tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8513890003774128687.post298171418257087725..comments2024-01-22T13:54:53.672+05:30Comments on Notes from Ceylon: Keep the Little Monsters at HomePalmyrahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13562734428137206296noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8513890003774128687.post-90772490749746786442011-05-16T11:52:43.151+05:302011-05-16T11:52:43.151+05:30My kids have been to restaurants since the day the...My kids have been to restaurants since the day they were born (or at least 3 months old) mostly when we were on holiday, which we tend to do often.<br />They have been to family restaurants and to Michelin starred ones, hence my 8 year old love for snails and octopus.<br />They have always been well behaved (of course with the help of sketch books or coloring books) <br />The article made me feel sorry for the mother who wrote it and the ones who agree with it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8513890003774128687.post-43194345082724329392011-05-16T10:42:32.948+05:302011-05-16T10:42:32.948+05:30‘If a child is bothering you, it's the parents...‘If a child is bothering you, it's the parents that are behaving badly.’<br /><br />Correct. They brought their child to a restaurant, where it behaved exactly the way you are behaving on my blog; indulging in food-flinging and tantrums because of personal issues of their own. Where would the likes of you be without the anonymity of the internet, eh? Coward!Palmyrahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13562734428137206296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8513890003774128687.post-30447731094758714192011-05-15T19:42:59.936+05:302011-05-15T19:42:59.936+05:30I go to restaurants to eat ...and I'm pretty s...I go to restaurants to eat ...and I'm pretty sure children under the age of 5, eat. I'm not fond of children, even the cute-silent ones, but I found your post, well ...venomous.<br /><br />If a child is bothering you, it's the parents that are behaving badly. Children scream/cry/run-around (they are afterall, "children") but a parent can always leave the theatre(!)/restaurant with the child until they calm them down.<br /><br />It is also ok for fellow customers to gently remind parents of this, or politely draw their attention to their misbehaving offspring. They may not respond the way you desire but it;<br /><br />1) is likely to be more effective than sulking silently at the time, and later spewing on a blog;<br />2) is a kind reminder to parents that the world, outside of their family unit, does not view their adorable-bundle-of-joy, as such.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8513890003774128687.post-67044944783168114552011-03-01T12:18:59.399+05:302011-03-01T12:18:59.399+05:30No brat ban at Kovils pls ! Recently at Koneswaram...No brat ban at Kovils pls ! Recently at Koneswaram temple we were greeted with the familiar salty spray associated with the sea side except this temple was far too high on the rock for that. We finally traced it to be originating from the coconut dashing rock & it wasn't coconut juice either.It was a 5 or 6 year old boy happily spraying this rock while the other devotees (& their family)looked on quietly for his finish, with their prayers of dashing....dashed. None other than us protested however & we left very unpopular. JDAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8513890003774128687.post-14573526546569611802011-03-01T09:47:00.325+05:302011-03-01T09:47:00.325+05:30I think it's alright to take tiny children to ...I think it's alright to take tiny children to restaurants as long as your taser carries a full charge when you leave the house.deshanhttp://deshan.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8513890003774128687.post-3332474411864003672011-02-28T17:16:37.765+05:302011-02-28T17:16:37.765+05:30@Dushy: Oh, I think church services need all the d...@Dushy: Oh, I think church services need all the disrupting they can get.<br /><br />But if you want to observe human mating rituals in restaurants, I'd be happy to organize a field trip for you.Palmyrahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13562734428137206296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8513890003774128687.post-59458869300559460032011-02-28T16:09:30.820+05:302011-02-28T16:09:30.820+05:30My sentiments exactly! Add movies, the theater, ch...My sentiments exactly! Add movies, the theater, church services, book launches, any event where the whining of little voices and the patter of little feet significantly detract from one's enjoyment of whatever is on offer. <br /><br />PS: Must check out that "ritual of human mating" thing you mention as happening in restaurants ... :-)Dushynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8513890003774128687.post-64552949995479601582011-02-28T15:19:10.023+05:302011-02-28T15:19:10.023+05:301000% agreed! Luckily have not arrived to that sta...1000% agreed! Luckily have not arrived to that stage.. but when so will keep your post in mind!!! CheersAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8513890003774128687.post-8240312377625687902011-02-20T15:21:25.262+05:302011-02-20T15:21:25.262+05:30love it!!!!
not just restaurants, all public area...love it!!!!<br /><br />not just restaurants, all public areas especially airports and train stations unless they are travelings (we might need to suggest a ban on that too)<br /><br />Siberia will be too lenient a punishment, how about a month with the Taliban learning the art of stupidity<br /><br />M.O.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8513890003774128687.post-52277958292698672852011-02-18T16:46:30.987+05:302011-02-18T16:46:30.987+05:30..unless the restaurant in question offers to cook.....unless the restaurant in question offers to cook and serve up the brats to other diners.<br />Bon appetit!<br />Rehan.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8513890003774128687.post-38645283603385184412011-02-18T07:51:06.480+05:302011-02-18T07:51:06.480+05:30I hear you.I hear you.Digbynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8513890003774128687.post-16998484914946948972011-02-18T02:26:24.812+05:302011-02-18T02:26:24.812+05:30This comment has been removed by the author.bitiyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14797099936514288478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8513890003774128687.post-22779981330708266572011-02-18T02:20:50.924+05:302011-02-18T02:20:50.924+05:303 years ago this would have been a note of my hear...3 years ago this would have been a note of my heart. really. i would say bravo.<br /><br />today i ahahaa as i bugger off (with my kids) to a restaurant that offers a delightful kids menu and coloured pencils. (most of them now do) bless them.<br /><br />i never heard 'get them used to restaurant' excuse. twaddle i agree.<br /><br />good stuffbitiyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14797099936514288478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8513890003774128687.post-85039948172228235672011-02-17T23:37:13.248+05:302011-02-17T23:37:13.248+05:30Oh shut up you prune faced whiner! No harm in the...Oh shut up you prune faced whiner! No harm in the true meaning of life (remember?) sneaking into a diner or two.Shiraznoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8513890003774128687.post-8320304092235704032011-02-17T20:11:43.582+05:302011-02-17T20:11:43.582+05:30sour indeed, more moresour indeed, more moreVaturahttp://aappathachchiya.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8513890003774128687.post-2519089857421004322011-02-17T20:00:05.615+05:302011-02-17T20:00:05.615+05:30Apparently you are not Irish. Coventry, isnt that ...Apparently you are not Irish. Coventry, isnt that very English. Most of the English speaking world have this thing about the children, should be seen and not heard. <br /><br />Celts or whatever the Irish are, the black people (even though they are whiter than white) of western Europe have a different attitude. They take kids to pubs, wakes whatever and get shit faced drunk, fight and still remember to take the child back home.sbarrkumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05883150662027018076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8513890003774128687.post-56645702545254281272011-02-17T16:27:02.051+05:302011-02-17T16:27:02.051+05:30Love it! I have always hated it when children come...Love it! I have always hated it when children come to restaurants. It is so annoying. And whenever I say it people just look at me like I am a child hating monster.Ashwininoreply@blogger.com