tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7115711129217514621.post7561433324589392074..comments2023-04-16T10:41:10.563+01:00Comments on Travels With Nate: Booze: Are you leaving?Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03393611989380622061noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7115711129217514621.post-43568721235190834772012-07-22T19:34:30.362+01:002012-07-22T19:34:30.362+01:00Im sure if you were a normal human being then mayb...Im sure if you were a normal human being then maybe they would have wanted to sit next to you. Maybe they were asking if you were leaving because you were either a: lowering the standards of the pub, b:smelling the place out or c: your self righteousness was starting to make everybody else in the pub want to vomit.<br /><br />Anyway im imagining it was probably you to blame.<br /><br />love always The Troll xxxAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7115711129217514621.post-36001677955330622832012-07-15T17:06:51.090+01:002012-07-15T17:06:51.090+01:00The tone of voice these people used was more like ...The tone of voice these people used was more like they were asking us to leave as opposed to asking if we're leaving which was my main problem!<br /><br />I can't stand bag seaters either. Overhead racks are for bags. I also hate it on trains when I'm sitting at a table seat alone as it's more convenient when writing and instead of asking if they can take one of the vacant seats, they just stare then reluctantly sit on a regular seat. This happened on Friday too.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03393611989380622061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7115711129217514621.post-90267990461301620662012-07-15T17:02:47.197+01:002012-07-15T17:02:47.197+01:00Hi Nate,
Obviously a lot depends on how she asked...Hi Nate,<br /><br />Obviously a lot depends on how she asked her question, what tone of voice she used etc. Far better that she did ask than if you'd gone out for your ciggie (probably taking your jackets with you (a sign you're leaving)) and then you'd returned to find her in your seats!<br /><br />I have to play this game of the "spare seats" every working day on the train, and I now target the people who have their jackets/bags across the spare seat when asking. I get a kick out of their wounded faces when they look all agreived that someone has dared to suggest that they warrent the seat more than their rucksack.<br /><br />Still, as long as you keep it polite there should never be any need for nastiness!<br /><br />Cheers mateAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15687782411254701383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7115711129217514621.post-47536532313523244162012-07-15T17:02:28.808+01:002012-07-15T17:02:28.808+01:00Nope, that was literally the first time. They just...Nope, that was literally the first time. They just stood there leering at us. It really was horrible.<br /><br />I just wouldn't ask if someone is leaving as I think it's incredibly rude!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03393611989380622061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7115711129217514621.post-35591745818861910132012-07-15T16:59:58.855+01:002012-07-15T16:59:58.855+01:00This really never happened to you before? I'm ...This really never happened to you before? I'm witness or am part of this all the time. If I'm somewhere busy and someone gets up and puts their coats on I ask if they are going so I can sit down. I wouldn't ask if they are just near the end of a pint or rolling a cig but I've been asked and seen others be asked loads of times. I have gotten up before to leave and people have ran over to get my seat and then I've just sat down again and got another pint in just to annoy them and then just before leaving offered the seats to someone else.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7115711129217514621.post-69817309054459851332012-07-15T16:36:11.518+01:002012-07-15T16:36:11.518+01:00Not had that before either! I suppose, really, if ...Not had that before either! I suppose, really, if a landlord wants to keep his regulars.. well... regular, that's fair enough as long as there are other seats in the pub for you to sit on and he's not casting you out onto the street!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03393611989380622061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7115711129217514621.post-54819846467209818732012-07-15T16:33:04.899+01:002012-07-15T16:33:04.899+01:00Ever been politely asked to move so a regular can ...Ever been politely asked to move so a regular can sit in your spot?<br />Its happened to us once, but the landlord was polite and apologetic, so we obligingly moved tables.<br /><br />Nowt as funny as folk!pdtnchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18218008176728946551noreply@blogger.com