To not want to watch an event through someone else's f**king phone?

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As in if I'm not at the very front (not singularly a problem) of the nativity/light show thing at National trust/dozen of things we have attended this year.

Honestly I'm starting to think it would be easier to just watch this stuff on Facebook at home and not bother going out at all.

Completely bizarre behaviour. We were at the Kew christmas lights this year - the mood and atmosphere of the musical ‘field of lights’ was completely spoiled by a t**t filming the whole thing on their phone standing at the front. I did comment loudly but some people just don’t give a shit and have no awareness of how ridiculous they appear. You’d have to be a complete dick not to realise how your behaviour destroys the mood for everyone - including yourself. What is the point of paying £30 a head to watch it back on your tiny little phone..

It is chavtastic behaviour and very uncool and sad.

It's everywhere now, every tiny moment must be documented for social media or it didn't happen

We were in the cinema last week. Bad enough the family in front arrived late n took ages sitting down, then took out giant smelly footlong subway to eat...the mum kept forcing the kids to take a photo- in the dark, of them just watching a movie, with her bright flash blinding everyone, even her own kids were getting annoyed.

I don't understand people who film firework shows? Who actually watches that back? Just enjoy the moment with your eyes!

If I was at a firework display and I had my good camera with me I would try to get a few photos. But I wouldn’t try to film it.

I just said I wouldn't

It's unfair to call schools weak for not tackling parents who insist on filming when they've been asked not to. Teachers don't have bouncers in the school hall, worse luck, and I'd imagine parents who have ignored written requests might be pretty rude when confronted about their behaviour. The prospect of being sworn at, particularly in front of pupils, wouldn't be a pleasant one. Your rude parents are the problem, not the school.

@LJdorothy the school have stated their interpretation of the gdpr but don't uphold it

I with you 100% OP, it makes me so sad and ANGRY. It seems that no one can just enjoy life, as it's happening, through their eyes anymore.

When you watch films/TV etc pre mobile phone obsession it's just so nice and refreshing to see people doing things WITHOUT PHONES. They seem to be getting so much more out of life cos they are not hunched over a bloody smart phone.

The media is feeding into this all the time too with adverts showing people who cannot function at any level without filming everything. Also there is a current BBC pre programme logo mini film thing (don't know the proper name for these!) where the town Christmas tree is lighting up and all the crowd are stood there holding their phones up.
What they should show is the poor sod at the back who just wants to see the real thing, not everyone's arms

Give me a break.

I'm in complete agreement with this - it drives me crazy. We went to see DS's nativity last week and dh and I and a couple of the other parents in our row spent the whole performance shuffling around in our seats trying to see over all the phones and tablets. I was so riled up I was considering asking the woman in front if she could send me the video she was making on her phone so I could finally watch my own DC in the show .