you do that? Same thing here.
Rude. Even if someone has refused a perfectly reasonable and polite request, that doesn’t give you the right to hound them about it.
Gross, and I am surprised more people have not pointed this out.
Super-rude. No excuse for berating someone like this in public over a movie seat.
They should have just asked those other apparently nice and reasonable people first, instead of hassling you about it.
So again, to reiterate, rudeness on both sides here. Nobody in this anecdote is covered in glory.
It is the pit! People gave her advice. The OP refused to acknowlege it. Now she is getting cticized. This is what happens on he Straight Dope.
Maybe she should have thought about her actions a little more before declaratively assuming her actions were justified. Deep down, she knows what she did was questionable.
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The thread didn’t start in the pit.
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You seem very wise to the machinations of the board for someone whose join date is 3 months ago.
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Sitting at my desk with my shoes off.
Seriously, you always pick the stupidest possible position and defend it in the most boneheaded way imaginable. It’s almost mystical.
…are you a reverse unicorn?
I’m outside the USA, and I’m not moving once the film starts, unless there really are no other half-decent seats.
People coming in late and asking someone to move despite there being plenty of seats is rude. Not accommodating rude people’s every whim is just common sense. If they want to have a crazy hissy fit, that’s their problem.
You should know throwing a tantrum won’t get you your own way by the time you hit three.
Once the movie starts, I’m not moving. Especially if there are open seats elsewhere for you to sit in. I got there on time and chose my seat.
Rude is approaching other people DURING the movie and demanding that they move.
Could not have said it better. Simple tiny acts of courtesy help make life easier for everyone. And, yeah, that cold thing is such an obvious after the fact justification for rude behavior. If your that concerned about someone’s cold don’t go to the theater.
God, I like this board, but it is so full of people who seem completely oblivious to basic human interactions.
Wait, so there are 5 empty rows and a couple walk in AFTER the movie starts and tries to get people to move around and get pissy and abusive when people won’t accomodate them so they can get good seats for the movie they were late to when there are FIVE EMPTY FUCKING ROWS?
FUCK EM. Good for you. And FUCK EM again.
MsWhatsit said it well. (Post #429)
Damn, who would of thought I would have gotten so much support when I hit The Pit?
Thanks for pitting me Anonymous User!
But seriously, I have had my character lambasted, called ridiculous names, etc. I didn’t kick a baby in the street, here. I just kept my seat.
And for the person who asked if someone pulled a Godwin - yes, and it wasn’t me…
I was not sick, I was fine. I had recovered. But thanks.
Without reading any further, I think we have evidence that you are completely lacking in grammatical skills, as well as social skills.