And suppose she had said they were all black? Or all gay?
It's not being "descriptive." It's singling out a group of people who are "different" from the OP and underscoring their bad behavior. It's terrible stereotyping.
Okay, try it like this, Ask the question: "What's your movie theater pet peeve?" and I might answer ...
alright hold on... I'm going to try to convey a point, inline with the cultural rhetoric of the previous poster I am quoting. In doing so (looking at my current infraction point balance) I'm probably risking a suspension of some sort.
That said, I think the subject and the comparison (both brought up by other people) are relevant and worthy of a response. Nothing I am about to write should be taken as an insult or devaluation of any cultural group or any individual person.
That there are norms and practices of one culture that are offensive to those in other cultures is not in any way a new idea, and there is not nor should there be a rule that we all must enjoy the habits of other people and other groups (foreign or domestic). So I will tread into this as easily as I can. Please accept that the following will likely be heavily nuanced and if a plurality of interpretation does present itself to you, please do me the favor of choosing the least offensive of the group; I promise you now that is the meaning I intend.
... okay ... My movie theater pet peeve is Indians loudly talking and singing through the movie. Why do I say Indians? Because where I lived in NYC it was predominantly Indians who frequented and conducted themselves loudly through the movie. This behavior is a culturally normal one for many Indians and I hate it.
I am told that african americans are more likely than most to talk loudly throughout a film. I remember as a youth, occasionally seeing movies at a theater in a more diverse city than I lived and that there was a lot more chatter from the predominantly black audience. But sharing a cinema with outspoken black patrons hasn't been so reliably my experience as my particular gripe about watching a movie among indians. If it were then my answer might include that group.
Would I hate it if a group of chubby white people (like myself) installed themselves behind me in a theater and sang and chanted throughout the movie? Yes I would, but this has not happened often enough to become a pet-peeve for me. A pet peeve, as I think of them, is something that rises to a special place of annoyance. For me this particular taboo, speaking during a film, is embodied through my experience as attached to this particular cultural conflict.
When I say, "Indians chanting and singing through Iron Man is a pet peeve." I'm speaking inclusively, I'm including this particular group specifically because this group fits particularly into my experience. I'm not saying that only Indians talk through movies, nor do I suggest that other cultural groups that do speak during movies don't bother me. But if the question is to name a movie theater pet-peeve, well this is one of mine.
Back to WDW...
Are you more likely to encounter extensive speaking throughout an English dialogue heavy show from English speaking guests or non-english speaking guests?
It would be fair to say that guests or groups containing guests without adequate English speaking skills would be more likely to speak during such a show. Someone might then, fairly, come to associate this behavior with non-english speaking guests (or groups of guests that include them).
This is my gripe with the OP in a nutshell, she/he (?) doesn't link her complaint to the trait that causes it (lack of english skills) but assumes that those without the english skills to get through something like CoP without conversing themselves must be 'foreign' guests. The reality is that inability to speak english fluently exists in many who are US nationals, as well as long term residents.
It is also my experience that most people in this country have a hard time identifying the nationality of another human being based on how that person talks. Someone speaking something that sounds 'Spanish-ey' might be a foreigner or he might be a second generation Texan. I still can't tell the difference between a s. African and a New Zealander. So I am leery whenever someone attributes something as important as nationality based on hearing the person in a dark theater.
. It's not a law, but it is common courtesy.
. It would be so easy for someone to pull out of a parking lot or driveway and hit them.
