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Originally Posted by CorsiHockeyLeague
If your kid is at an age and stage where they'll behave in a manner such that I do not notice them any more than I do anyone else in the restaurant, fine. This is often not the case. And if you want to go out to dinner but cannot be absolutely certain that your kid isn't going to interfere with other diners, get a sitter or stay home.
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Or... parents could take their kids to restaurants that are explicitly family restaurants, where all patrons understand that there will be kids present and make their choices accordingly. Which is kinda the whole point of this thread.
We have such peculiar expectations around kids in this country. Outside of North America and the Anglo countries, kids are welcome most everywhere. The default assumption in any public place in most of the world is it will be full of families with kids. Anywhere you encounter people - parks, malls, buses, restaurants, the streets - you will encounter children. That's why I get a kick out the presumed sophistication of the adults-only mindset. It's actually very parochial.