scottyrocks
I'll Lock Up
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Places like McDonald's made a significant contribution to the breakdown in civility we see in society now.
I remember going out to restaurants when I was a kid in the 60s. What kids were there were quiet.
Now take a 'restaurant' specifically aimed at kids, make it all colorful and appealing, and then add the deal-breaker: a playground. This was the beginning of the end of child-civility in eating establishments. The playground essentially told parents and their children that is okay to go around running, yelling , and screaming in an eating establishment.
Unfortunately, many parents, and of course the kids, are unable or unwilling to differentiate between a McDonald's and just about any other indoor public place.
I remember going out to restaurants when I was a kid in the 60s. What kids were there were quiet.
Now take a 'restaurant' specifically aimed at kids, make it all colorful and appealing, and then add the deal-breaker: a playground. This was the beginning of the end of child-civility in eating establishments. The playground essentially told parents and their children that is okay to go around running, yelling , and screaming in an eating establishment.
Unfortunately, many parents, and of course the kids, are unable or unwilling to differentiate between a McDonald's and just about any other indoor public place.