The "I got a big tip on a small bill" part suggests America, but the "three ten year old boys in public without anyone calling the cops" suggests Europe. Hmmm
I mean the dollars means it's not Europe
I can think of anything in Europe, but it could technically be the Phillipines too if we are just going off the $ symbol.
Who said that's a dollar sign?
What has led you to believe that we call the cops in the United States when we see 10 year old kids out having fun? What a strange belief.
It's not uncommon. Here's just a few stories I was able to pull up, though my google-fu isn't what it used to be and theres a lot of noise from all the headlines made for the first one.
The Washington Post reported last week that last month, a 10-year-old boy and his 6-year-old sister were walking one mile home from a park in Silver Spring. Someone called the cops, who picked them up about halfway and took them the rest of the way home. Their parents, Alexander and Danielle Meitiv, faced no criminal charges, but a few hours later Montgomery County Children's Protective Services (CPS) showed up. According to the Meitivs, a CPS worker required Alexander to sign a safety plan promising not to leave his children unsupervised until the following Monday, when CPS would follow up. If he refused, the worker said his children would be removed. CPS has since interviewed both children at school and returned to the Meitivs' house. - grist.com, USA Today, The Washington Post
8 and 10-Year-0ld Escorted Home by Firefighters After Neighbors Report Unsupervised Kids - reason.com
Mom Sues Cops Who Arrested Her for Leaving 14-Year-Old Daughter Home Alone - reason.com
a cop came knocking after someone reported two of Hershberger's children, ages five and almost seven, walking a few blocks from her home in Reading—a Boston suburb—and picking up litter. - reason.com
A Mom Let Her 7-Year-Old Play in the Park. Arizona Arrested Her and Banned Her From Working With Kids. - reason.com
I'm exaggerating slightly to be funny. That said, I'm the type of parent that sends my kids out to play unsupervised, and that's really not as common as it was when I was a kid. I've dealt with:
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When my daughter was 6, she did a loop around our block alone. About a quarter of a mile, most of it visible from the front or back yard. A neighbor came to tell me she saw my daughter walking alone, and I told her I knew. She insisted that my daughter was too young, and it was too cold for her to be out alone (I think around 40 degrees? My daughter was wearing a coat, anyway). I said she'd be fine. This lady then went and convinced my daughter to walk home with her. She brought her up to the door and I was completely blown away that this woman basically took it upon herself to decide what my kid can and cannot do.
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A different neighbor posted a picture of my son on Facebook, at 8 years old, asking where the parents were because he was too old to be out playing alone.
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One of my daughter's friends isn't allowed out of the house without a parent (now 9 years old) so my daughter always goes to her house. It's weird.
That's not a lot. It's not even that serious. But it's fucking weird that we've arrived here, as a society.
Some commenter mentioned people on Lemmy being scared of everything. Yeah, I combine my experiences with those stories of people being arrested for neglect or abuse because they let their kid out of their sight for a minute and it terrifies me. This is a nation of nosy busybodies, convinced by around-the-clock news that there's a pedophile kidnapper lurking in every neighborhood waiting for the chance to strike.
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The suburbs, where children being outside is a capital punishment according to retirees
This is Lemmy. These people are terrified
I think if these were girls, a lot of Karen types would freak out about them being alone
Also "check" suggests America
uffff.. just deleted a long ass comment about tipping.. but in the end.. I can't be bothered.. have a nice day guys!
Sometimes the best comments are the ones we don't send.
I’ve written long comments and regretted it. I’ve never once regretted deleting a long winded pile of shit before hitting Submit.
Maybe the real comment was the friends we made along the way. :3
I swear that's more common on Lemmy. We all know it's a small enough community that we'll remember each other. I like the accountability.
It’s interesting how you can guess the age of this tweet based on the prices listed. Is this from the pre-Covid days?
All the places I’ve worked (pre and post Covid), virgin drinks are charged like sodas unless it’s something like a virgin Bloody Mary with lots of stuff in it.
So around here, currently, you’d be looking at like $3.50 for each of them, which is pretty close, assuming this is like a Mexican restaurant with free chips and salsa.
Yeah. I was more surprised that 3 drinks were only $11.
It's interesting how you can validate your guess by simply guessing. So you guessed this was from before covid, and even came up with a reason for it. Then concluded that it must be how it is because you just guessed it.
The account does not exist any longer, so there is no way of knowing if you are right or wrong
Virgin piña colada? So just pineapple juice and coconut water? That sounds fucking good right about now, actually... But I don't have $22 😩
Does anyone have $22 in drink money?
I barely have $22 for groceries.
children, who may get an allowance or get paid for chores or mowing their neighbor's lawn or whatever, who also don't pay for rent, groceries, medicine, clothing, etc.
Country club life.
$11 for three drinks? How many years old is this story?
Not just 3 drinks, but 3 virgin cocktails.
Did they get caught in the rain?
The concept of a personal ad is slowly fading into obscurity.
"Chips and drinks kind of day"?
Do they eat nothing but chips all day?
they orders
check
I'm guessing America, but you guess which predicate led to the conclusion.
