why is it that in other countries children are welcomed in restauraunts to eat at dinnertime but in uk unless its macdonalds or someother monstrosity like wacky wharehouse its frowned upon...id like to go out in the evening to eat good food ina restauraunt where children are encouraged..after all family mealtimes are meant to uphold the backbone of society..more intergration when young would stop the asbo revolution..include rather than exclude what do you think?
2006-11-10 04:04:32 · 22 answers · asked by lancashiretasty 5 in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Other - Cultures & Groups
Disagree. Would you enjoy a $100 dinner with kids running up and down and yelling next to you?
2006-11-10 04:05:57 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 4⤋
The main problem is with the parents who in a lot of cases let the children run wild, a lot of people don't like having someone Else's children being a pest when on a night out, the children's language is often (not always) worse than the parents. I feel sorry for decent families who are all being tarred with the same brush who are denied a family meal.
2006-11-10 12:09:59 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 1⤋
I have two daughters 2 and 5 and take them to restaurants quite often,they are well behaved and enjoy meeting our family and friends in this situation. I would suggest you are going to the wrong places or your kids are badly behaved. But as I dont know your real situation I would suggest checking out the internet for family friendly restaurants, there must be something like that out their. If you are ever in Ludlow There is a great place called Jingo's.
2006-11-10 19:10:51 · answer #3 · answered by Thornsey 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I think that there are parents who do let their kids scream and yell and run and climb in restaurants- but I think that behavior may be because the only place the kids ever go to eat is McDonalds or the like. If they expect to be able to run around and act wild, they do and shame on the parents for letting them! For my 30th bday, my husband took our children ages 7, 5, and 2 (and myself) out to a formal restaurant located at a gorgeous winery. We dressed up, and we prepped the kids as to how they should behave. I was concerned about the 2 year old, but I have to say that it was a fantastic time. The kids were perfect. We got looks from people as they walked by our table and also watched people ask to be seated away from us. Their loss! The hostess even told a couple what angels our kids were and that they would not disturb them. We do not allow our kids to act up in a restaurant or we leave. Plain and simple. The kids know it is special and a treat to go out so they behave as if they would like to do it again sometime. I do not blame rotten kids, I blame bad parenting. Kids need exposure to this type of dining so that they know how to behave. Check around, you may have to have dinner later or earlier or at a unique locale, but you shoudl try to do it. It is wonderful.
And poo to all of you kid bashers! Not all are like that so stop assuming!
2006-11-10 12:15:29 · answer #4 · answered by Smilingcheek 4 · 4⤊ 1⤋
Can you control your children? Will they sit at the table with you and have a polite conversation at reasonable noise level? or will they constantly get up, or run around, or yell or in any other way disrupt other diners. if the answer is the first very few restaurants will frown upon your kids but unfortunately more often it's the second and no one wants a nice meal in a restaurant ruined by someone else's children
2006-11-10 12:24:00 · answer #5 · answered by Skippy 4 · 3⤊ 2⤋
I agree that most children are screaming banshees. I have a great time with my 2.5 year old but if you think Supernanny is strict you want to see me in action!!
If your children are well behaved then, like me, take them to a nice restaurant and just accept the initial and inevitable icy stares you'll get from other diners. If your child is as obedient and sweet as mine you'll find that both the clientele and the owners will respond accordingly. You'll probably find that they even comment on it throughout the evening and will treat your child with respect (as well as breathing a huge sigh of relief).
On the rare occasion my daughter has decided to play up and I have not been able to nip it in the bud, I have whizzed her outside under my arm and told her in no uncertain terms that if she can't behave we will go home (and I have also followed through with this punishment). When she has responded positively I have rewarded her.
Your children have every right to eat wherever they like - they are part of the human race. But make it clear to them that they must also accept that in order to eat with adults, they must behave with as much decorum as their little minds can cope with!
2006-11-10 12:18:48 · answer #6 · answered by strawberri_shortcake 3 · 7⤊ 1⤋
Unlike abroad, too many families here do not teach their children how to behave at the meal table, but let them run around. It's a shame because it's nice to see a complete family eating in a pub or restaurant.
2006-11-10 12:12:58 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 6⤊ 1⤋
CHILDREN FOR DINNER.... YUMMM!!!!! LOL
Nobody wants to go out for an occasion (anniversary, engagement, birthday, etc.) and hear someone's ill-behaved child babbling in the background, or worse yet, screaming at the top of their lungs while the mother is whispering... tommy, tommy, honey, you need to behave or you can't have ice cream... There are restaurants where children belong and others that require the use of nannies.
2006-11-10 12:10:11 · answer #8 · answered by rachel 5 · 4⤊ 1⤋
It's because many parents don't keep their kids in line when dining out. They let them run around the restaurant, yelling and bumping into others, and generally being a pain in the backside. My son's family all go out together, and he has four kids! They're all well mannered, not loud, and stay in their seats (all are under 5). It can be done, but many of today's parents don't want to do the work necessary to keep their kids in line. <*)))><
2006-11-10 12:09:06 · answer #9 · answered by Sandylynn 6 · 5⤊ 1⤋
God, I totally agree with you, but I think generally, the classier the restaurant, the more likely it is that the other diner's won't appreciate kid's disrupting their meal! I don't think children should only be allowed in all the tacky places, and if I'm honest, I take my children wherever I fancy eating. If they have no highchairs, then I get the impression we're not welcome, but who care's! There's no sign on the door, so why the hell shouldn't they eat there?? I keep my baby in the buggy blocking up the aisles if necessary, so the restaurant realise that highchairs might be a bonus afterall!!
2006-11-10 12:08:29 · answer #10 · answered by Anon 4 · 3⤊ 4⤋
It's not that children aren't welcome, I don't think. It's that parents today haven't taken the time to teach their children manners. I've been out and had my meal totally ruined by the bad behavior of screaming children who do everything but bounce off the walls while their parents - oblivious - do nothing at all.
2006-11-10 12:08:13 · answer #11 · answered by dingobluefoot 5 · 6⤊ 1⤋