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I think this may not be true, and that you were misinformed. I will send a message to one of our members who is from Australia, and ask him to comment on your question.

In Australia or Austria? They're pretty far apart!

selinamy I live in Australia. I have never seen the action you speak of. If I were in a shop and the person serving me ignored a child who i knew was ahead of me in line I would politely indicate to the person serving that the child should be served first.

Can you tell more about where you got this idea?

I am dissapointed that people in China hold this idea to be true and would ask your help to reject this myth.

I'll ask again. Is he/she actually referring to Australia or to Austria?

It seems to me many of these students only have limited internet access time Wilso so I am answering on the assumed basis that he/she does mean Australia. If that is not the case we will find out next time this person has net time and no real harm done.

It took me a while to get across the difference between Australia and Austria to my fiance (Thai). It wasn't until we visited a friend of hers who had a blow up globe that it finally sunk in.

I've also never ever seen this happen in Australia! Think about it logically..... If a child was always served last and adults kept on coming into the shop, the child would never get served.


I know that students (school kids) are asked to leave their bags outside some shops and i can completely understand this.... have you seen the size of some of the kids bags? and the shops aren't that big to begin with.

I also know that some shops only allow 2 or 3 students in at a time.... again because 25 highly excited kids in a small space is just a recipe for disaster, and can put other shoppers off.

I do not think that this is in any way dispresepctful to children, i just think it acknowledges that kids will be kids and sometimes just need a little bit extra control.

I have to say that every kid/student/young person I've ever encountered in australia has been WAY MORE polite and better mannered that their scottish and english counterparts!