No Small Fries: Restaurant Bans Kids Under Six Years Old

Started by garbon, July 12, 2011, 02:17:47 PM

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MadImmortalMan

#45
July 13, 2011, 11:27:59 AM
That town in Florida is full of shit though. One guy can do what he wants with his restaurant, but you can't make a law ghettoizing people with kids.
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Razgovory

#46
July 13, 2011, 11:29:21 AM
Quote from: MadImmortalMan on July 13, 2011, 11:27:59 AM
That town in Florida is full of shit though. One guy can do what he wants with his restaurant, but you can't make a law ghettoizing people with kids.

You can't let kids into Bars or Casinos can you?
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#47
July 13, 2011, 12:37:20 PM Last Edit: July 13, 2011, 12:39:21 PM by Peter Wiggin
I've eaten out a few times with my sisters and their kids and they seem to keep the crying fairly under control. Course they're infants and the worst offenders I've seen elsewhere seem to be the 3-5 year olds who want something.
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garbon

#48
July 13, 2011, 12:47:13 PM
Quote from: Malthus on July 13, 2011, 09:28:53 AM
Quote from: Valmy on July 13, 2011, 09:24:34 AM
Anyway aren't there lots of places that do not allow people under a certain age?  I do not really see the big deal.

It isn't a big deal, and I doubt if many parents of young kids go to a golf club restaurant in the first place (what do you do with your 3 year old when golfing? Get him to caddy for you?) but the guy in the article is deliberately *making* it a big deal by snarking on parents with kids.

I sense: attention whore.  ;)

:yes:

Which is why I said he sounds like a bitch.
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Martinus

#49
July 13, 2011, 02:20:56 PM
Quote from: Valmy on July 13, 2011, 09:10:58 AM
Quote from: Martinus on July 13, 2011, 03:46:36 AM
But it's not like parents have to take their children to a restaurant either. It used to be that parents would go out and leave the kid with a babysitter. It's like bringing a yapping dog to an event and then shrug that you can't do anything about the noise.

What kind of fucked up culture do you live in?  Kids in Poland are allowed to scream and do scream 100% of the time?

I swear to God I wonder what planet you live on sometimes.

You probably do not realise when you go out with a kid how much noise and annoyance your "darling" makes. So go back to making more fat kids and fuck off.

MadImmortalMan

#50
July 13, 2011, 02:22:06 PM
Quote from: Peter Wiggin on July 13, 2011, 12:37:20 PM
I've eaten out a few times with my sisters

Wow I totally read this wrong at first.  :lol:
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Barrister

#51
July 13, 2011, 02:28:39 PM
Quote from: Martinus on July 13, 2011, 02:20:56 PM
Quote from: Valmy on July 13, 2011, 09:10:58 AM
Quote from: Martinus on July 13, 2011, 03:46:36 AM
But it's not like parents have to take their children to a restaurant either. It used to be that parents would go out and leave the kid with a babysitter. It's like bringing a yapping dog to an event and then shrug that you can't do anything about the noise.

What kind of fucked up culture do you live in?  Kids in Poland are allowed to scream and do scream 100% of the time?

I swear to God I wonder what planet you live on sometimes.

You probably do not realise when you go out with a kid how much noise and annoyance your "darling" makes. So go back to making more fat kids and fuck off.

Oh trust me - a parent is keenly aware of how much noise and annoyance their child is making! :lol:
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Martinus

#52
July 13, 2011, 02:36:17 PM
Oh, I don't think you do. I think you get used to it and then get hostile when other people are unwilling to put up with the results of your lifestyle choices.

HVC

#53
July 13, 2011, 02:43:33 PM
Quote from: Martinus on July 13, 2011, 02:36:17 PM
hostile when other people are unwilling to put up with the results of your lifestyle choices.
:lol: irony much :P
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Malthus

#54
July 13, 2011, 02:44:14 PM
Quote from: Martinus on July 13, 2011, 02:20:56 PM
You probably do not realise when you go out with a kid how much noise and annoyance your "darling" makes.

Even if true, how would that stop us from being annoyed by other people's kids?

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Barrister

#55
July 13, 2011, 02:46:24 PM
Quote from: Martinus on July 13, 2011, 02:36:17 PM
Oh, I don't think you do. I think you get used to it and then get hostile when other people are unwilling to put up with the results of your lifestyle choices.

No, as I said parents are generally mortified and embarassed by the noise and commotion their little one may make.   :D
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Martinus

#56
July 13, 2011, 02:47:05 PM
Quote from: HVC on July 13, 2011, 02:43:33 PM
Quote from: Martinus on July 13, 2011, 02:36:17 PM
hostile when other people are unwilling to put up with the results of your lifestyle choices.
:lol: irony much :P
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PRC

#57
July 13, 2011, 04:21:19 PM
Did you hear about the French Fry who went into a bar and asked to see the menu?

The bartender said "Sorry, we don't serve food here".

Slargos

#58
July 13, 2011, 04:54:39 PM
So this guy doesnt want kids in his esrablishment because he believes that his customers will enjoy a childfree environment?
What is the big deal andwhy are Parents being so offended?
Whywould you want to patronize an establishment where you are not wanted? general principle?

Barrister

#59
July 13, 2011, 04:59:26 PM
Quote from: Slargos on July 13, 2011, 04:54:39 PM
So this guy doesnt want kids in his esrablishment because he believes that his customers will enjoy a childfree environment?
What is the big deal andwhy are Parents being so offended?
Whywould you want to patronize an establishment where you are not wanted? general principle?

Well you'll notice in this thread that none of the parents were offended...
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