Indian Dinner Theatre

[kybearfuzz]

Last night, I ate dinner at a local Indian restaurant. It wasn't crowded. The only other folks in the main dining room was a trio of young 20-somethings. Young and loud, I couldn't help overhearing their spirited and dramatic conversation.

It seems that one of the young ladies had a cheating boyfriend who had been shagging his ex-girlfriend. She had discovered a litany of undeleted emails on his phone between them and she was alternately reading them to her friends and sobbing during the commentary. All through this I was playing a zombie game on my phone.

Her main goal was "totally" confronting him in public, embarrassing him in front of friends and family for being a cheating loser, and giving herself "closure" in the incident. Naturally, she remarked at the cheating pair would likely get back together now that she and he were over and they "deserved each other."

Eventually, she couldn't stay and apologized to her friends for wrecking dinner and left to confront the boyfriend. The friends continued to comment after she left, the young lady wondering if she should have gone with her. Her boyfriend seemed happy she didn't. She begrudgingly agreed that she have likely been stuck waiting three hours in the car waiting for her. Or worse, be stuck between the fighting pair.

The couple left soon after. I finished myself and went for a frigid walk. I felt sorry for the young lady, but I can't help but be somewhat entertained by such a strange public display of emotion and drama. That sounds evil, doesn't it? It just seemed a bit over the top. I half expected the trio to walk about asking for gratuity for the show. It did ring of Eastenders, I thought.

Happy Tuesday all.

Comments

[dorisduke.livejournal.com]

I am much different than you I guess. I would have a hard time fom asking them to reduce the volume as I have no interest in their trashy lives. I do not understand folks who are in public and act as if they were in their own homes, it is just rude. Was the Indian good? The only place I have had Indian I liked is in the UK.

[maxauburn.livejournal.com]

I agree; I don't like when people carry on about things like that in public.

That is what private homes, condos, and apartments are for.

[kybearfuzz.livejournal.com]

Don't you mean trailer parks, dive bars, Walmart and other known white trashy hang outs?

[maxauburn.livejournal.com]

LOL! That, too!! :)

[kybearfuzz.livejournal.com]

It seemed so drama filled, I was afraid she might explode on me if I irritated them. While that kind of display would be something I'd avoid personally, it was better than what was on the telly.

[mrdreamjeans.livejournal.com]

Well, did they talk about the part where the young girl slept with her boyfriend when he was with the other woman, breaking up the ex-girlfriend and the now ex-boyfriend? :) Sounds like there was more to the story. I am snarky enough to have interjected myself into their conversation!

[kybearfuzz.livejournal.com]

Ooh. I'd not thought of that. Interesting ....

[dendren.livejournal.com]

I would have thoroughly enjoyed the show LOL It's always nice to see that drama isn't limited to people in the US and gay men LOL

[kybearfuzz.livejournal.com]

Oh no. Live theatre like that is often hard to find :-D

[qbear.livejournal.com]

Sometimes it just happens. Steve and I were visiting some married straight friends years ago, and we went out to dinner. They were rather devout Catholics, and while they accepted us, the conversation turned to how unfair it was that we could choose a relationship that had no chance of producing children, while they desperately wanted a child yet could not conceive. Everyone ended up crying. I can only imagine what the other diners thought, but I remember the wait staff keeping their distance.

[kybearfuzz.livejournal.com]

Well lively discussions just happen. There's no harm in that.

This young lady headed out that night already knowing the drama. She apologized repeatedly to her friends for wrecking the dinner.