I'm sorry you had that experience. Some people have no class.
remember, the avg IQ in the US is 98....
and you can't learn class from your I-Phone.... which, after all, is the font of all knowledge and social interaction
I'm sorry you had that experience. Some people have no class.
remember, the avg IQ in the US is 98....
and you can't learn class from your I-Phone.... which, after all, is the font of all knowledge and social interaction
Ugh, I know it. This is one of my biggest pet peeves is when people are "loud" eaters, if that makes sense.
My best friend's husband eats like that, and it's hard to go out to eat with them I honestly don't know how people can chew / smack their food like that, and not realize how disgusting it is. Blech.
There are some of us that due to sinus issues eat louder then a normal person, so does that imply I am a rude piece of crap that can't eat around other people? I try to limit this as best I can but I can only do so much. While I am probably nowhere as bad as the people you are talking about I find it offensive that you are now calling out people with health issues. Maybe next cruise I will just eat in my room.
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Then there are table neighbor issues. This video has a few salty words, but it is interesting. Almost a fight in the dining room!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Ns5VWxcdCo
I have seem to have the bad table neighbor gene, I have always had wonderful people at my table over several different cruise lines, but on Carnival and Princess, I had bad neighbors, and on Disney, like I said earlier in the thread, a boy next to our table barfed all over his family, and it was a LOT of barf.
No of course not. Goodness sakes. How was I calling out people with health issues?!
the Hadfields & McCoys fighting....getting lost at sea....plastic bags instead of toilets...what's not to love on a Carnival Cruise???!!!
Let's get back to the discussion about other people before we wind up in a three-page digression related to the olfactory, alimentary and digestive disorders some of us might have.
Am I the only one that when busy I skim thru the entire DISboards looking for this thread? I even use the highlight option...*highlights crazy....boom! still on page 1...yay...
I just got back from my first cruise on the Magic last week. It was great! The ship was awesome.
The part of the cruise I felt a little nervous about before we went was being assigned to a table with other people. I like to talk and make new friends, however, my DH is very shy and I was afraid he would not like it. But after reading so many posts here on the DIS about how Disney was great at matching people and many lasting friendships result I thought, why not? It could be fun.
Our first night everything seemed great. We were seated with another couple about our age with a son the same age as my DS, 6. As the boys got to know each other they became friends and even wanted to play in the clubs together.
On the second night, I was feeling pretty great about my choice to have table mates when the Mom of the other boy started letting her crazy show... She was laughing loudly then obsessing about little details not being right on the table setting, just weird stuff like the napkin off center. Our boys were becoming great friends so we just ignored this at first. The kids then were telling stupid jokes and playing guessing games sort of loudly (as boys that age often do). It seemed like normal child behavior to me. Then, out of nowhere the lady reached over and stabbed her son with her fork! We weren't quite sure how to react, but I did discreetly tell the server later what had happened. It wasn't hard enough to puncture the skin, but it was still pretty hard. The little boy started screaming and crying. We had to leave right after that. How would you react to this sort of situation? Needless to say I don't believe DH will want to sit with others on future cruises.
What is the craziest table mates you have had?
I'm sorry you had that experience. Some people have no class.
I never understand why people have to handle things like children throwing hissy-fits. If you really didn't want to sit with another family, just kindly ask the restaurant manager to be seated by yourselves. Easy peasy. It certainly doesn't warrant a Defcon-1 level meltdown.
Let's get back to the discussion about other people before we wind up in a three-page digression related to the olfactory, alimentary and digestive disorders some of us might have.
J...... I have a family and just do this as a hobby and for fun! Lighten up people. I have an imagination and I use it! Thanks "
As long as it is done quickly and unobtrusively and with no expectation that the non-believer join in, it is certainly not bad manners for someone to practice their religion. I'm not going to ask your permission before I engage in any reasonable religious observance, because, like most individuals of any religious persuasion, I don't care if my religion makes you uncomfortable. I'm not praying for your benefit; I'm doing it because that is what my faith requires of me and what I believe that God would want me to do. I have the right to practice my religion regardless of your feelings about it, just as you have a right not to practice any religion at all. Being religious is not bad manners, but being disrespectful of others' beliefs or expecting them to request your approval before displaying them is.
Hey. At least you know every cruise is an unpredictable adventure. Heck, you don't even know if you'll go to the ports that are planned, or even how long your trip will be.
Thanks for the responses. Catholic Grace is really brief, and I can sit through that quietly & politely, no problem. A quick blessing of food is one thing. My husband's extended family is what I not-so-politely call "Jesus Bullies." The kind that make you hold hands, bow your heads, and then recite a litany of everything they are grateful for and who needs to be watched over, etc., before every meal. And you don't have a choice. My husband and I both hate it, but tolerate it since they are family. I'm not sure I could handle that on a cruise with strangers, however. Always wondered the etiquette on this.