Blip14: Strike

Got to the philharmonic the other day, and had to argue with the Czech ticket ladies into giving us our student discounts, only to have them stop mid-argument and tell us flatly the concert had been canceled. Thinking that this was just a bluff to get rid of us, we stuck around defiantly.

Turns out, the concert was indeed canceled. The orchestra decided to go on strike about an hour before.




Anyway, it was a bit confusing, because despite the concert being legitimately canceled, they were still seating people. We thought this was pretty mean, because most of the attendees were really old people who probably considered this concert the highlight of their week. They were being led in only to be disappointed. Apparently, the management wanted to tell the whole audience all at once, so they were seating everyone first.

Picture borrowed from Tamas (again..thanks!)
Us watching the monitors of the concert hall. We were interested in what the reaction of the audience would be to the announcement. But then we got hungry and left for dinner instead.