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Originally Posted by CliffFletcher
Yes. We earmark places and establishments as 'family-friendly' and 'child-friendly.' In most of the world there is no need to make that distinction, as family-friendly and child-friendly are the default. You can spend half a day walking around Calgary and never see anyone under 15. That's not my experience outside North America. And in many countries I've been to, adults routinely interact with children around them who are not their own. Joke with them, kick a ball with them. That is a breach of etiquette in North America, where children are largely segregated from contact with society beyond their parents, schools, and supervised sports activities. And there is a significant proportion of the adult population who do not like children, and do not like to be around them, or see or hear them. Again, that's not the case elsewhere that I've seen.
Can you name some countries you've been to that are less child friendly than Canada and the U.S.?
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To be honest, I don't really take note of that type of thing when I travel. It just isn't on my radar, so I can't comment one way or the other.
I can't support or refute your claim about kids in Calgary. I know that I see a large number of kid out & about in Sylvan. When we lived in Calgary our kids were 5 & 7, so I wasn't letting them run completely free yet.