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Originally Posted by artplumber
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Did the old man get up immediately and say something obnoxious to the parents 5 min after they arrived? Your initial telling does not suggest that is the case. Likewise, if some time passed with the child being loud, was there any indication that the family was trying to not disturb other patrons? Is simply saying something to the family not acceptable?
Why couldn't the family have stayed at home? And, parenthetically, why should the old folks move - although to avoid confrontation they might have if they were done with their meal.
Do you know that this was the family's first time out with the kid? Furthermore, if the kid isn't quiet at home (also how would you know this), why would you take the child out to any restaurant, kid friendly or not? I don't buy that the parents are first timers is any kind of excuse. There was a time when my child was not fit for restaurants. Difficulty eating at home and managing shopping were well known. We simply didn't take her out until she got her act together, because we knew we'd be coming home before they served us.
EDIT: I forgot to add, that having high chairs doesn't mean they are kid friendly, especially without a children's menu of any kind (I'm interpreting the lack of kids menu to include nothing that is Japanese either). They may be accomodating only because of their location....
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I don't know any of that - I was only interpreting some possibility.
It is entirely possible that it was the 9th child and that they simply don't give a crap.
I STILL disagree, respectfully with you.
I have tried to make this clear, this restaurant is kid friendly. It is, it isn't chuck E. Cheese - deal with it. It is.
It is still my opinion but whatever.
These are the obstacles that parents and non-parents face. There are always people - parents or not - who feel that kids should be seen and not heard. There are always people who impose themselves on others and others who simply cannot tolerate being imposed upon.
Before I start taking this personally, as I do have strong feelings about children not being tolerated on airplanes I am out.