Why can't those kids shut up at the movies?

* I have removed some specifics in this article, to avoid pointing finger at a certain demographic of people -- because my loved ones say it's bad taste and it doesn't reflect who I am, to those who doesn't know me. So I will leave you to read this -- now `censored' version of the truth, please note this is the version of truth (before I censor something) that I have encountered MANY times, which prompted my decision to report this phenomena.*



Went to watch a movie by myself last night, wanted to avoid driving home from Mid Valley at 6pm...crazy jam on the road right? Sex And The City it was then for me.

Went in on time, sat down next to two young girls (in their early twenties they seemed). Oh, please, I also want to add that one of them, or maybe it was both of them -- they smelled BAD. Deodorant, shower gel, perfume companies can really work on them.

Why were they smelly? How the heck would I know, I can only GUESS why. Long day at work? No budget for deodorant but plenty for hanging out at the GSC of Mid Valley? A B.O. situation?

Well, am ok with that, not something they can control. I whipped out my mobile perfume from my knack sack and put some on my wrist and on my cardigan. Whenever some nasty odour/smell hit my nose from my left side I smelled myself!

THAT WAS ALL FINE.

BUT THEY WOULDN'T STOP TALKING. They talked throughout the ads, fine. Talked throughout the film intro....I was hoping they'd stopped when the movie started proper. What were you thinking? OF COURSE they didn't stop.

Maybe they had problem understanding the dialogues on the screen? The Sex and The City jargon maybe? They made comments (loudly, not whispers), joked, asked each other question (told you they didn't understand it)...every 5 min or so.

I turned to the girl next to me and smiled and gestured `shut your gap please'. She looked at me with an expression that can only be found on this certain brand of morons in our country, exactly this kind, she and her friends were the epitome of this special brand of morons (same category as those incompetent sales/shop attendants who ignored your enquiries at the malls). She made the perfect, hmm, "Huh?" "What?" "What did I do now?" "Yea whatever." expression.

Can you imagine it? No? I shall demo one when I see you next time.

So it went on la, the commentary section (my seat was C10, the only talking morons in the cinema last night were on row C & B, must be my lucky day) stayed active throughout. The girl next to me also answered her phone, it was on silent but she picked up a call, how sensible of her to put her phone on silent...how gracious. She spoke to her friend like normal. I put on a even bigger smile and looked at her and gestured 'please stop this now'. She understood my request, a mildly disturbed expression but still she didn't understand why I was so demanding at getting her to stop on the phone...in the cinema.

Well, the smart person I am, I gave up telling the girls to shut up after that because even though it was highly distracting and annoying, they didn't raise their volume and the fashion on screen was just waaaay more interesting than the sound of my voice going "Please shut up, please stop talking."

Then another phone on silent received a call, this one from a guy on the same row. He answered the call and started a conversation, LOUD.

I didn't flinch i my seat but I hope he was going to stop talking in a few seconds. Of course he didn't.

I had a bag of half eaten Cheesels with me and I had this image of me aiming the bag at his direction n the chips falling on his head n his lap. But, sigh, at 31, I am determined to exercise more maturity even though starting a fight with a moron has always been boiling in my soul.

I waited, nope, he didn't stop. Ten seconds gone past...still talking, nobody there seemed to think it was outrageous.

"SHUT UP! SHUUUT THE FUCK UP!!!!" I turned to him and screamed...no it wasn't very loud but it was loud enough and everyone jumped.

I wish I was louder. But heck....I was in a room full of aliens, I was the CRAZY ONE, you see...they were normal, they belong in the same group. I was the crazy one keeping quiet during a movie...duh.

Anyway, just to tell you how this incident ended. As you can see, am still alive. The guy didn't beat me up or shouted back. He continued talking and then stopped, after maybe 30 seconds. And then the girls and their friends went back to their forum of the plot on screen...throughout. I kinda learned to tune out and just focus on the orgasmic fashion and the heart wrenching struggle (of reality and love) on screen.

Ok, I have used many words to tell you just one thing....which is exactly what my title says...

WHY CAN'T THOSE KIDS SHUT UP AT THE MOVIES?

(can anyone tell me why? more insights please at this phenomena, any suggestions at how to handle annoying talking Malays or Chinese or Indians or anyone for that matter, at the cinema?? Go home? Buy the DVD instead? Fist fights?....sit there and just take it all?)