It is a load of crap. My son was staying at a school friends over the weekend and I hit the roof when I heard the boy's mother had taken them to McDonalds. That's his first and last Happy Meal
Should keep your son with you at all times then or send him off with a picnic for the weekend
Should keep your son with you at all times then or send him off with a picnic for the weekend
Hell no, there may be an evil sausage roll or god forbid a pork pie in the picnic basket. Dreadful abuse of a child!! Never mind coleslaw with all that fatty cream in it. Nooooooooooo....................
I don't want to be disturbed by anybody. I don't even have kids, but I don't mind them in moderation. Wherever that may be. Same goes for annoying adults.
This is the last I have to say on the subject.
I don't mind children in restaurants or anywhere for that matter. Some adults can be more annoying than the most miserable children, but I suffer them also in moderation. Does it make sense ?
I think certain types of restaurant or at night restaurants should be expected to be a child-free zone but during the day and earlier in the evening I don't see the problem.
I also don't see the problem with the occasional McDonalds. I had the occasional McDonalds as a child, usually as a treat, and I haven't grown into a fatty - I am a bit of a foodie myself, trained as a chef, and love to eat out as well as cook at home, all kinds of cuisines. At the same time I don't mind a bit of fast food as a treat either. Moderation is the key.
If children aren't taken out to socialise with adults at all how do you expect them to grow up and learn to deal with different social experiences or the kind of behaviour that is expected in certain venues?
Yes, it is annoying when SOME parents let their children run wild in a restaurant but that is the parents' fault, not the child. Most parents are aware of how their children behave and how they might impact other people in the restaurant and take the appropriate actions.
It is a load of crap. My son was staying at a school friends over the weekend and I hit the roof when I heard the boy's mother had taken them to McDonalds. That's his first and last Happy Meal
You would really be so rude to someone who took your child out and paid to feed them? McDonalds isn't going to kill by eating once in a while, it's not as bad as people like to make out. Your child was in a position to order the healthy options in there and if they didn't, bet they enjoyed their day.
The OP has a point! I'm not bothered about balloons but this country has a shocking reputation throughout the rest of Europe when it comes to making familys welcome into nice resturants.
That's because the majority of parents are unwilling to control their children in UK pubs and resturants.
That's because the majority of parents are unwilling to control their children in UK pubs and resturants.
Is it really the majority, or a case of you don't notice the ones that are sat quietly well behaved? The unruly kids in my area are in the minority, but we all know that often those are the ones who stand out.
That's because the majority of parents are unwilling to control their children in UK pubs and resturants.
Majority?
Oh please spare us the hyperbole. Like badly behaved adults, badly behaved children are in the minority. I take my kids out to eat and I am yet to meet this appalling 'majority' that seems to exist. In fact I know it only exists in certain posters imagination!
It's how they sell themselves to childrens' sensibilities, hoping that the coding will last well into adulthood.
It's how they make poor nutrition seem attractive
That and all the sugar and salt they pour into they buns, burgars and chips.
Fleshed out enough for you?
What a load of bollocks.
What ruins children's palette is what ruins a sizable proportion of the UK adult population. The stupid, ever persuasive idea that food is something that can be bought cheap and little or no care taken over preperation.
The major supermarkets perpetuate this myth far more than McDs because it allows them to sell crap, poorly disguised as food.
McD's has reduced the salt/fat/sugar content of all it's foods.
Coding? Do me a favour.
You mean like the coding they get from their parents who think a cook chill meal from Tesco/Asda is proper food? Or because it costs peanuts it must be some kind of bargain.
Or because it takes little cooking or prep time it's enhancing their lifestyle.
The British are lazy when it comes to food. They serve their children "tea" rather than have them sitting at the dinner table and having proper meals with the adults, they eat rubbish themselves and no amount of avoiding McDs is going to make the slightest bit of difference.
I have found KFC to be much better value nowadays. For a fiver you get a trough of food. I'd rather my money was going towards more items in the meal deal than ballons for lazy people's kids.
I have found KFC to be much better value nowadays. For a fiver you get a trough of food. I'd rather my money was going towards more items in the meal deal than ballons for lazy people's kids.
Why does a parent suddenly become lazy because their child picks up a balloon when they are out for the day?
It is a load of crap. My son was staying at a school friends over the weekend and I hit the roof when I heard the boy's mother had taken them to McDonalds. That's his first and last Happy Meal
Your poor son. I bet he really enjoyed his weekend and then he had to come home to that.
I still eat McDonalds once or twice a week and it's filling, tasty grub. I don't see why any child should be denied the immense pleasure a McDonalds meal brings, especially as it is completely harmless.
Do what?! Filling? I've never been satisfied by a McDonalds for more than an hour. I usually buy it through either drunkenness or laziness, but it never qualifies as much more than a snack. I'm slim, in case you're wondering, with no huge belly to fill.
For the amount of food in their meals, McDonalds costs a fortune. I can't afford that sort of money for their tiny portions on a regular basis. Occasionally, usually around payday, fine.
Do what?! Filling? I've never been satisfied by a McDonalds for more than an hour. I usually buy it through either drunkenness or laziness, but it never qualifies as much more than a snack. I'm slim, in case you're wondering, with no huge belly to fill.
For the amount of food in their meals, McDonalds costs a fortune. I can't afford that sort of money for their tiny portions on a regular basis. Occasionally, usually around payday, fine.
I agree, McDonalds is just a snack. The 'meal' part is a laugh. Had a Big Mac today as I didn't have time while out shopping for anything more. It's slightly better than a couple of bags of crisps and a mars bar!
Your kid will end up billy no mates who won't get invited anywhere. Making your child a social pyriah will hurt him more than the occasional McDonalds.
Chill pops it's just crap food once in a while I bet he really had fun with his mates eating rubbish.
Pull the other one. I'm twenty-five. When I was growing up my parents never, ever took me to McDonalds. I wanted to go, of course, for the same reason that all kids want to go to McDonalds - the advertising and experience are aimed at kids. My mum hates the place and would never have stood for it. I was never bullied, or had the mickey taken out of me, or any of that other jibberish,a s a result. I wouldn't take my kids {if I had any) to McDonalds either.
Coding? Do me a favour.
You mean like the coding they get from their parents who think a cook chill meal from Tesco/Asda is proper food? Or because it costs peanuts it must be some kind of bargain.
Or because it takes little cooking or prep time it's enhancing their lifestyle.
The British are lazy when it comes to food. They serve their children "tea" rather than have them sitting at the dinner table and having proper meals with the adults, they eat rubbish themselves and no amount of avoiding McDs is going to make the slightest bit of difference.
All of that may be true, but it's also true that McDonalds aim their entire set-up at kids. If they get them hooked at a young age, they'll come back for life. It's good business and it works.
The rest of what you said was irrelevant.
That's because the majority of parents are unwilling to control their children in UK pubs and resturants.
While I was having a McDonald's today, A Chinese (I think she was) woman bout her kids to a near me. The ypungest sat at the opposite side of the table and like her siblings, didn't bother me ONE bit while their mother went back.
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Should keep your son with you at all times then or send him off with a picnic for the weekend
Not the old "you missed my point" cliche. Perhaps you didn't make it very well?
yes, perhaps, me being a bloody foreigner and all.
Hell no, there may be an evil sausage roll or god forbid a pork pie in the picnic basket. Dreadful abuse of a child!! Never mind coleslaw with all that fatty cream in it. Nooooooooooo....................
Sorry psychic switch is off tonight have no idea of how to spot who is a foreigner or not over the forum.
never mind :rolleyes: same in any language
Sorry how am I supposed to know you're foreign? Not making sense.
This is the last I have to say on the subject.
I don't mind children in restaurants or anywhere for that matter. Some adults can be more annoying than the most miserable children, but I suffer them also in moderation. Does it make sense ?
So why should I best eat at home ?
I also don't see the problem with the occasional McDonalds. I had the occasional McDonalds as a child, usually as a treat, and I haven't grown into a fatty - I am a bit of a foodie myself, trained as a chef, and love to eat out as well as cook at home, all kinds of cuisines. At the same time I don't mind a bit of fast food as a treat either. Moderation is the key.
If children aren't taken out to socialise with adults at all how do you expect them to grow up and learn to deal with different social experiences or the kind of behaviour that is expected in certain venues?
Yes, it is annoying when SOME parents let their children run wild in a restaurant but that is the parents' fault, not the child. Most parents are aware of how their children behave and how they might impact other people in the restaurant and take the appropriate actions.
You would really be so rude to someone who took your child out and paid to feed them? McDonalds isn't going to kill by eating once in a while, it's not as bad as people like to make out. Your child was in a position to order the healthy options in there and if they didn't, bet they enjoyed their day.
That's because the majority of parents are unwilling to control their children in UK pubs and resturants.
Aw... If Freud were alive I'd have him take a look at you...:(;)
Is it really the majority, or a case of you don't notice the ones that are sat quietly well behaved? The unruly kids in my area are in the minority, but we all know that often those are the ones who stand out.
Majority?
Oh please spare us the hyperbole. Like badly behaved adults, badly behaved children are in the minority. I take my kids out to eat and I am yet to meet this appalling 'majority' that seems to exist. In fact I know it only exists in certain posters imagination!
What a load of bollocks.
What ruins children's palette is what ruins a sizable proportion of the UK adult population. The stupid, ever persuasive idea that food is something that can be bought cheap and little or no care taken over preperation.
The major supermarkets perpetuate this myth far more than McDs because it allows them to sell crap, poorly disguised as food.
McD's has reduced the salt/fat/sugar content of all it's foods.
Coding? Do me a favour.
You mean like the coding they get from their parents who think a cook chill meal from Tesco/Asda is proper food? Or because it costs peanuts it must be some kind of bargain.
Or because it takes little cooking or prep time it's enhancing their lifestyle.
The British are lazy when it comes to food. They serve their children "tea" rather than have them sitting at the dinner table and having proper meals with the adults, they eat rubbish themselves and no amount of avoiding McDs is going to make the slightest bit of difference.
Your poor son. I bet he really enjoyed his weekend and then he had to come home to that.
I hate food snobs.
When it comes to parents who make it a main staple of their kids diet, I agree.
There's absolutely nothing wrong with giving a child a happy meal as an occasional treat, though.
Do what?! Filling? I've never been satisfied by a McDonalds for more than an hour. I usually buy it through either drunkenness or laziness, but it never qualifies as much more than a snack. I'm slim, in case you're wondering, with no huge belly to fill.
For the amount of food in their meals, McDonalds costs a fortune. I can't afford that sort of money for their tiny portions on a regular basis. Occasionally, usually around payday, fine.
I agree, McDonalds is just a snack. The 'meal' part is a laugh. Had a Big Mac today as I didn't have time while out shopping for anything more. It's slightly better than a couple of bags of crisps and a mars bar!
Pull the other one. I'm twenty-five. When I was growing up my parents never, ever took me to McDonalds. I wanted to go, of course, for the same reason that all kids want to go to McDonalds - the advertising and experience are aimed at kids. My mum hates the place and would never have stood for it. I was never bullied, or had the mickey taken out of me, or any of that other jibberish,a s a result. I wouldn't take my kids {if I had any) to McDonalds either.
All of that may be true, but it's also true that McDonalds aim their entire set-up at kids. If they get them hooked at a young age, they'll come back for life. It's good business and it works.
The rest of what you said was irrelevant.
While I was having a McDonald's today, A Chinese (I think she was) woman bout her kids to a near me. The ypungest sat at the opposite side of the table and like her siblings, didn't bother me ONE bit while their mother went back.