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>a. incoherent yelling and arm flailing aren't generally accepted signs of public approval.
Tell that to movie clappers.
>b. A meal at a restaurant isn't something everybody experiences together, all culminating at the same time.
Clearly your idea of a restraunt is McDonalds, and your idea of a meal is sitting by yourself in the corner.
>c. The historical predecessor of "restaurants" isn't "live theater" where applause is an established and logical tradition.
Yes,
because cooked food and alcoholic beverages weren't the norm at
theatres, and especially low rent vaudeville at all, amirite?
>d. It is usually a much smaller group of people eating together than would applaud at a theater.
Really? Because when I go to a movie, it's usually with my girlfriend, or an aquaintence, like most people.
When I go to a restraunt for a meal I usually go with a large group of friends.
>e.
There is generally social discourse throughout the meal, and as such
there is no reason to let your appreciation out at the end.
Just
as there is no reason to applaud at the conclusion of a movie, since
you don't know any of the people in the theatre, and the people you do
know you will almost certainly converse with after the film.
>f.
Because you probably know the people you're eating with, the expression
of appreciation doesn't have to be fleeting and nonverbal.
Which
is exactly why I don't applaud at a movie, because I have no need to
flail my arms and make incoherent noises to demonstrate my appreciation
of a movie to complete strangers. |
