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Sirveri

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86. That's not actually true. Case in point, bars.

Reply to Dwayne Hicks (Reply #83)

Fri Jun 14, 2013, 04:06 AM

Jun 2013

Plenty of places either exclude or give preferential treatment to children.

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Business is booming in restaurant with "no kids" policy [View all] Nye Bevan Jun 2013 OP

I do too. I am tired of having a nice dinner ruined by loud mouthed brats and their ignorant parents we can do it Jun 2013 #1

stop eating at chuckie cheese leftyohiolib Jun 2013 #42

Cute. we can do it Jun 2013 #43

The only places I ever had a problem with loud children are pizza places. liberal_at_heart Jun 2013 #2

My post #3 is about our eating at McDonalds yesterday upaloopa Jun 2013 #4

Yesterday my wife and I were in a fast food place upaloopa Jun 2013 #3

I can deal with one kid. It's when every kid in the restaurant is yelling that gets me. liberal_at_heart Jun 2013 #7

The other kids were noisy too but we moved away from them upaloopa Jun 2013 #13

I was recently at a birthday party for 4-5 year-olds Robb Jun 2013 #14

I have kids, and I know they can be tricky to "control" Arugula Latte Jun 2013 #16

OMG the scream... pipi_k Jun 2013 #30

I had a friend with a kid like that Warpy Jun 2013 #78

"consider the other people" LOL ...this is America ...we don't do that here. L0oniX Jun 2013 #38

Sometimes I let myself think that the parents feel upaloopa Jun 2013 #56

I like the idea. hamsterjill Jun 2013 #5

18 is interesting, assuming it isn't doing anything "adults-only" sir pball Jun 2013 #6

When my sister was 13 or 14, she would always stare at people at other tables when we would go out Erose999 Jun 2013 #72

My guess is that it's just a convenient, debate-avoiding cutoff... JHB Jun 2013 #73

I doubt they're carding people anyway. wickerwoman Jun 2013 #80

Good for them. HappyMe Jun 2013 #8

in the early 60s, you could go to restaurants without blacks, too markiv Jun 2013 #9

yeah, I do think it sets a bad precedent. I think people who are loud should be asked to quiet down, liberal_at_heart Jun 2013 #10

a line is crossed here - age exclusion has always been based on what's appropriate markiv Jun 2013 #18

Oh please. Most ridiculous analogy ever. Nye Bevan Jun 2013 #15

+1 You are far too kind. n/t Egalitarian Thug Jun 2013 #22

why not just have a behvior policy? Adults can be just as loud and obnoxious and children. liberal_at_heart Jun 2013 #24

You and I don't agree on a lot, but you're spot on here. nt MrScorpio Jun 2013 #26

No I'm not. Nye Bevan Jun 2013 #29

best double standard justification ever markiv Jun 2013 #27

If anything, you are being racist by equating blacks with loud obnoxious children (nt) Nye Bevan Jun 2013 #31

wow - just wow markiv Jun 2013 #37

+1 nt Dreamer Tatum Jun 2013 #48

Fair point +1 JustAnotherGen Jun 2013 #60

Good old Somerville NJ! Ednahilda Jun 2013 #77

My father was a JustAnotherGen Jun 2013 #82

No army people here, Ednahilda Jun 2013 #84

It's the German Thing JustAnotherGen Jun 2013 #85

Yes, it's hard to play the seduction game Warpy Jun 2013 #79

We're on the same menu page on this one, Nye Hekate Jun 2013 #87

There's a load for ya.. pipoman Jun 2013 #20

No, no -- how 'bout a National Restaurant Association reference? Eleanors38 Jun 2013 #54

Oh come on. HappyMe Jun 2013 #23

well of course, because we know that black people bawl their heads off Whisp Jun 2013 #28

. Nye Bevan Jun 2013 #35

If you want to use the age argument tabbycat31 Jun 2013 #41

I have to say I have never been annoyed by a senior citizen in a restaurant (nt) Nye Bevan Jun 2013 #47

I've never come across anything like that. Whisp Jun 2013 #49

Nor have I pipi_k Jun 2013 #70

sounds like someone is analogy impaired leftyohiolib Jun 2013 #46

Bwahahahaha! n/t dogknob Jun 2013 #71

OFFS L0oniX Jun 2013 #39

Totally different... pipi_k Jun 2013 #40

And Jello has a new mango flavor that can be used in restaurants. kiva Jun 2013 #44

I'd go there Aerows Jun 2013 #11

Post removed Post removed Jun 2013 #12

Wow. Just Saying Jun 2013 #19

click image info for photo JW2020 Jun 2013 #21

Hmmm... Just Saying Jun 2013 #45

loved the 'innocent young father' markiv Jun 2013 #32

It's the Onion ...LOL L0oniX Jun 2013 #36

yep - to the people gripping about noisy children being a pain in the ass forget that one day one of leftyohiolib Jun 2013 #52

Nah. HappyMe Jun 2013 #59

sooooo, that has what to do with being allowed to behave like brats in public? Scout Jun 2013 #67

Sometimes I don't even want to eat at a restaurant with my own kids! Just Saying Jun 2013 #17

For us... No cell phones, no kids, and no sushi would be a dream come true SoCalDem Jun 2013 #25

We just walked out after having a screamer set down in a booth next to us yesterday. L0oniX Jun 2013 #33

That doesn't even work. The insensitive idiots show up everywhere. we can do it Jun 2013 #50

I bet a lot of parents go there for date night. nt geek tragedy Jun 2013 #34

Got that right Aerows Jun 2013 #58

now, a no cell phone rule would be GREAT! nt markiv Jun 2013 #51

+1 JustAnotherGen Jun 2013 #61

cool a whole thread of adults whining about whiny kids - delicious irony leftyohiolib Jun 2013 #53

Because the whiny adults are paying customers Aerows Jun 2013 #57

I think most of us pipi_k Jun 2013 #69

When I'm paying to eat steak Aerows Jun 2013 #55

Sorry, but there is absolutely no reason for anyone to tolerate screaming. PDJane Jun 2013 #62

ahhhh... self importance syndrome alive and well Amaya Jun 2013 #63

I like their approach to publicity..this story was out prior to the opening.. pipoman Jun 2013 #64

I know I sound like an old fart when I say it, but kids acting up in restaurants used to be Nay Jun 2013 #65

I agree Skittles Jun 2013 #88

Really, how many kids want to go to a sushi restaurant? FarCenter Jun 2013 #66

I'm not against adults only.. one_voice Jun 2013 #68

So what if you walk in with a child and just claim they are 18? MattBaggins Jun 2013 #74

What I'm thinking is... pipi_k Jun 2013 #75

I won't go there. ...because graham4anything Jun 2013 #76

I don't have kids and wouldn't patronize a restaurant with this policy. Gormy Cuss Jun 2013 #81

n/t Dwayne Hicks Jun 2013 #83

That's not actually true. Case in point, bars. Sirveri Jun 2013 #86

Booze, smokes, and cars for everyone! (NT) Heywood J Jun 2013 #89