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Do people in Japan let groups of small kids wander around malls like that? People in the US can be overly paranoid sometimes, but I don't think I'd be ok with t
by davidw 8y ago
Do people in Japan let groups of small kids wander around malls like that? People in the US can be overly paranoid sometimes, but I don't think I'd be ok with that for my kids.
- matt_the_bass 8y agoThat would not surprise me since little kids often take the subway themselves to go to school at age 5 or 6
- jmvoodoo 8y agoJapanese children are notoriously independent [0]. Very different from the US. [0]https://www.citylab.com/transportation/2015/09/why-are-little-kids-in-japan-so-independent/407590/ https://www.citylab.com/transportation/2015/09/why-are-littl...
- nthuser 8y agohttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15944419 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15944419
- mac01021 8y agoWhat is it that you fear would happen to them?
- davidw 8y agoPrimarily that they'd embarrass me by ganging up and picking on robots. But besides that that they'd do something stupid, or wander off, or something else along those lines. I don't think this is just a US attitude, either - when we lived in Italy, we wouldn't have let our kids wander around the mall there, either, nor would other parents.
- TomMarius 8y agoYes, and it's normal here where I live (in Europe) as well. I used to always go to the toy store while parents were shopping.
- mcguire 8y agoIt used to be normal here in the US....