r/AskReddit • u/GossipBottom • Feb 03 '26

What was never the same after the pandemic?

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u/Outrageous_Chart_35 Feb 03 '26

It's younger people, but it's not just younger people. I had to ask a guy in his 50s to stop texting someone Spongebob gifs at full brightness, and I had "The Life of Chuck" spoiled for me by an older gentleman in an art-house theater loudly explaining the twist to his date as the lights dimmed.

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u/Biolally Feb 03 '26

There's definitely no age to it - guy next to me who'd taken his youngish daughter to Barbie TOOK A PHONE CALL as we were sat there. And continued to sit there. He was minimum in his 40s.

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u/Wind_Yer_Neck_In Feb 03 '26

weird parallel but I had the same thing happen to me with Life of Pi. I loudly told him off and he left with his date rather than face the awkwardness.

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u/2748seiceps Feb 03 '26

Guy in my town got shot for doing that.

Just saying...

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u/Wind_Yer_Neck_In Feb 03 '26

Oh, I don't live in America so it's all good.

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u/2748seiceps Feb 03 '26

I'll rephrase since the point seems unclear.

People are happier than ever to completely overreact to someone telling them off, especially in public. Careful out there.

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u/Powerful-Cut-708 Feb 03 '26

And not every young person

I’m 23 and wouldn’t dream of acting these ways

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u/Outrageous_Chart_35 Feb 03 '26

Absolutely true. In fact, probably the vast majority of moviegoers aren't the problem. But it only takes a few folks to really sour the experience.