Links: Restaurant bans all children under the age of six
By Carly PiferJuly 12th, 2011, 7:15 pmComments (21)
Seems like a question with a clear answer, but should kids be banned from restaurants? Of course they need to eat, but they certainly don't need to eat within my earshot. McDain's Restaurant of Monroeville, Pennsylvania, (which doesn't even sound like much of a fine-dining establishment) recently exercised their right to ban babies and anyone under six years of age. Some people are pissed, but I say, if you're allowed to ban smoking, this is only sensible.
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Rules to live by. And by that, I mean, rules for going to a bar alone. But let's face it, if you're going to a bar alone in the first place, you're probably way beyond these kind of illustrated support systems.
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I support this. Banning children from things, and Jason's hot bod.
I support banning children from Jason's hot bod.
The cake topper guy is a prime nitwit. Surely if more people are allowed to marry, he will sell more wedding toppers? Unless of course he figures the straights will abandon marriage now that gays are (gradually, state by state) being allowed to marry like the rest of us. I smell tea...
Which are worse: babies or cellphones?
Baby cellphones!
SHut off your cellphone and you're polite. Shut off your baby and you're "evil."
I go to the bar by myself often, watching whatever sport is playing on the TV (soccer lately). I still meet up with my friends during the day or on a different night. What's wrong with that.
Also, if you don't want children eating in your establishment, why don't you turn it into a bar?
Because it's his establishment. He doesn't want children under 6 in his restaurant then he can ban them.
You don't agree with his decision as a business owner, you get to stay away. If his business is impacted negatively he'll let kids back in.
But I get the feeling he'll do just fine.
And I'll take a cell phone over a misbehaving 4 year old who is allowed to run wild though a restaurant screaming at the top of their lungs. (I guess a side affect of procreation is loss of hearing).
Huh? What's that you said? A side effect of penetration is lots of hearing? Young punk!
Also, SelfMedicator (which sounds unhealthy, you might wanna look into getting some professional opinion on that) - if you're familiar with some of the goings-on out in Brooklyn, you'd know there are actually moms who feel they should totally be able to bring their children/babies with them into bars. It's been a pretty hot topic out there. They've had to put up "no strollers" signs some places. People refusing to grow up and/or be responsible is weird.
I've worked in restaurants that actively discourage people from bringing children (by having no kids menu, not offering high chairs, kiddie cups, etc.) and those that actively encourage it (including a notorious, kid-friendly place in Park Slope). From my perspective, banning kids from restaurants is pretty dickish, since I doubt he's really exercised his less-dickish options. Anyway, worse than babies and their parents are groups of teenagers, who are generally obnoxious and make terrible tippers. Senior citizens can be annoying, too. They buy so little. And Europeans--learn to tip! So when I open my soup restaurant, only Americans between the ages 18 and 49 will be allowed in the door--have your passport ready or our hostess will send you on your way.
He has every right to ban anyone from his establishment. You have every right to not patronize it.
Um, he doesn't have the right to ban blacks, Jews, women, or the disabled from his establishment. This extremist attitude of "it's his business, blah blah" is really frightening and people need to think a bit more.
(Banning small children from establishments makes sense so long as it doesn't become overly prevalent.)
The argument could be made that noisy kids are noise pollution. No different than people complaining about secondhand smoke in a broad sense. Both are examples of someone else's choice negatively impacting your enjoyment as a paying customer. If you don't enjoy your experience due to another's actions, you get to complain.
Kids aren't carcinogenic. Just saying.
but they ruin just as many lives! :)
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Also, for better or worse - let's not pretend this is the first example of minors not being treated completely differently than those who are old enough to vote. Subjugation of youth is pretty commonplace in the USA.
While you are correct that minors are banned, not all minors are banned. Six is a fairly low age and seems to make sense. Children older than six have a higher likelihood of being able to sit still and not bother the wait staff and fellow diners.
Remember, while children are limited in their rights, they are also limited in their responsibilities and capacity.
Yeah, children and solo people should all be banned from everywhere, pretty much.
All the solo people: where do they all come from?
All the solo people: where do they all belong?
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