Oh, again!
You’re in a theater, in Germany. The first two seats in your row are occupied. You have to go PAST those people to get to your seat. Go ahead, start…
YOU RUDE PIG!
“Why?” you ask. Because you probably faced the front of the theater with your rear toward the seated people. Germans have a very uncomfortable relationship with $#¡t. To get to your seat, you position your rear toward the front of the theater and you face the back of the room.