The bunch in the house when we arrived we mostly ex-Cambridge geeks, having a regular Monday post-pizza gathering consisting of port and conversation. The bunch who arrived and made themselves unwelcome were loud, a bit drunk and boisterous, just in from a rock gig and up for a laugh.
The latter were annoying in a way which I think left Ian fearing for his furniture, as well as drowning out the previous conversation. So most of the former got up without saying anything and left the room, in what appears to me to have been an attempt to get out of the situation without saying anything unpleasant. This was seen as fairly rude by the latter since it was accompanied by rather frosty looks. A later polite request for a spare chair from the kitchen was met with a pointed "No" despite a chair being available, which left them feeling angry at having been treated rudely.
From then on it stayed mostly in two groups, but Ian made it clear he'd rather Mike didn't invite Rick and Craig around again, and Mike spent most of the remaining part of the evening feeling worried and stressed. And I remained the only one of the rowdy lot who actually felt comfortable enough going into the kitchen to fetch a glass of water.
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Date: 2005-04-12 01:19 pm (UTC)The bunch in the house when we arrived we mostly ex-Cambridge geeks, having a regular Monday post-pizza gathering consisting of port and conversation. The bunch who arrived and made themselves unwelcome were loud, a bit drunk and boisterous, just in from a rock gig and up for a laugh.
The latter were annoying in a way which I think left Ian fearing for his furniture, as well as drowning out the previous conversation. So most of the former got up without saying anything and left the room, in what appears to me to have been an attempt to get out of the situation without saying anything unpleasant. This was seen as fairly rude by the latter since it was accompanied by rather frosty looks. A later polite request for a spare chair from the kitchen was met with a pointed "No" despite a chair being available, which left them feeling angry at having been treated rudely.
From then on it stayed mostly in two groups, but Ian made it clear he'd rather Mike didn't invite Rick and Craig around again, and Mike spent most of the remaining part of the evening feeling worried and stressed. And I remained the only one of the rowdy lot who actually felt comfortable enough going into the kitchen to fetch a glass of water.