Pubs May Be Family-Friendly
15/10/2008 00:17
But drinkers would
like children to be kept behind
barsThey turn rowdy without touching a drop of alcohol, they are always accompanied by a minder, and a stern word can make them burst into tears.
In pubs across Britain, they have become the most unpopular customers among other drinkers. Because no one seems to know just how to deal with other people’s badly behaved children.
An increasing trend towards more “family friendly” pubs has not created the atmosphere of similar establishments on the Contintent. The “baby lager louts” who run wild and are left unchecked by parents have triggered a record number of complaints to compilers of The Good Pub Guide 2009.
Rising numbers of protests about children in bars have been registered from pubgoers who say that relaxing over a pint or a meal out is increasingly likely to be ruined by children’s unruly behaviour.
Full story here.
SINC SAYS:
Pubs are no place for kids, period. Why any parent would want to take them to a pub is beyond me.
