Mexico view?

[mkymouse4ever]

Forgot to post this after our return in september, but we had an incident occur while lunching at mexico and differered on how to handle it, so want a few opionions for future reference. Of course we took NO action (as usual) just ignored it. Anyway.....

We recieved seats, table for 2 on far right of resturant (away from boat dock) and had a view to the boats going by in the water being on the end. After a short while the table for 4 emptied and filled with a couple and 1 young child all with rain poncho's (must be now raining out) and they go to sit of course did not remove until there to sit, and dad says "hey, we have our own clothes line" he hung the ponches all the way around the side stringing 3 stretched out and there goes the view. Now of course I can see the top of the volcano and about nothing else; they could still see from their table by looking to the left cause the ponchos only went to our direction. I felt anyone seating in our row of tables could now not see the lower 1/2 at all and we should suggest there extra chair a more appropriate area for the poncho's but sis didn't want to get into it. Right as we where leaving, DAD said oh, sorry girls looks like I covered up your view?

Mky

Help, with 2 ladies I don't like to "get into it" but I don't want to keep missing out either. Need to be a little more out spoken, if you where this family would you of been upset if we said something? Or should we not care?

 

[Allison]

I think your problem might be that you are making a big jump from not saying anything to going right to "getting into it".

I think most people would have responded in a polite way and moved the ponchos if you had politely approached them about it and pointed out it was blocking your view. I know it certainly wouldn't upset me. I would apologize and move the gear. No big deal and no need to get into it.

 

[mkymouse4ever]

allison,

I was just going to ask "excuse me, would it be ok if you put the ponchos on the chair instead, we cannot see the view now"? I did think that would be polite but sis said that would start something thus ... "get into it"

Mky

 

[Cheshire Figment]

There of cpourse would have been the (maybe?) better option of asking the waiter to ask them or even escalating to a manager. This way you would not have been directly challanging the other guests.

My personal preference is I would have politely asked them first, and if they refused then asked for a manager for assistance.

 

[cdrn1]

They probably didn't even think about it blocking others views. I would have asked them to move, and I bet they would have apologetically complied. Often people get so caught up in the excitement they don't realize or notice things that they ordinarily would.

 

[Allison]

allison,

I was just going to ask "excuse me, would it be ok if you put the ponchos on the chair instead, we cannot see the view now"? I did think that would be polite but sis said that would start something thus ... "get into it"

Mky

That sounds like a great way to handle it to me. I bet they would have been fine with it. I think your sister was a little too worried.

 

[MaryKatesMom]

Sometimes it is all in HOW you say something. If you approached them with a big smile and started off by saying "I am so sorry, but..."

Most people are just clueless, I doubt they were intentionally blocking your view.

 

[Leota]

They probably didn't even think about it blocking others views. I would have asked them to move, and I bet they would have apologetically complied. Often people get so caught up in the excitement they don't realize or notice things that they ordinarily would.

ITA. As others have said - asking someone to politely put their ponchos on the chair is a far cry from "getting into it". Have some Faith in people - most people are nice & kind even if clueless at times.