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Fri May-14-10 09:07 AM
Response to Reply #11 |
| 14. Common sense? Tolerance? Wha.... |
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| -Francis Lam, Salon.com: "Is it possible to dine out politely with kids?" |
Amerigo Vespucci |
May-14-10 08:38 AM |
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3 words - Chuck E. Cheese |
izquierdista |
May-14-10 08:41 AM |
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I spoke with a restaurant owner several years ago... |
Amerigo Vespucci |
May-14-10 08:49 AM |
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That's too bad... |
CoffeeCat |
May-14-10 09:07 AM |
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Several colleagues have referred to the woman I spoke with as "arrogant" |
Amerigo Vespucci |
May-14-10 09:35 AM |
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Why does everything think they can do... |
CoffeeCat |
May-14-10 10:38 AM |
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Probably will fail |
NeedleCast |
May-14-10 09:24 AM |
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They didn't hire good staff either. |
Amerigo Vespucci |
May-14-10 09:47 AM |
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Wouldn't Listen To Anyone |
NeedleCast |
May-14-10 09:58 AM |
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Too bad they didn't think to partition off a section |
pipi_k |
May-14-10 10:01 AM |
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The interior was terrible... |
Amerigo Vespucci |
May-14-10 11:33 AM |
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The crayon cups may not have been for kids at one time. |
HuckleB |
May-14-10 03:18 PM |
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No, I asked, they were most definitely there for kids |
Amerigo Vespucci |
May-14-10 03:48 PM |
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people bring their kids to coffee shops. i don't get it. the buy them frappe type drinks |
Liberal_in_LA |
May-14-10 03:21 PM |
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I walked out of Cardinal Coffee Shop one time without ordering |
Amerigo Vespucci |
May-14-10 03:52 PM |
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Who the hell would go to Chuck E's just to dine out? |
wtmusic |
May-14-10 08:55 AM |
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Chuck E. Cheese HELL! |
MajorChode |
May-14-10 10:43 AM |
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I don't mind people bringing their kids to restaurants. |
hobbit709 |
May-14-10 08:42 AM |
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+ 1 000 000 000 000 |
kestrel91316 |
May-14-10 10:19 AM |
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We always took our kids to higher end restaurants. |
carlyhippy |
May-14-10 08:45 AM |
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My Siblings and I |
RobinA |
May-14-10 10:56 AM |
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My kids have eaten at some of the finest restaurants in the world |
GumboYaYa |
May-14-10 11:29 AM |
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that is how we did it, we were not into the multi-course 2 hour dinners anyway |
carlyhippy |
May-14-10 01:57 PM |
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I don't really have a comment... |
SidDithers |
May-14-10 08:46 AM |
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I don't hate kids and I don't mind sharing restaurant space with them... |
pipi_k |
May-14-10 08:47 AM |
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That is the correct answer. |
hobbit709 |
May-14-10 08:48 AM |
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I've been in Los Angeles for 27 years and honestly can't remember the last time |
kestrel91316 |
May-14-10 10:22 AM |
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Bingo on your second point. |
geardaddy |
May-14-10 10:40 AM |
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adult talking on cell phone in restaurant = that unruly kid. saying seems like not a kid issue |
seabeyond |
May-14-10 12:12 PM |
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I posted a few years ago about a horrific restaurant experience I |
LibDemAlways |
May-14-10 11:36 AM |
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i have yet to see a kid behave like that at home, let alone a restaurant |
seabeyond |
May-14-10 12:13 PM |
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Exactly |
JerseygirlCT |
May-14-10 02:55 PM |
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Yep...the danger factor... |
pipi_k |
May-14-10 05:29 PM |
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And I can't help thinking, as I watch it, that the parents |
JerseygirlCT |
May-14-10 06:37 PM |
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These threads are always fun! |
Coventina |
May-14-10 08:50 AM |
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Those ground rules are spot-on. All great, bbut I especially like the iced-coffee rule |
blondeatlast |
May-14-10 08:50 AM |
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"strong way to declare a truce with baby-haters" |
NeedleCast |
May-14-10 08:56 AM |
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Common sense? Tolerance? Wha.... |
wtmusic |
May-14-10 09:07 AM |
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When they were little we only went to very child-friendly places. |
Dappleganger |
May-14-10 08:58 AM |
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My brother and I were raised going out to dinner every Friday night. |
Walk away |
May-14-10 09:05 AM |
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Oh, sometimes I don't even see that... |
pipi_k |
May-14-10 10:11 AM |
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I am guessing that these families don't have dinner together at home... |
Walk away |
May-14-10 11:18 AM |
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This article is full of common sense |
supernova |
May-14-10 09:09 AM |
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Is it possible to dine out politely with loud Republicans? |
wtmusic |
May-14-10 09:11 AM |
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I think we're really lucky... |
CoffeeCat |
May-14-10 09:14 AM |
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"with a stroller the size of a KIA" |
Oregone |
May-14-10 09:17 AM |
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I have a client in San Jose... |
Amerigo Vespucci |
May-14-10 11:08 AM |
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Hey I hear ya |
proud2BlibKansan |
May-14-10 11:43 AM |
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I've lived a long time. I've eaten out in "nice" restaurants a lot. |
Demoiselle |
May-14-10 09:18 AM |
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I think you may have hit on another important point... |
madmom |
May-14-10 10:02 AM |
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at the least, five nights a week. weekends i am off the clock cooking. |
seabeyond |
May-14-10 10:05 AM |
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Here in L.A. the trend is those double-wide two-seater strollers with |
kestrel91316 |
May-14-10 10:28 AM |
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New Yorkers are the fastest walkers in the country, so if most |
smirkymonkey |
May-14-10 12:37 PM |
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other than more family oriented diner and babies... i have yet to see out of control children |
seabeyond |
May-14-10 09:21 AM |
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You've been very lucky then. |
hobbit709 |
May-14-10 09:27 AM |
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Come to Los Angeles and try eating out in just about any mid-priced sit-down restaurant. |
kestrel91316 |
May-14-10 10:30 AM |
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Yes. We did when I was a kid... |
JHB |
May-14-10 09:21 AM |
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If we acted up up, we got to sit in the car while everyone else ate. |
hobbit709 |
May-14-10 09:30 AM |
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I'll bet it didn't take more than one or two times for that lesson to sink in... |
pipi_k |
May-14-10 10:21 AM |
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Always took my kids to restaurants, from babies on upwards. |
TwilightGardener |
May-14-10 09:28 AM |
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+1 |
HuckleB |
May-14-10 03:17 PM |
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Yes, it is. |
proteus_lives |
May-14-10 10:02 AM |
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hahahaha my 2 yr old grandson is notorious |
Mari333 |
May-14-10 10:05 AM |
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Two year olds in general are notorious, but yes... |
pipi_k |
May-14-10 10:23 AM |
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Two-year-olds can meet more expectations than many people give them credit for... |
HuckleB |
May-14-10 04:44 PM |
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Kids should be kept in their pods until they are 21 |
FarCenter |
May-14-10 10:11 AM |
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Yes |
ensho |
May-14-10 10:15 AM |
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It's possible depending on the age |
SocialistLez |
May-14-10 10:17 AM |
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My sister and I ware always expected to sit politely, converse, and eat |
kestrel91316 |
May-14-10 10:35 AM |
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My daughter went through a phase where I couldn't take her to restaurants |
Fleshdancer |
May-14-10 10:46 AM |
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Same here |
proud2BlibKansan |
May-14-10 11:48 AM |
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No |
The Damned |
May-14-10 11:24 AM |
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I don't hate kids, but they'd better not act up when I'm in any restaurant |
Missy Vixen |
May-14-10 11:25 AM |
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how many times have you had to put your foot down missy, by gosh? nt |
seabeyond |
May-14-10 12:15 PM |
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More than once |
Missy Vixen |
May-14-10 02:47 PM |
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I'll tell you a venue where stroller-pushers DO annoy me...R-rated movies |
JHB |
May-14-10 11:47 AM |
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I've seen that, too |
Missy Vixen |
May-14-10 02:50 PM |
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Fuck it. If I gotta put up with 'em, so does everyone else |
MajorChode |
May-14-10 03:13 PM |
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Amen. I've never been seriously bothered by kids in restaurants-- |
TwilightGardener |
May-14-10 03:26 PM |
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At least the kids have the excuse of immaturity |
MajorChode |
May-14-10 07:11 PM |
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This parent is tired of the massive strollers that seem to be everywhere! |
HuckleB |
May-14-10 03:16 PM |
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Kids are part of society. If the child-haters don't like it, too dang bad! |
Odin2005 |
May-14-10 03:30 PM |
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Fire codes dictate that businesses have uncluttered/easy-access |
SoCalDem |
May-14-10 04:58 PM |
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I guess it's all right, if you don't my boat-horn. |
dorkulon |
May-14-10 05:42 PM |
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Depends on your kid's manners. n/t |
guardian |
May-14-10 06:05 PM |
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It is easy to take kids to nice restaurants - we had 3, born in a span of 5 years - and did so with |
karynnj |
May-14-10 06:10 PM |
#83 |
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