Please do not become personal, focus on the topic.


There are cultures or nationalities on our world, which have a different approach to various than other people. What is accepted in one country must not be accepted in another country. We in Germany have had Freiherr von Knigge (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adolph_Freiherr_Knigge) if it comes to etiquette, our friends in the US have Miss Manners (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judith_Martin) and those in the UK usually refer to John Debrett (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Debrett%27s). As far as I know, there are not such etiquette rules in other countries ... But it for sure would be helpful, if everybody remindes himself / herself about what is accepted and what is not accepted if traveling to another country.

The different aspects in this regard are a problem in many international business hotels and we all know them, not only in regard to children, but in regard to behaviour in general. And it could be a slippery slope for every hotel employee, the business guest for want a quiet area to talk to a customer and the rich famili occupiying floor of hotel feeling at home (and bevave like feeling at thome).

I am also not sure, if I always find the right way, should I contact the hotel staff, the person or simply decided to go elsewhere? Usually, I go elsewhere, but sometimes it helps to simply ask children or parents if a certain behaviour annoys me. If this does not help and hotel staff could not help (and e.g. a young lounge agent does not always seem to be the right persons in this regard) I go to my room or go elsewhere in the hotel.

Personally, I would not reduce this to a certain nationality ...but there might be different experiences ...