charliedon'tsurf wrote:I go to talk to someone real quick and when I get back to my old spot in fornt of the stage some assclown informs me that I need to move because his wife who is 5' can't see over my body.
I don't see why the husband felt he had to play the "heavy" and ask you to move for his wife. Couldn't she have asked you herself? A little friendly feminine persuasion goes a long way, hehehe......
Okay, just kidding. Back on topic.
I'm 5'5" so not particularly tall or short. I don't have a problem with taller people in front of me, provided said tall person didn't shove their way through the crowd, look down at me, and then choose to stand directly in front of me, who is in the middle of the crowd, not the front row. My thinking is, hey, I moved aside for you because I assumed you needed to get back to the front, why are you suddenly stopping here? It's not an earthshattering downer or anything, though, just a little mildly annoying.
This is why I hated going to the Metro in Chicago so much -- it's the chosen modus operandi there: don't even try to get to the front, just plant yourself in front of someone shorter in the middle of the crowd. Now, that was Chicago, where asking someone to "please move on" was likely to get your ass kicked. Here in Madison I find that most people will move over if you smile nicely and ask, "Hey, okay if I stand next to you instead of behind?" Flies with honey, not vinegar, and all that cliche stuff.