To think this family are twat travellers

[twiney]

Crowded airport.

All restaurants rammed.

I see there's one brasserie style place, also busy, 5 seats at the bar and 2 tables left.

I queue to get food and plan on sitting at the bar. Just as I'm collecting my change two girls appear, running to the bar seats and laughing. Then their mum and dad appear and say "well done Sophie!"

AIBU to think if you're a family you leave the bar seats to solo travellers? The whole point is sitting at the bar is less conspicuous. And also if you take up a table as a solo traveller you often get asked if you mind sharing when a group/family arrives, understandably.

Just think its quite selfish!

I really don't get this at all
Me neither.

I think common sense to me would be big tables for groups. Bar stool type seats in a row/smaller tables for 1s or 2s. But that might be because as a solo traveller I'd feel thr polite thing to do is sit there rather than on a 4 table.

I have no clue what the OP is on about in terms of being less conspicuous. Why does it matter who sees you?

You're pissed off about sex, work, family AND Christmas?!

Oh dear

Relax, it's Xmas.

Am I the only one who opened this thread expecting something about Irish or Romany travellers

I'm (often) a lone traveller. I have never heard of (or psychically picked) this unspoken rule.

I dont; sit at bar seats because I am short and plumpish. I have to take a run up, try to hoik one buttock on to the seat then haul the rest of me onto it. It's not dignified and it's not fair on other passengers to have to watch it.

So I sit at a table. If other people I don;t know sit at the table with me, I don't feel awkward, I smile. I may say something, I may just drink my coffee and read my kindle. It's a very handleable stuation.

Your AIBU seems to be 'AIBU to be annoyed because other people were using an airport cafe'.

Whilst I don't agree with you about the bar seats OP, I can see that if someone posted that there was a single traveller taking up a table for four people and refused to move for a family, MNetters would be baying for that single travellers selfish twat blood.

SandyDenny me too!

I’m sorry but the the reference to the four twattish jiggling Easter Island statues has cracked me up!

At least you have a seat though.

I always thought it was an unwritten rule that bar seats are for solos.

Sophie will grow up to be an entitled shit

I never heard of this rule either and used to let my kids sit on them just for fun!

I prefer a table anyway and would just sit down at one and share if necessary.

This doesn't sound like a fun trip for you!

Why would you be bullied off a table?

And anyhow, you could have done the same. Put your jacket (scarf whatever) on the seat you wanted...

Fucking hell. Chill out man
Are you always this angry op ?

Well im glad to see that the selfish twat parent contingent has been encouraging their little troglodytes to use bar seating. Glad i could give some insight that may make you think twice next time.

Now sat on the plane. Sadly ryanair are playing Mariahs christmas tune. Fuuuuuuuuuckin ell.

Now sat on the plane. Sadly ryanair are playing Mariahs christmas tune. Fuuuuuuuuuckin ell.

I bet Sophie is clapping and warbling along to it as her parents livestream their darling genius to Facebook

I'm just impressed that 5 out of 5 people were able to sit on bar stools.
Especially without safety nets.

I always feel like I'm trying to ride a emu. Are they supposed to be that wobbly and uncomfortable?

I struggle with them too Queen, as soon as I sit my arse down the stool starts rotaing in a Takeshi's castle type bar mission.
I would rather stand tbh.

I have travelled solo loads in my life. Never once sat at the bar. I always thought sitting at the bar was an invitation to strike up a conversation, and I'm about as antisocial as it's possible to be.

I've only ever sat at the bar when I was with another person and there were no tables available.

My dc, on the other hand, love sitting at the bar. I will happily let them sit there if they want.

Sorry, but an unwritten rule that is only in your head is not really relevant to the rest of the world.

Lucky i make threads you want to read eh

Don't get excited, any old shite gets comments on MN.

Bar stools at airports are for adult single travellers only? Who knew?