[doberville]

Look, I've got children - grandchildren, too. Children are messy, noisy and unreasonable. So, their 'eating out' was largly confinded to child-friendly, child oriented chains until they developed manners.

The restaurants in Paris are DINING establishments. It is understood by all that young children do not enhance the dining experience. End of subject.

OTOH, in the US, they have not mastered that concept. Rude, unmannerly, uncontrolled and unmanagable human progeny are EVERYWHERE - even in the most expensive of restaurants. I resent them intruding into ADULT territory, unasked and unwanted. Sorry.

Do you really believe that your toddler is that much CLEANER than your dog?

[MarkDel]

Doberville,

Yes, but does a noisy 5-year old bite or maul anyone?

Look, how about if I brought my incredibly well trained 1000-pound Gorilla with me into the restuarant and sat him down next to your table. He's never attacked anyone, but let's say for whatever reason, he takes a dislike to you and begins to growl at you in a menacing fashion. How do you suppose that would enhance your dining experience? Well, that's what has happened to me in the past when some inconsiderate jerk brings their dog into a public area like a restaurant. And the really goofy part is that if your dog attacked me and I shot and killed it, you and others would be screaming to send me to prison.

This is amazing...this thread is truly depressing. I thought only leftists were inconsiderate enough to do something like bring a dog into a public restaurant. What's next, you guys gonna tell me that the lawsuits against the cigarette companies made sense, or that gun owners should be sued for selling guns to murderers...so I can't smoke in a bar, but you can bring your dog...yeah, that makes sense.