[Vocabulary] sit up front

[maiabulela]

Dear all,

What is the meaning of "sit up front" in:

[YOU DON'T GET QUITE THE SCENIC VIEW. I MEAN, YOU
GOT TO SIT UP FRONT. I FEEL LIKE A CAGED ANIMAL]

I googled it. It's all about children

that was said by a woman in a road trip with her
husbands and 2 of their friends.

Thanks.

 

[maiabulela]

Does it like "let's face it" or something?

 

[Rover_KE]

. . .to sit in the front passenger seat.

Rover

 

[maiabulela]

. . .to sit in the front passenger seat.

Rover

I thought so, but she said "You got to".I assumed she was talking to somebody. (nobody in the front but the driver (her husband) and his friend. or she said "you" meaning "we"?

 

[freezeframe]

I thought so, but she said "You got to".I assumed she was talking to somebody. (nobody in the front but the driver (her husband) and his friend. or she said "you" meaning "we"?

I don't understand this question.

8. [intransitive/transitive] [never passive]
to have the opportunity or be able to do something

get to do something:

Did you get to visit the Vietnam Memorial when you were in Washington?



Her brothers went out a lot, but Lisa never got to go.

get - definition. American English definition of get by Macmillan Dictionary

 

[riquecohen]

I thought so, but she said "You got to".I assumed she was talking to somebody. (nobody in the front but the driver (her husband) and his friend. or she said "you" meaning "we"?

"You" can be used as a substitute for "one," "anyone" or "a person." She was sitting in the back seat, not getting the complete view and feeling like a caged animal. Her complaint to others in the car could be read as follows: "One doesn't get quite the scenic view. A person has to sit up front" (in order to get the scenic view.)

 

[Barb_D]

I didn't read it as "one must sit up front to see the view." I read it as "You were given the privilege of sitting up front."