Rude guests

[eatntae]

I've witnessed many rude guests at DLR before (and I'm sure many others have as well), but today was the first time I was left speechless and appalled. What really surprises me is how bothered I was, and the comments weren't even directed at me. We were sitting in the Hyperion theater waiting for the Aladdin show to start, and a woman with her baby were sitting in front of us. The baby was crying really loud despite the mother's attempts to calm him down. We still had about 5 minutes until showtime, so I wasn't too worried about hearing the baby throughout the show yet. However, a man and his family were sitting in front of the woman and her baby, and they were getting annoyed by the baby because they kept looking back at her. Finally the woman stands up just as her baby starts crying/screaming again, and I can only assume she's taking the baby outside. When the woman is already turning to leave, the man in front turned around and jeered at the woman "can you breastfeed him or something?!" The woman either didn't hear or didn't care, because she just left without saying anything. However, I was just shocked. Although it was still a few minutes before showtime, I don't really blame the guy for wanting the kid to be quiet, but I thought his approach was totally uncalled for. I don't know what everyone else thinks, but I thought it would have been far more appropriate to say "if your baby is going to cry during the show, can you please take him outside?" if anything was going to be said at all. Okay, I'm done ranting.

 

[MATTERHORN]

Yeah that seems kinda like an odd thing to say to someone! How would you know the woman was even nursing. He must be a nasty old man to say that to a woman no matter what the circumstances were. I nurse and I woulda kept my mouth shut, nursed my kid and then "accidentally" squirted him in the back of the head during the show!!! Just kidding of course! Mostly!


Andrea

 

[GoofieRuthie]

I nurse and I woulda kept my mouth shut, nursed my kid and then "accidentally" squirted him in the back of the head during the show!!! Just kidding of course! Mostly!

Good one!!!

Definitely a rude thing to say. If I were that mom and had heard him say that. I would have sat right back down. I wouldn't want to ruin it for everyone else, but I would have waited at least a few more minutes and made him stew just a little longer.

 

[GailT]

That sure was rude but it came from a guy so what would you expect. I am not bashing guys but you know that would of never come out of a womans mouth, we are to compassionate and care about others. SORRY GUYS if you read this

 

[Leofoenget]

Rude yes but not the worst I have heard. He was probably sick of listening to the baby scream in his ear for 15 mins and had HAD IT. She was probably hoping he would calm down enough for her to enjoy the show.

 

[lg3]

That was extremely rude. Even if he was thinking it, he should certainly never have said it out loud - especially when she was leaving anyway! He obviously wishes he had been breast fed longer.

We had an encounter with a rude woman at DL about three weeks ago - really burned me up. This was near the end of the afternoon and we were in line to ride the Railroad. The line was enormous and we literally just missed one train, then couldn't get on the next one because of all the people in front. When we third train finally pulls in that is of course when DD3, decides she has to go to the bathroom -NOW!!!!! I had to grab her, and try to quickly get out of line and around the maze of people to go to the restrooms. With all the people I couldn't tell if I could go around to the right or not, which was closer to the restrooms. That was nearer to the beginning of the line - I tried to go that way just to hop over the bushes to get to a path, but there was no exit. Once I realized there was no way out there, I turned around and carried her through the throng of people. Some harpie thought I was trying to cut in line and yelled a very rude comment. I couldn't believe it. Most people were polite and could tell we obviously had a toddler needing to go, but she was oblivious.

 

[carolynben]

I've spent most of my time in DW but last year we moved to CA and became passholders (yipee). Anyway - I've noticed a huge difference in the people waiting in lines for rides between the two parks. In DW most people line up as expected and wait for their turn like normal people. In DL it seems every time I'm in line there is at least one family of 6 or 7 that has to say "excuse me" constantly as they worm their way through to the one other family member that is waiting further up. It's like some of the family goes to get in line and the rest ride something, use the restroom or get food and when done catch up to the other person.

I have to do it sometimes when I park the stroller and my husband and two toddlers have gone ahead but this is far from that.

 

[simba_one]

I've spent most of my time in DW but last year we moved to CA and became passholders (yipee). Anyway - I've noticed a huge difference in the people waiting in lines for rides between the two parks. In DW most people line up as expected and wait for their turn like normal people. In DL it seems every time I'm in line there is at least one family of 6 or 7 that has to say "excuse me" constantly as they worm their way through to the one other family member that is waiting further up. It's like some of the family goes to get in line and the rest ride something, use the restroom or get food and when done catch up to the other person.

I have to do it sometimes when I park the stroller and my husband and two toddlers have gone ahead but this is far from that.

Couldn't agree more with that!! We haven't been to WDW in 5 years but STILL notice the East to West difference. Some people have no consideration for anyone but themselves. 1 or 2 people when you're relatively near the back of the queue is fine IMO but 5, 6, 7 (we saw more this summer) is pushing it too far. It seemed like we were the only ones who were annoyed at people CONSTANTLY doing this though. I guess you DLR regulars are used to it? I just think it's inbelievably rude.

I have met some of the LOVELIEST people EVER on our SoCal (esp. in the DLR itself) holidays though so I won't paint everyone with the same brush.

Same with the guy who this post was originally written about. I agree with GoofieRuthie and MATTERHORN. I'm a guy and get easily wound up with annoyances (such as crying babies) confined places such as the Hyperion but you just have to deal with it. I would NEVER say something like that. I wouldn't even say "if your baby is going to cry during the show, can you please take him outside?" so to say what he said....

 

[jakoky]

yes, the guy was very rude...i am sure she was hoping to settle her little one down and realized it wasnt happening...she was doing what was right..
we were in DL in may and had the most amazing trip...we had one experience with a rude lady and unfortunately it was my 12 year old son...we were on our way to ride indianna jones and my son either saw something that caught his eye or was going to tell me something(or both) and stopped...some lady was behind him and said something like "you shouldnt just stop like that" in a VERY rude tone...i am a pretty quiet person who doesnt like to be rude, but i did say for his benefit "that some people can be kind of rude" but i probably didnt say it loud enough for her to hear ....anyways, he still talks about this as it really bugs him...come on, kids see something they want to check out all the time, that is what DL is all about...anyways, some people are just born rude...my son said he had a comeback for her, but he knew he would have been in trouble had he said it, but maybe it would have served her right....
sharon

 

[calena]

The happiest place on earth. I really find it annoying as a parent of three that adults can't behave. I'm sure that poor mom was already frustrated enough before a comment like that. I never took an infant to WDW, but I do think people need to remember this is the happiest place on earth for everyone - not just them - and thinking the show was on for their benefit only is not the way it is! I also always think these people must believe they were never babies, toddlers, cranky grade schoolers or surly teens themselves at one point. Use a bit of compassion! I've never been to DL but at WDW I did not encounter rudeness.
Deb - a transplanted Southerner living in Canada

 

[drcorey]

yes, the guy was very rude...i am sure she was hoping to settle her little one down and realized it wasnt happening...she was doing what was right..
we were in DL in may and had the most amazing trip...we had one experience with a rude lady and unfortunately it was my 12 year old son...we were on our way to ride indianna jones and my son either saw something that caught his eye or was going to tell me something(or both) and stopped...some lady was behind him and said something like "you shouldnt just stop like that" in a VERY rude tone...i am a pretty quiet person who doesnt like to be rude, but i did say for his benefit "that some people can be kind of rude" but i probably didnt say it loud enough for her to hear ....anyways, he still talks about this as it really bugs him...come on, kids see something they want to check out all the time, that is what DL is all about...anyways, some people are just born rude...my son said he had a comeback for her, but he knew he would have been in trouble had he said it, but maybe it would have served her right....
sharon

I hate when people do that, while driving it's tail-gateing,
while walking it's butt gateing....

 

[Cannot_Wait_4Disney]

That sure was rude but it came from a guy so what would you expect. I am not bashing guys but you know that would of never come out of a womans mouth, we are to compassionate and care about others. SORRY GUYS if you read this

The gauntlet is tossed. Shall I pick it up? Hmmmm.

That was extremely rude. Even if he was thinking it, he should certainly never have said it out loud - especially when she was leaving anyway! He obviously wishes he had been breast fed longer.

We had an encounter with a rude woman at DL about three weeks ago - really burned me up. This was near the end of the afternoon and we were in line to ride the Railroad. The line was enormous and we literally just missed one train, then couldn't get on the next one because of all the people in front. When we third train finally pulls in that is of course when DD3, decides she has to go to the bathroom -NOW!!!!! I had to grab her, and try to quickly get out of line and around the maze of people to go to the restrooms. With all the people I couldn't tell if I could go around to the right or not, which was closer to the restrooms. That was nearer to the beginning of the line - I tried to go that way just to hop over the bushes to get to a path, but there was no exit. Once I realized there was no way out there, I turned around and carried her through the throng of people. Some harpie thought I was trying to cut in line and yelled a very rude comment. I couldn't believe it. Most people were polite and could tell we obviously had a toddler needing to go, but she was oblivious.

That sure was rude but it came from a gal so what would you expect? I am not bashing gals but you know that would of never come out of a man's mouth, we are too compassionate and care about others. SORRY GALS if you read this.

 

[Captjackson]

Whoa!!! See the touche below.




That sure was rude but it came from a gal so what would you expect? I am not bashing gals but you know that would of never come out of a man's mouth, we are too compassionate and care about others. SORRY GALS if you read this.

, I mean


Seriously though, we've all dealt with rude folks at work, the supermarket, or where ever. It shouldn't surprise anyone when we meet one at WDW or DL. I'm not trying to justify these people's action, but unfortunately, it happens.

 

[rlyrehc]

We were waiting to board a SW flight home from wdw a couple of years ago and there was a young family with a screaming baby in the waiting area. An old woman turned to the mother and said "You've let your baby scream long enough, now do something about it." The mother began to cry and when the older child saw her mom crying she began to cry and the 3 of them headed to the bathroom. The father was upset and went over to talk to the old woman and other passengers began to get involved on both sides of the equasion. I waited until things settled down and the mom returned and sat down quietly next to her and told her that I remembered those days (my youngest was 10) and that everybody knew that she would have loved it if the baby would have quieted down. I told her not to sweat it, that the boistrous crying would probably wear him out and he would sleep the whole way home and if he didn't, my family (8 of us) would trade our seats to be around them. I could tell that the mom felt better just having somebody understand. I understand that other people get tense hearing the crying but I was upset that they would say something rude and put that much more pressure on an already stressed out parent.

As a fun ending to the story...when the gate agents who witnessed the whole thing called the flight, they said SW flight XXX with service to Philadelphia--the city of BROTHERLY LOVE... All of us waiting laughed.

 

[SamIAm21]

I've spent most of my time in DW but last year we moved to CA and became passholders (yipee). Anyway - I've noticed a huge difference in the people waiting in lines for rides between the two parks. In DW most people line up as expected and wait for their turn like normal people. In DL it seems every time I'm in line there is at least one family of 6 or 7 that has to say "excuse me" constantly as they worm their way through to the one other family member that is waiting further up. It's like some of the family goes to get in line and the rest ride something, use the restroom or get food and when done catch up to the other person.

I have to do it sometimes when I park the stroller and my husband and two toddlers have gone ahead but this is far from that.

I thought that just happened to me! Wow, so this is a DLR phenomena. This happened to me at DLR in June I'd say 3 out of every 5 rides. I was sort of ticked, but I tried to keep it in check.

 

[MagicalMomAZ]

This did not happen at DL, I was at Target. My DD, then 2, had a messy diaper & was crying about it. So as I was changing her she was crying. An older woman in the handicapped stall kept saying under her breath, "Shut up, just shut up.." I ignored it for as long as possible then snapped, "She is a baby, she's upset, she's not going to shut up until she's had a chance to calm down!" The lady shut up.
But it's all so unnecessary. I know when my kids are over the top they need to be removed from the situation, but there are times if given a little patience from the world around us that things will fix themselves. Crying babies are no fun, and the moms know that just as much as the impatient jerk in front of her. Gggrrrr....

 

[SamIAm21]

Sounds like a lot of DIS'ers have been the victim of rude behavior lately.

http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1217007


Poor lady!

 

[jakoky]

I hate when people do that, while driving it's tail-gateing,
while walking it's butt gateing....

lol, that's about right! Actually, my son is standing right here and he gave me her exact quote..."you shouldnt stop in front of people like that, it's sure rude".... >>.wow, it amazes me that after 4 months he remembers what she said word for word, it REALLY bugged him..oh well, we had an amazing trip anyways....

 

[twinmommyks]

I have alot of empathy for moms with crying babies. I always give the mom a smile and wink telling them I understand. I understand that sometimes you can't get a baby to stop crying (if they are sick, ear infection, etc.) There are times when you can't leave (standing in line to board an airplane) or in an airplane. I do appreciate moms who realize that the baby isn't stopping soon and does leave, if possible. My dh, though, has never done well with baby crying. For him, that is like nails on a chalkboard. Even when a baby cries on tv, he leaves the room .

Now that my kids are 5, 5, and 10, I am so grateful that it is not me holding that crying baby because I remember getting those mean looks. And I'm sure I got lots because when one of my babies started crying, the other one did too. So it could always be worse, you could have a mom with two babies crying sitting by you. There were always empty seats by us. After awhile, we realized why.

 

[Alex2kMommy]

Now that my kids are 5, 5, and 10, I am so grateful that it is not me holding that crying baby because I remember getting those mean looks. And I'm sure I got lots because when one of my babies started crying, the other one did too. So it could always be worse, you could have a mom with two babies crying sitting by you. There were always empty seats by us. After awhile, we realized why.

This made me laugh! But how convenient that must have been for you to have extra room.

I think I was on a plane next to your DH. DS2 began to cry when we got stuck on the taxiway for some reason. The guy got real antsy, just kept sighing loudly and glaring at DS, and I was doing everything I could think of to keep DS quiet, but nothing worked. Finally the glaring got to me, so I turned to him and glared back, daring him to say a word. He shut up and settled down, thank goodness. And once the plane began to move again, DS2 was an angel for the 6 hour flight.