How do I hush someone who's making too much noise in the cinema?
There are two types of noise-makers to deal with: The Talker, usually a know-it-all who insists on giving everyone a blow-by-blow commentary on the plot; The Muncher, who takes an entire picnic basket into the cinema and annoys everyone with his endless chomping.
The simplest way to deal with both is to move to an empty seat further away once the audience is seated.
If that's not possible, tap the person on the shoulder and say in a non-confrontational manner: "Excuse me, would you mind keeping it down please?"
A quiet "sshh", followed by a smile, is another way. But refrain from doing this repeatedly as you end up adding to the noise yourself.
(Some useful tips brought to you by Urban, The Strait Times, Nov 30th 2006)
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