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[Alcotholic]

What thread is this originally from, because I remember it.

Edit: here it is- http://m.neogaf.com/showthread.php?t=1405237

 

[scorcher59]

Always and no? Why would I be embarassed to be eating?

 

[katsubento]

Seriously...wtf is wrong with gaf and these things.

 

[Google]

Seriously...wtf is wrong with gaf and these things.

Mass insecurity and lack of context for 'normal' behaviour.

 

[xkramz]

Going to movie theatre alone is kinda weird imo.

 

[jrcbandit]

Going to movie theatre alone is kinda weird imo.

Huh? Why??? Movie theater is far less social of an event than eating out, because you shouldn't be talking to anyone during the movie. Pre-movie you can just use your cell phone to stay entertained.

 

[Poppy]

i wish everyone went to the movies alone so theyd have more reason to shut the fuck up

 

[Muffdraul]

I don't do it often, but once in a while when I'm in the mood sure. People going to a restaurant alone is way more common than people going to the movies alone... which I also used to do a lot.

 

[Mr Fahrenheit]

Going to movie theatre alone is kinda weird imo.

Yea, I bet these weirdos also go to the gas station alone.

 

[btrboyev]

I do it once a week. It’s not weird.

 

[Mr. X]

What thread is this originally from, because I remember it.

Edit: here it is- http://m.neogaf.com/showthread.php?t=1405237

I'm dying

 

[zeemumu]

Sometimes, yeah. It's not that big a deal

 

[arts&crafts]

The OP Is an absolute madman!

 

[RoseBell69]

I go eat alone all the time and not by choice, but because no one can "afford" to spend the time out of their day to eat with me at a restaurant... so eventually this became a choice with how I've had to grew up with this fact. Thus it is so ingrained to me that now I don't think much of it unless I happen to be sitting near two people eating together or a happy bunch, then it hits me.

 

[smoothj]

$ - yes
$$ - yes but depends on cuisine and setting.
$$$ - no
$$$$ - no but yes if I could.

 

[Walter White Walker]

It's fine and nobody cares unless they're a weirdo. And if they do care then the hell with them.
It's also perfectly normal to go to the theater alone and most other things as well while we're at it.

 

[tonysidaway]

It's fine and nobody cares unless they're a weirdo. And if they do care then the hell with them.
It's also perfectly normal to go to the theater alone and most other things as well while we're at it.

Including going to the toilet?

Surely if you go to the toilet alone people will assume you're going to be up to all kinds of depraved things in there.

Be sure to always go to the toilet with a friend.

 

[Moose Biscuits]

No one gives a fuck what you do.

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Yea, I bet these weirdos also go to the gas station alone.

Surely you can ken the difference between doing something like shopping or gassing up a car to going out for dinner or going to a movie. The latter are social events in most cases, they're things you do with loved ones or friends. Sure, people can do them on their own. I could go bowling on my own; I could go book a room at a karaoke place for just myself: I could go to Disney World on my own.

Hell, you don't actually need any friends to live. You can have your whole life and find things to enjoy in it, and never make a friend or get into a relationship. But that's not how most people work, and for that reason people who don't work like that are viewed as odd.

I mean, as I've said in this thread, nothing bad is going to happen to OP if he goes out to a restaurant on his own. But to say nobody will care might stretch it a bit.

 

[tonysidaway]

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Surely you can ken the difference between doing something like shopping or gassing up a car to going out for dinner or going to a movie. The latter are social events in most cases, they're things you do with loved ones or friends.

What is this shit? Eating isn't a social event. Going to a restaurant can be something you do on your own. To eat in comfort.

Loved ones, friends, they're not there on the bill. You go to the restaurant and you sit down at a table and then you order a meal. You eat the meal. There could be one of you or twenty-five, it's not the responsibility of the restaurateur.

What is this lunacy, that claims eating in a place where you pay for the food and service imposes a further social requirement? Kill it. Make it die in your mind.

You don't need to be with your loved ones, or even to have loved ones, to eat.

 

[RoseBell69]

What is this shit? Eating isn't a social event. Going to a restaurant can be something you do on your own. To eat in comfort.

Loved ones, friends, they're not there on the bill. You go to the restaurant and you sit down at a table and then you order a meal. You eat the meal. There could be one of you or twenty-five, it's not the responsibility of the restaurateur.

What is this lunacy, that claims eating in a place where you pay for the food and service imposes a further social requirement? Kill it. Make it die in your mind.

You don't need to be with your loved ones, or even to have loved ones, to eat.

This. I had to learn this the hard way. Take it from him.

 

[Bornstellar]

All the time. Only time it was weird is when I was in Tokyo and didn't realize I needed to get attention in order to be served.

 

[tonysidaway]

All the time. Only time it was weird is when I was in Tokyo and didn't realize I needed to get attention in order to be served.

Are you allowed to applaud in advance of the meal as a means of attracting attention? If not, how can westerners possibly survive in Japan, since shooting a pistol is frowned upon?

 

[MickeyPhree]

Seriously...wtf is wrong with gaf and these things.

The majority of gaf is stunted socially, emotionally, etc. At least in my observations of 12 years here.

 

[Puck Beaverton]

When I dine alone I have people asking if I'm okay a lot.

 

[tonysidaway]

It's fine and nobody cares unless they're a weirdo. And if they do care then the hell with them.
It's also perfectly normal to go to the theater alone and most other things as well while we're at it.

Hell, once I took the bus all the way to work alone. Believe you me, we still tell nervous jokes about that one time I did something by myself.

 

[old manatee]

Going to movie theatre alone is kinda weird imo.

Since I got moviepass literally all I do is go to the movie theater alone. It's the best.

 

[tonysidaway]

Since I got moviepass literally all I do is go to the movie theater alone. It's the best.

Yeah. When I've been out to films with people who aren't family they pull weird shit like insisting on having coffee and ice cream and sprinkles and other crap. What's that about? Why is that even a thing?

Going to a film with other people is bad. Don't do it. See a film by yourself or with somebody you can trust not to turn the experience into a munchathon, not to keep their stupid phone on all the time, not to be embarrassing. Obviously if you're a parent the rules are different, but once your kids are reasonably well trained they can be great film companions.

 

[soco]

While I mostly go out to eat with friends, i have zero problems going to restaurants alone.

My partner hates fancier restaurants, and if no friends are in the mood or available, I go alone.

Never noticed folks looking at me any differently. No one's ever said anything to me about it. Depending on the place, sometimes I've taken a book, magazine, or newspaper while I waited. Sometimes I've just had a nice drink and sat and thought about things and relaxed.

If I want to go, I go. I love the people around me and i love being around them, but I'm not going to miss experiences because they're not available or uninterested.

 

[Technosteve]

please post only in dark theme, you are burning my eyes

 

[vatstep]

No one has lived to tell the tale.

 

[TheCochese]

The majority of gaf is stunted socially, emotionally, etc. At least in my observations of 12 years here.

I believe it.



I eat alone all the time, by choice. I’m there to fucking eat.

 

[Vital Tundra]

Some of y’all make it seem like eating HAS to be a social thing. It’s eating.....

 

[kubev]

Just bring your phone and earbuds/earphones, and make sure you've got something to listen to. I do this pretty regularly. I don't mind eating alone in the slightest.

 

[Dice//]

Gotta eat.