For pulling out of friend's birthday last minute because she has no furniture?

[WoodenElephant]

My friend is recently single and it's her birthday on Saturday. The plan was that I go with a bottle of wine, we have a take-away etc and just have fun. So I went today for something else and she has no furniture. Her ex must have taken it all. There was a bloke crouched on the floor who my friend told me to sit on.

I'm thinking of suggesting we go out for a meal instead, otherwise I really don't want to go.

Still feel bad though but I have a bad back and can't sit on the floor/bloke all night.

Cant you just sit on the floor for few h with a cushion? Its not that hard you know.
I feel for you friend. My ex cunt took everything and i left with one plastic bag...

can someone please explain this to me? WTF is a mexican chair person?

Bruno

I'd never heard of them before SPB, apparently it's very trendy. Especially if you also buy the mexican table people to match them.

All too artsy for me, give me a normal sofa any day.

This is one of those threads that I dont understand many parts of but if I sit here long enough than someone sensible will come along and explain it to me.

Not only has her ex fucked off with the furniture but now her mate doesn't want to go round for a birthday drink because there's no chairs?

YABU. Take a chair and have a lovely time.

Here

i cant watch a DVD clip - DH will hear and think I am mad. Are these real people or made in some way? WTAJ?

I thought a mexican chair person was someone who heads up a company in Acapulco.

Bruno - Sacha Baron Cohen

Its a real person crouched on the floor to provide a stable "seating area" to other people.

People generally prefer Borat.

Thank you, thank you, thank you.
I've had an utter bitch of a day and have popped on for a couple of mins before launching into the next bit of work I have to do.

Mexican Chair People Thank you Mumsnet.

Those people have clearly not seen the demonstration on how to defend yourself against a homosexual wielding a dildo.

Must troll harder OP

Seriously? So is this a job or a hobby for them?

Crying with laughter!!!

It's a job usually, quite well paid I've heard.

Nott to self, reAd commeants on links before posting

fab. Do the MCP have to be Mexican? or will any nationality do.

OP I wouldn't go, what if the MCP needed a wee just as your Special Fried Rice was being served? How annoying would that be

really? sigh

wouldn't it be cheaper to just buy some actual furniture?

Why are they Mexican Chair People anyway - just for that frisson that they might suddenly all stand up one after the other thus sending your aforementioned dinner flying?

"And what do you do?"
"I'm a Mexican Chair Person."
"??????"
"I crouch on the floor and people sit on me."
"??????"
"No, really. We work in shifts. It's usually a lot of fun unless someone is having a dinner party and I have to crouch with my face next to another Chair Person's backside. Or if they are serving spicy food to the guests."
"I see. Do you have to be Mexican to become a Chair Person or can anybody do it?"