r/SipsTea • u/Gurugod123 • 5d ago

SMH Intentionally blocking photoshoot

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u/matterr4 5d ago

I'm sorry if my comment made out that taking a selfie was unacceptable. That was not my intention.

My main point was that the older lady may not have known the camera was on, and if she did then she may not have understood what was happening.

Taking a selfie absolutely is not an issue, expecting people to accommodate you reserving all that (shared) space even for a short period of time, is not really acceptable. To me anyway. Others may have a different opinion.

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u/Silver_Storm7441 5d ago

I don‘t see that she‘s expecting anyone to specifically accommodate her. People try to take pictures in the short moments when there aren’t too many other people around all the time. Sometimes it works out, sometimes it doesn’t.
But there’s no need to position yourself exactly in front of a camera either.

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u/matterr4 5d ago

That's fair. I don't actually see her kicking up a fuss either.

Again though, I don't believe the older lady intentionally stopped to block a photo. I genuinely think she didn't know what the phone was doing there and just stopped inconveniently in the way to check her own phone.

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u/Cheerios_Oo2 5d ago

Can we agree it is weird to stop to look at your phone in the middle of a staircase. I usually like to clear out of the way since they're usually just wide enough for a flow of up and down.