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After a nice, long hike, Hubs, my friend, and I decided to hit up Applebee's for dinner and drinks. I should have asked to sit in the bar area.
The reason I should have asked, is that we were seated next to a family with two boys who seemed more interested in us than the food. I'm sitting in the booth when all of a sudden I hear "Hi", and there's a little kid's head next to mine. He was leaning over the back of the booth.
Eventually, the dad yelled at them to turn around and sit down.
This continued throughout the course of the meal. Hubs leaned over and whispered "Little hands are touching me." After a minute, the dad yelled at the kid to sit down.
That happened throughout the whole meal. The kids would turn around and climb up so that they'd peer over at our table. Sometimes they'd say something like "Hi" or "What's that?" It'd take at least a minute (often longer) for the parents to actually notice, and when they did, they'd YELL and SCREAM at the kids to sit down.
So yeah, not the most pleasant dining experience.
Next time, I think I'll ask to sit in the bar area where they don't let kids in (and where there's less distance between me and my drink!
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Bonus: At the fair
Not sucky, but kind of funny. At the fair, we (same group: myself, Hubs, and friend) were watching the horse show. Behind us, a little kid was wandering around. The mom scooped her up.
"Sorry," she said. "Be warned, you might be touched my little hands!"
We laughed it off. She gave us a disclaimer, and there were a gizillion open seats we could have moved to had we the desire to move, so it was all good.
The reason I should have asked, is that we were seated next to a family with two boys who seemed more interested in us than the food. I'm sitting in the booth when all of a sudden I hear "Hi", and there's a little kid's head next to mine. He was leaning over the back of the booth.
Eventually, the dad yelled at them to turn around and sit down.
This continued throughout the course of the meal. Hubs leaned over and whispered "Little hands are touching me." After a minute, the dad yelled at the kid to sit down.
That happened throughout the whole meal. The kids would turn around and climb up so that they'd peer over at our table. Sometimes they'd say something like "Hi" or "What's that?" It'd take at least a minute (often longer) for the parents to actually notice, and when they did, they'd YELL and SCREAM at the kids to sit down.
So yeah, not the most pleasant dining experience.
Next time, I think I'll ask to sit in the bar area where they don't let kids in (and where there's less distance between me and my drink!).Bonus: At the fair
Not sucky, but kind of funny. At the fair, we (same group: myself, Hubs, and friend) were watching the horse show. Behind us, a little kid was wandering around. The mom scooped her up.
"Sorry," she said. "Be warned, you might be touched my little hands!"
We laughed it off. She gave us a disclaimer, and there were a gizillion open seats we could have moved to had we the desire to move, so it was all good.
and he just turned back around and...quiet. Mom never even noticed what BF did. Quiet for the rest of the meal!!!
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