Page 2 | Not to understand why people keep asking about child friendly places to watch the England football match tonight?

ElaineMBenes · 14/07/2024 18:41

I actually might! I'm a bit nervous about the idea, but nothing ventured, eh?

Exactly. I think people will love it and be really friendly!
Good luck!

saraclara · 14/07/2024 18:39

ElaineMBenes · 14/07/2024 18:37

You absolutely could where I live.
Do it!!

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I actually might! I'm a bit nervous about the idea, but nothing ventured, eh?

ElaineMBenes · 14/07/2024 18:38

They want child friendly. Watching at home is child friendly, so what am I missing?

Really? 🙄

ElaineMBenes · 14/07/2024 18:37

saraclara · 14/07/2024 18:34

Until this thread, I was envisaging being at home alone as usual, maybe with the match on in the background.

Now I want to go to a pub and watch it with a bunch of strangers, because I've realised how much I'd be missing out.
Do you reckon I could just stroll in to my local pub and not feel like a billy-no-mates?

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You absolutely could where I live.
Do it!!

saraclara · 14/07/2024 18:37

MiscellaneousSupportHuman · 14/07/2024 18:35

Tonight, yes quite probably.

But you need to be ready to talk to people and find a friendly bunch to yell along with

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Oh I'll be super happy to talk to anyone. But it'll be probably up to them whether they want to absorb me into their bunch.

MiscellaneousSupportHuman · 14/07/2024 18:35

saraclara · 14/07/2024 18:34

Until this thread, I was envisaging being at home alone as usual, maybe with the match on in the background.

Now I want to go to a pub and watch it with a bunch of strangers, because I've realised how much I'd be missing out.
Do you reckon I could just stroll in to my local pub and not feel like a billy-no-mates?

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Tonight, yes quite probably.

But you need to be ready to talk to people and find a friendly bunch to yell along with

saraclara · 14/07/2024 18:34

Until this thread, I was envisaging being at home alone as usual, maybe with the match on in the background.

Now I want to go to a pub and watch it with a bunch of strangers, because I've realised how much I'd be missing out.
Do you reckon I could just stroll in to my local pub and not feel like a billy-no-mates?

MiscellaneousSupportHuman · 14/07/2024 18:34

verdantverdure · 14/07/2024 18:20

Not exercised.

I just took the question bit too literally.

I wondered why people were asking for a child friendly place to watch the football when they already have that because it's on ordinary telly.

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They are asking for child-friendly venues because they want to go out not stay at home.

Just as you might want to ask for dog-friendly cafes (or dog-free ones), or places with a good vegetarian menu, or step-free access.

If you were planning on staying at home, then the question is redundant.

But a meme telling parents to stat at home does seem to be doing the rounds on Twitter. It's a joke not a real suggestion

AngelinaFibres · 14/07/2024 18:32

It's because so many people live their lives through Instagram, tik tok and Facebook. You have to be seen to be doing something rather then just doing it for yourselves . If you're not dressed up, filming yourself and screaming with fake excitement then you can't possibly be doing the social media essential that is # making memories

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verdantverdure · 14/07/2024 18:31

User3456 · 14/07/2024 16:38

We're watching at home, that's as child friendly as it gets

That was what I thought.

They want child friendly. Watching at home is child friendly, so what am I missing?

So I asked on Mumsnet.

And now here we are

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AllProperTeaIsTheft · 14/07/2024 18:25

I just took the question bit too literally.

I wondered why people were asking for a child friendly place to watch the football when they already have that because it's on ordinary telly.

Aww c'mon. You weren't honestly baffled and wondering why people were apparently forgetting they had a telly! Like most of the wide-eyed 'I just don't get why people..." thread posters on MN, you clearly just fancied being judgy about other people's choices.

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verdantverdure · 14/07/2024 18:25

BlowDryRat · 14/07/2024 17:29

It's not just you OP. I saw this post on FB earlier.

See, it's not just me who takes people literally and thinks they're asking for what they say they're asking for

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AllProperTeaIsTheft · 14/07/2024 18:21

Why the hell should everything be child friendly?

Who said everything should be?! Do you always assume that threads asking ''Can anyone suggest something to suit X requirement?" are actually saying "All things must suit X requirement!"?

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verdantverdure · 14/07/2024 18:20

GoFigure235 · 14/07/2024 17:57

Bizarre that the OP is getting exercised about other people choosing to take their kids out. Kids do go out of the house in the evening sometimes, you know. They don't have a curfew.

Not exercised.

I just took the question bit too literally.

I wondered why people were asking for a child friendly place to watch the football when they already have that because it's on ordinary telly.

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raspberryberet7 · 14/07/2024 18:13

It's pretty self explanatory!

ElaineMBenes · 14/07/2024 18:12

Caththegreat · 14/07/2024 18:07

Why the hell should everything be child friendly?

Nobody is asking for them to be 🤷🏼‍♀️
But some will be and people would like to know which ones are.

Calphurnia6 · 14/07/2024 18:11

Caththegreat · 14/07/2024 18:07

Why the hell should everything be child friendly?

No one is asking for everything to be child friendly. But of the 100s of venues showing the football tonight, some will be. And some people are asking to be signposted to those.

Hope that clears it up.

EarthlyNightshade · 14/07/2024 18:10

Caththegreat · 14/07/2024 18:07

Why the hell should everything be child friendly?

No one is saying everything should be. People are just asking for somewhere that is.

Munter · 14/07/2024 18:09

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Caththegreat · 14/07/2024 18:07

Why the hell should everything be child friendly?

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False gods like footballers, you mean? I don’t think even the most committed fan thinks Jude Bellingham is an embodiment of the Good Lord. And John Stones definitely isn’t: he’s been playing more like Lazarus when he was still dead.

St Gary of Leicester is not a false disciple either. He’s just an irritating twat.

FeelingSoOverwhelmed · 14/07/2024 18:02

Not a massive football fan and definitely not supporting England tonight, but even I can imagine why people with kids might want ideas of where to watch a massive event like this in public! Surely the concept of "just watch it at home" could apply to anyone... Honestly some people must have led very sheltered lives!

GoFigure235 · 14/07/2024 17:57

Bizarre that the OP is getting exercised about other people choosing to take their kids out. Kids do go out of the house in the evening sometimes, you know. They don't have a curfew.

ItWasnaMeGuv · 14/07/2024 17:56

verdantverdure · 14/07/2024 14:16

What am I missing?

I’ve seen a lot of people asking for ‘child-friendly’ places to watch the Euro 2024 final tonight, what's that about?

I haven't read the thread but have read such a post from a relative on fb earlier today. She has a six year old footy mad son (the whole family love football) and I am assuming they want to go out as a family and enjoy the experience in a social setting with other friends and relatives, rather than staying at home.

Moonshiners · 14/07/2024 17:53

MiscellaneousSupportHuman · 14/07/2024 16:59

I think OP would say you should go to neither of those performances, but instead listen in your own home, as the sound quality will be better, no need to interact with other people and it saves fuss.

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Fine for some people. Some of us love a collective experience. A lot of it is about the experience for me the order of experience of watching football is (best first)

Live at the ground
In front of a big screen in a place with loads of positive supporters in the same town as the match
In front of a big screen in a place with loads of positive supporters outside in the sun
In a full fun pub
At a friend's house with a massive screen and everyone into the match
At home with friends and family
At home on with just family
On my own on my phone ill in bed with COVID (hello semi final).
Watching highlights knowing we have lost 😜

It's all just personal preference!