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‘I don’t come here to enjoy other people’s children!’ Should pubs and restaurants be kid-free zones?

Children were once banned from most British pubs. Some owners and customers miss ‘the good old days’ – but can they really turn back the clock?

  • ᴇᴍᴘᴇʀᴏʀ 帝AEnglish
    7·
    1 year ago

    I could see the argument for some kind of curfew in pubs, restaurants and cinemas (say 9), so if adults want to go out without encountering kids then they can do so but an outright ban would be too restrictive but perhaps I know too many parents who like a tipple.

    • XIIIesq@lemmy.worldEnglish
      5·
      1 year ago

      I don’t understand why this is an issue that needs enforcement. The choice of whether to allow kids in a pub should be that of the landlords, not the patrons or the government.

      Every town has plenty of both “old man pubs” and family friendly bars and restaurants it’s not like there’s a need to force them to amalgamate.