Rude kids in restaurants

[Calandale]

 

[Lucifer]

that thought did cross my mind, too.  actually, my thought went a bit further, but i'd rather not think it again, so i ain't typing it out. 

[Calandale]

we need a diaper emoticon.

The best I could find is here: http://www.emofaces.com/emoticons/categories/love/love

But I want a nice dirty one.

[Lucifer]

no.  we don't.  really.  we really don't.  please?

[Mr Smith]

cheap buffets + Customers = trouble.

I work in one. They attract the worst kind of people.

I call them pig troughs.

Mainly because they just seem so open to disease and all the people there seem to be there to have a gorge.

But as for the children.  Everyone was a kid once.  Kids need to learn how to behave in those situations and the only place they will learn it is in the real scenario and with responsible parents.  Sometimes the parents shouldn't even be there!

Nappy changing in a public booth is unacceptable however.

Agreed. I blame the parents when the kids are naughty, unless they're old enough to know better (like 13 year olds)

[Peter]

Nappy changing in a public booth is unacceptable however.

And surely violates a whole bunch of health and safety rules?  Nappy changing at a buffet is just wrong on so many levels.

[garmonbozia]

Re: a name like Hungry Howies...

FYI it's just one of many pizza delivery chains.  It used to be delivery only or maybe the four-table-only format.  This is the first HH I've seen with a buffet.  There are HH's all over Florida and other parts of the South.  Not sure where else it is.

I've never had a problem with their delivery products, but goddamn!  This buffet sucked, even without the scurrying brats.

[Calandale]

This buffet sucked, even without the scurrying brats.

Maybe you should avoid the place?

[Dexter Morgan]

You go to a place called Hungry Howie's and not expect there to be a bunch of annoying children around the place?

[Tesla]

My wife was a waitress through high school and college.  She has some atrocious stories involving kids, diapers and dinner.  Soiled diapers left ON the table for her to remove.  Turds left under the table. 

I was at a restaurant the other day when I heard a child literally yell at the waitress.  "This is a hamburger, I wanted a CHEESEBURGER!"  The mother did or said nothing.

We need more collective responsibility.
If a kid is misbehaving that badly, any
adult should just whallop them. That's
the way it used to be. 

I saw this happen once.  It was on a city bus, a child was stomping up and down the aisle yelling, and being a general nuisance.  The mother was ignoring the scene.  An older gentleman took the kid by the arm and told it to go sit down.  The child spat in the man's face.  He smacked the kid across the face.  The mother continued to ignore everything.

I was stunned.

[renaeden]

Diaper changing, doesn't bother me. I don't even watch or pay attention to it. I mind my own business.

In restaurants there are parent/baby rooms for that so the nappy changing is not done so close to where people eat.

[Peter]

My wife was a waitress through high school and college.  She has some atrocious stories involving kids, diapers and dinner.  Soiled diapers left ON the table for her to remove.  Turds left under the table. 

I was at a restaurant the other day when I heard a child literally yell at the waitress.  "This is a hamburger, I wanted a CHEESEBURGER!"  The mother did or said nothing.

We need more collective responsibility.
If a kid is misbehaving that badly, any
adult should just whallop them. That's
the way it used to be. 

I saw this happen once.  It was on a city bus, a child was stomping up and down the aisle yelling, and being a general nuisance.  The mother was ignoring the scene.  An older gentleman took the kid by the arm and told it to go sit down.  The child spat in the man's face.  He smacked the kid across the face.  The mother continued to ignore everything.

I was stunned.

Did the shit kid sit down?

[McGiver]

Now that most restaurants have abandoned the smoking section, I think they should use it as the "People with annoying little brats section". 

yep.  and the black people.

I'm never quite sure if this is all
sarcasm, or if you're really racist.  :minus:

But, equating the two is ridiculous.
If adults acted the way some of these
kids do, they'd be asked to leave, EVEN
if they were black.

I think it depends heavily on the type of
establishment. Someplace called Hungry
Howies, sounds like one should rather expect
there to be kids about. But, it can ruin the hell
out of a good meal, and I think that finer dining
should do more to prevent this.

Used to be, the smoking section was a good
way to avoid the little shits. Well, unless the
parents were like my mom.

i was being sarchasic, punk assed bitch.

he was talking about segregating people so i wanted to point out what was really meant.

what, are you supposed to segregate people just because they have kids?

[Tesla]

Now that most restaurants have abandoned the smoking section, I think they should use it as the "People with annoying little brats section". 

yep.  and the black people.

I'm never quite sure if this is all
sarcasm, or if you're really racist.  :minus:

But, equating the two is ridiculous.
If adults acted the way some of these
kids do, they'd be asked to leave, EVEN
if they were black.

I think it depends heavily on the type of
establishment. Someplace called Hungry
Howies, sounds like one should rather expect
there to be kids about. But, it can ruin the hell
out of a good meal, and I think that finer dining
should do more to prevent this.

Used to be, the smoking section was a good
way to avoid the little shits. Well, unless the
parents were like my mom.

i was being sarchasic, punk assed bitch.

he was talking about segregating people so i wanted to point out what was really meant.

what, are you supposed to segregate people just because they have kids?

They segregate people based on whether they choose to smoke or not.

My wife was a waitress through high school and college.  She has some atrocious stories involving kids, diapers and dinner.  Soiled diapers left ON the table for her to remove.  Turds left under the table. 

I was at a restaurant the other day when I heard a child literally yell at the waitress.  "This is a hamburger, I wanted a CHEESEBURGER!"  The mother did or said nothing.

We need more collective responsibility.
If a kid is misbehaving that badly, any
adult should just whallop them. That's
the way it used to be. 

I saw this happen once.  It was on a city bus, a child was stomping up and down the aisle yelling, and being a general nuisance.  The mother was ignoring the scene.  An older gentleman took the kid by the arm and told it to go sit down.  The child spat in the man's face.  He smacked the kid across the face.  The mother continued to ignore everything.

I was stunned.

Did the shit kid sit down?

For a couple minutes.

[Peter]

what, are you supposed to segregate people just because they have kids?

We all feel your pain, but it would be nice if those of us without kids didn't have to share in the personal hell of those who do have them.