No Respect for Public Space
I have become one of those people who cannot stand to have little kids running around near me in a public space. I am currently in the airport waiting to board my flight and there just happen to be some little kids nearby. Now, I will admit, that by all respects they are actually pretty well behaved. What is actually bothering me the most is the constant talking. Talking to each other, mom, dad, and themselves. They do not have any understanding of the “inside voice” or of socially acceptable public behavior in a shared space.
Should I go so far as to suggest that there be a separate waiting area for kids, with their parents of course? Of course it’s not just kids who often fail to recognize the unwritten, but widely agreed upon terms of behavior in a shared public space. Who would actually designate who got to wait in the quiet, respectful area, and who was relegated to the anything goes pen? It seems to me that anyone who was intelligent would be able to figure out who belonged in what area.
This is certainly not the worst display of unwarranted public behavior, but who really ever wants to deal with it when traveling?
