German restaurant bans little stinky critters that make a lot of noise and disrupt the evening dinner hours:
A German restaurant has drawn protests and plaudits for refusing to give a dinner reservation to a mother who wanted to bring her two small children. Dogs would be welcome, it said, but "here, children are not allowed in the evening."Jana Schmid, 32, wanted to celebrate a christening with five adults and two small children at the "Boheme" restaurant at Augsburg in southern Germany, the only non-smoking eatery in the area. "We are always being told that Germany must do more for children," she told the weekly Bild am Sonntag.
"And then we are told they are not welcome, all they do is whine and disturb people. It would be unthinkable in countries such as Italy and Spain."
Perhaps dogs aren't as well-behaved in Italy and Spain - you know those German hounds tend to be very disciplined.
I'm sure this has some parents (other than the ones quoted here) infuriated, but I can't help giggling at the thought at fancily-dressed diners breathing a sigh of relief at the lack of loud kiddies in the place, only to be seated next to a beagle who howls along with the violinists.
Posted by kswygert at February 13, 2006 07:20 AM