‘Can You Move?’: Entitled Woman Demands Waitress Relocate Another Customer Because She ‘Doesn’t Like People Facing Her While Eating’
CHICAGO — A woman dining alone at a local restaurant shared a bizarre encounter that’s now gaining attention online — after another customer demanded her table be moved because she “didn’t like people facing her while she eats.”
The story, originally posted to an online discussion forum, describes how the author was simply enjoying her meal when a stranger sitting opposite suddenly approached and made the unexpected request.
“She said, ‘Can you move? I don’t like people facing me while I’m eating,’” the woman recalled. “I thought she was joking at first.”
When the diner refused to move, the other woman called over a waitress, insisting the restaurant staff “do something” about the situation.
‘I’m a Regular Here,’ She Said
The demanding customer reportedly tried to leverage her loyalty to the restaurant, telling the waitress, “Do you even realize I came in here before her? I’m a regular customer here.”
The waitress, however, wasn’t having it. She calmly told the woman that she couldn’t ask another guest to move just because of her personal preference.
“Then maybe we should move you to face the other way,” the waitress replied, according to the diner’s account.
That suggestion didn’t go over well. The woman allegedly hissed in frustration and stormed back to her seat — still clearly upset.
The Perfect Comeback
Rather than escalating the situation, the diner says she chose to ignore the confrontation entirely, continuing her meal without saying another word.
“I wasn’t even looking at her. I was scrolling on my phone and eating quietly,” she wrote. “I just smiled, took another bite, and ate even slower.”
The post has since sparked thousands of amused reactions online, with many readers applauding both the waitress’s professionalism and the diner’s calm response.
Entitled woman at the restaurant told the waitress to move my table because she didn’t like “people facing her while she eats”
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Social Media Reactions
Commenters flooded the thread with disbelief and humor. “Imagine being that self-centered that someone’s face across the room ruins your meal,” one user joked. Another wrote, “That waitress deserves a raise for that comeback.”
The viral post has resonated with many who say they’ve encountered similar “entitled” behavior in restaurants, fueling an ongoing online conversation about public etiquette and dining manners.
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