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Child-free businesses

店內(nèi)無童

Nippers not wanted

孩子禁入

The rights and wrongs of banning babies

禁止孩子入內(nèi)的是與非

IT IS a familiar sound. You are enjoying a quiet beerin your local watering-hole when someone starts crying. Unlike (most) adults, babies cannotseem to order a refreshing bottle without howling.

這個(gè)場景似曾相識(shí):你在當(dāng)?shù)氐木瓢衫锇察o的喝著啤酒，突然有人開始大哭。與(多數(shù)的)成年人不同，好像孩子們不使勁兒哭就點(diǎn)不到酒一樣。

Those who visit bars to seek refuge from rugrats are fighting back. Last month Hot Bird, acraft-beer bar in Brooklyn, barred children. Its owner was fed up with parents who thoughttheir brats were entitled to VIP service despite drinking only milk. One pair of parents asked forthe music to be turned down because their five-month-old was trying to sleep. Unattendedsprogs have fallen after climbing on bar-stools. A dog bit one little girl after she petted it. Thedog-owner and the dog fled. The parents blamed the bartender.

那些為了躲避孩子而光顧酒吧的人開始回?fù)簟Ｉ蟼�(gè)月，位于布魯克林的一家名為熱鳥的工藝酒吧禁止孩子進(jìn)入。熱鳥酒吧的老板受夠了那些父母，他們的孩子在酒吧只喝牛奶卻認(rèn)為孩子有權(quán)力享受VIP的服務(wù)。一對(duì)父母曾因?yàn)樗麄兾鍌�(gè)月大的孩子要睡覺，而要求酒吧把音樂聲音調(diào)小。無人看管的孩子爬上吧椅后跌落下來。一個(gè)小女孩摸了摸狗之后被狗咬傷，而狗主人帶著狗逃跑了，父母則責(zé)備酒保。

Hot Bird is not alone. Other pubs plagued by prams have taken to excluding children. DoubleWindsor bans tots after 5pm. Union Hall, a hipster hot-spot, put a “No Strollers, Please” signon its door in 2008 (though it does allow kiddies in a few afternoons a week). Greenwood Park,which has a lovely beer garden and pitches itself as “family friendly”, closes its doors on kidsunder 21 after 7pm.

熱鳥并不是個(gè)例。其他受孩子困擾的酒吧也已經(jīng)禁止孩子進(jìn)入。雙溫莎在17點(diǎn)后禁止孩子進(jìn)入。一家名為公會(huì)大廳的時(shí)尚人氣酒吧，2008年再他們門口掛了一張寫著“禁止手推車，謝謝合作”的牌子(盡管他們?cè)谝恢苤械哪硯滋煜挛缫彩窃试S孩子進(jìn)入的)。綠木公園擁有啤酒花園和場地，并標(biāo)榜自己是“關(guān)注家庭”型酒吧，他們也在19點(diǎn)后禁止21歲以下的孩子進(jìn)入。

Bratophobia is not confined to New York. In January Grant Achatz, a Michelin-rated chef,complained about a crying baby in his Chicago restaurant. He could hear it crying even in thenoisy kitchen. Via Twitter, he wondered if he should ban children. Last year a Virginia sushi barbanned all diners under 18. Olde Salty, a restaurant in North Carolina, allows kiddies, but has ano-tolerance policy for screamers.

孩子恐懼癥并不只在紐約。一月，一名為Grant Achatz的米其林星級(jí)廚師，抱怨一個(gè)孩子在他芝加哥的飯店里大哭。他在嘈雜的廚房里都能聽到哭聲。他在推特上發(fā)聲，說他是否可以禁止孩子進(jìn)入。去年，弗吉尼亞州的壽司店禁止18歲以下客人進(jìn)入。一家位于北卡羅來納名為Olde Salty的飯店允許孩子進(jìn)入，但是不允許孩子哭鬧。

Businesses that shut out children argue that parents have plenty of other places to go. In NewYork Parkslopeparents.com lists lots of kid-friendly bars and restaurants. Cinemas are usuallyaccommodating. The “cry baby matinee” at the East 86th Street Cinema, for instance, showsgrown-up movies but welcomes babies. The lights are dimmed just a little bit and the volume isnot very loud. There is even a nappy-changing table near the back.

將孩子拒之門外的商家認(rèn)為，父母們有很多地方可以去。在New York Parkslopeparents.com的網(wǎng)站上列出了很多允許孩子進(jìn)入的酒吧和餐館。電影院通常也都是可以的。例如，在東86街電影院的“哭泣的寶貝專場”上播放給大人們看的電影，但也歡迎寶貝們?nèi)タ础?/font>