Fat man ruined my theatre trip. Can I sue? [LBC Legal Hour]

[@vladimirimp]

"I'm not in the habit of trying to get free tickets but on all the other occasions I've asked they've said yes, so can I sue this one for saying no?". Cheeky beggar. Some times you get an insight into just how differently other people approach life.

[@liverpoolfan5034]

Absolutely!

[@Draw2quit]

I used to work in a pub/restaurant and he reminds me of the people that would eat all of their food and then demand a discount because it wasn't perfect. Complain before, not after.

[@duplicitouskendoll9402]

Should have left immediately and asked for a different seat or a ticket on another date, not watch it then complain. We do need to also be able to have grown up discussions about corpulent or very tall people ruining other people's experiences/seating though. Needs the venues/airlines to have some balls though.

[@littlemy6340]

@Letsthinkaboutit-mb7nn nah. 99.9% of the time it’s overeating and inactivity. People who are morbidly obese should buy two seats and not inflict this on others. Tall people truly cannot help it and an extra seat would not solve the issue anyway.

[@darkzentai7417]

It’s an interesting concept, because it is being put into practice on airlines. If they see an incredibly fat person they will make them pay for two seats. They have been stories where fat people have been kicked off planes because they’re encroaching on someone else’s seat . Why should somebody else have to put up with someone else’s fat bulges spilling out onto them while they’re trying to watch the theatre because they don’t fit into the seat?

[@johng.1703]

why are people afraid to ask people to move out of the seat they have paid for? I'm of the opinion that if yo need two seats to be comfortable / fit in, then you should buy 2 seats. I normally have to pay more for seats that give me extra leg room as I am tall, so I really don't see a problem with people who are wide doing the same. the thing is, I know that I am tall and so I know that I do need the extra leg room. I am very confident that these people also know that they are wide, no one suddenly wakes up one morning to find that they now need two seats, that normally takes quite a bit of time.

[@darkzentai7417]

@@johng.1703 I do have sympathy with people who are tall they didn’t ask to grow that big but fat people only one person decided to put that much cake into them. They chose to make themselves that fat where somebody who is tall or disabled had no choice and should be supported. There’s a famous story on the Internet of a woman who had a BBL and can no longer fit in regular seats .

[@josephcoen665]

Once I had to move seats in the theatre because the chap next to my wife stank. Not a bit of BO, but really rank. The ushers were fine, they had 'noticed' on his way in! And were polite, discrete [ as were we, we didn't want to humiliate the man], apologetic and happy to move us. The concept of approaching the theatre AFTER the fact, not giving the theatre a chance to resolve, is ridiculous.

[@Balmung3688]

"I'm not in the habit" - Daniel smirks knowingly into the camera and thinks "sure, mate"

[@coolstorybrooooo7643]

"Not in the habit" Goes to explain how hes done it before. SUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUURE Matey

[@liverpoolfan5034]

This guy needs to get a life

[@stevec6427]

I understand his pain. As a rather tall person, i always feel bad for short people behind me but there's not a lot i can do about it. I did once see a band in Cardiff, all standing and was the tallest person in the arena with a completely unobstructed view of Queens Of The Stone Age

[@wetflannel6343]

Sounds insufferable

[@londontrada]

He's definitely over-egging the back pain

[@someblokeontheinternet]

Love the callers that say they will be concise, then do exactly the opposite

[@syllomusic]

He chose to lean and give himself back-ache, instead of addressing the issue and giving the theatre a chance to correct the situation, what a pointless call

[@MHAdvocateUK]

Sense of entitlement.

[@arandombard1197]

Well yes, he is entitled to the seat that he purchased. Instead, some fat guy was also spreading into his seat.

[@saelaird]

I think after the fact, the answer is probably no. He needed to complain from the outset, really, and allow staff to see his circumstances. Instead, he sat through the whole show uncomfortably. It's like eating a shitty big mac meal and complaining after you're finished that it wasn't any good and asking for another.

[@Matthew-bu7fg]

good grief

[@Kx0195]

What kind of weak person gets long lasting backache from a situation like this? Just cosy up to fat man, lean your whole body on his and make it so uncomfortable for them that they leave. The real pandemic is a pandemic of entitlement.

[@xbriskx]

Lol who says theatre like Daniel does :-S

[@muhammadfezanamjad9836]

Its like people saying you hit my car from back side... even though its got 100 dents already

[@muhammadfezanamjad9836]

Crazy people... how people live their lifes

[@xbriskx]

You paid for the theatre show ffs lol, you got what you paid for.

[@jamesupton4996]

Ah, the rich drama of life. Next - can i get a discount because an actor corpsed on stage? Or an opera singer hit a bum note? Or the person beside me positively reeked of cheap scent? First world problems, squire!

[@gitgit1995]

Its wrong but you still should try to be healthy and not burden the NHS.

[@MrAcook1985]

Nice idea but redress for back pain? Get a grip dude

[@EcoMan-te4vu]

*Yawn

[@ar50000]

The new NHS weight-loss drug?

[@Drenwickification]

What a victim this guy is. I really feel for the distress he went through. I hope he’s able to recover and continue his life after such an ordeal.

[@nameundefinedname5307]

looool but his neck hurts lool

[@random_var]

Loved the verbosity. Not.

[@johng.1703]

I think the answer to this should have been "you are just going to have to put you big boy pants on, you got what you were sold even thought you might not have gotten what you expected"

[@mintywebb]

Tall and fat are not the same thing.

[@jca111]

Correct. One in x and the others y axis

[@simonharris4873]

​@jca111 One is a choice, the other is not. This comes from someone who is both.

[@MrHighRaw]

Both are a choice, a short man can wear heels.

[@simonharris4873]

@@MrHighRaw No, a tall man can do nothing.

[@paul8058]

Its a difficult one I had the same with a African lady with one of those microphone hairstyles sat in front of me obscuring my view. i wanted to tell her to brush her hair! it's the theatre gods sake!

[@Swamped117]

@@paul8058 Work on your grammar Paul, it’ll help you to come across as less of a simpleton.

[@Balmung3688]

Piss off!! Either say something to the person or get up and leave. You're not entitled to compensation because you chose to inconvenience yourself. If you're old, you should also know what your body can and can't take. I'm hardly this gentleman's age, but I've learned to not put myself in situations that might cause bodily injury. If I'm at the cinema and the guy behind me has the flu and keeps sneezing on me, I'm either asking him to leave, or I'll leave myself. What I won't do is pursue legal action over a double digit-priced ticket, because I was too stubborn to get up. Also, is the theatre experience comfortable seats or is it the show? Shakespeare is often enjoyed while standing or on regular wooden chairs. Now either you feel your experience is ruined by the conditions, leave and seek compensation, or you enjoy the full show. You can't just go at the end and say you shouldn't have to pay because your bum's sore. Piss off!!

[@nst1981]

if ever there was a more apt first world problem......

[@S.Trades]

He loves the theatre... so totally middle class! 😄👍 Can I sue the theatre? No. 😅

[@xbriskx]

It's always these middle aged white men in their 50s+

[@barrysteven5964]

I am from a Durham council estate and love the theatre because I was lucky enough to grow up in a time when teachers had the time and motives to take kids to the theatre so they could learn it had something for everyone. So I got my love for it on a school trip as a teenager.

[@rahuldahoob]

😂😂😂😂😂😂