[the scotsman]

Sorry,but Europeans DO NOT leave their children alone whilst dining.Quite the opposite.

The Southern Europeans especially have huge family meals where everyone drinks,eats and talks and meals take hours.

Sad, to say the only Europeans that DO leave their children?...the BRITISH AND IRISH.

[generally]

Thanks for the info. I’d read this elsewhere, so was just passing along what I’d read. If, as your name indicates, you’re from Scotland, you’d have much more knowledge of this than I do.