Day 94: The No-Kids Zone Debate

Dialogue

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   B 민재 씨, 이것 좀 보세요. 우리 자주 가던 파스타집 문에 노키즈존 스티커가 붙었어요.

   Minjae ssi, igeot jom boseyo. Uri jaju gadeon paseutajip mune nokijeujon seutikeoga buteosseoyo.

   Minjae, look at this. There's a no-kids-zone sticker on the door of the pasta place we always go to.

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   A 아, 진짜네요. 지난주에 어떤 아이가 뛰어다니다가 직원이랑 부딪혔다던데, 그 일 때문인가 봐요.

   A, jinjjaneyo. Jinanjue eotteon aiga ttwieodanidaga jigwonirang budichyeotdadeonde, geu il ttaemuninga bwayo.

   Oh, so there is. I heard a kid ran around last week and crashed into a waiter. It must be because of that.

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   B 그래도 그렇지, 아이들을 아예 못 들어오게 하는 건 명백히 차별 아니에요?

   Geuraedo geureochi, aideureul aye mot deureooge haneun geon myeongbaeki chabyeol anieyo?

   Even so, banning children altogether is clearly discrimination, isn't it?

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   A 저는 사장님 입장도 이해가 돼요. 가게는 사장님 건데, 어떤 손님을 받을지는 주인이 정할 권리가 있죠.

   Jeoneun sajangnim ipjangdo ihaega dwaeyo. Gageneun sajangnim geonde, eotteon sonnimeul badeuljineun juini jeonghal gwolliga itjyo.

   I can see the owner's side too. It's his restaurant, and the owner has the right to decide which customers to serve.

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   B 그 논리라면 노인이나 외국인도 안 받는다고 써 붙여도 괜찮은 거예요?

   Geu nolliramyeon noinina oegugindo an banneundago sseo buchyeodo gwaenchaneun geoyeyo?

   By that logic, would it be fine to put up a sign saying no old people or no foreigners?

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   A 그건 좀 극단적이죠. 아이는 뜨거운 음식 옆에서 다칠 수도 있고, 소란 문제도 있으니까요.

   Geugeon jom geukdanjeogijyo. Aineun tteugeoun eumsik yeopeseo dachil sudo itgo, soran munjedo isseunikkayo.

   That's a bit extreme. Children can get hurt around hot food, and there's the noise and fuss too.

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   B 시끄러운 건 어른도 마찬가지예요. 술 취한 어른들은 말할 것도 없고 회식하는 단체 손님은 얼마나 시끄러운데요.

   Sikkeureoun geon eoreundo machangajiyeyo. Sul chwihan eoreundeureun malhal geotdo eopgo hoesikaneun danche sonnimeun eolmana sikkeureoundeyo.

   Adults are just as noisy. Never mind drunk adults, office groups out for team dinners are so loud.

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   A 하하, 그건 인정해요. 그런데 사고가 나면 가게가 책임을 져야 하잖아요. 사장님은 그게 제일 무서우실 거예요.

   Haha, geugeon injeonghaeyo. Geureonde sagoga namyeon gagega chaegimeul jyeoya hajanayo. Sajangnimeun geuge jeil museousil geoyeyo.

   Ha, I'll give you that. But if there's an accident, the restaurant has to take responsibility. That's probably what the owner fears most.

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   B 그러니까 문제를 일으킨 손님한테 나가 달라고 하면 되죠. 나이만 보고 미리 막는 건 선입견이에요.

   Geureonikka munjereul ireukin sonnimhante naga dallago hamyeon doejyo. Naiman bogo miri mangneun geon seonipgyeonieyo.

   Then he can ask the customers who cause trouble to leave. Shutting people out in advance just because of their age is prejudice.

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    A 음, 일리가 있네요. 국가인권위원회에서도 이 문제에 대해 의견을 낸 적이 있지 않아요?

    Eum, illiga inneyo. Gukgaingwonwiwonhoeeseodo i munjee daehae uigyeoneul naen jeogi itji anayo?

    Hmm, you have a point. Hasn't the National Human Rights Commission said something about this?

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    B 잠깐만요, 찾아볼게요. ...여기 있네요. 2017년에 한 식당의 노키즈존을 아동 차별로 판단하고 개선을 권고했대요.

    Jamkkanmanyo, chajabolgeyo. ...Yeogi inneyo. 2017nyeone han sikdangui nokijeujoneul adong chabyeollo pandanhago gaeseoneul gwongohaetdaeyo.

    Hang on, let me look it up. ...Here it is. In 2017 it ruled that one restaurant's no-kids zone was discrimination against children and recommended a change.

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    A 권고니까 법적으로 강제할 수는 없는 거죠?

    Gwongonikka beopjeogeuro gangjehal suneun eomneun geojyo?

    It's only a recommendation, so it can't be legally enforced, right?

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    B 네, 그래서 지금도 전국에 노키즈존이 수백 곳이 넘는대요. 부모들은 말할 것도 없고 아이들도 그런 스티커를 보면 소외감을 느낄 거예요.

    Ne, geuraeseo jigeumdo jeonguge nokijeujoni subaek gosi neomneundaeyo. Bumodeureun malhal geotdo eopgo aideuldo geureon seutikeoreul bomyeon sooegameul neukkil geoyeyo.

    Right, so there are still hundreds of no-kids zones around the country. Not just the parents, the children must feel left out too when they see stickers like that.

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    A 생각해 보니까 우리 조카도 노키즈존 앞에서 왜 자기는 못 들어가냐고 물었는데, 대답을 못 했어요.

    Saenggakae bonikka uri jokado nokijeujon apeseo wae jagineun mot deureoganyago mureonneunde, daedabeul mot haesseoyo.

    Come to think of it, my nephew once asked me outside a no-kids zone why he wasn't allowed in, and I couldn't answer him.

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    B 그렇죠? 그런데 여론 조사를 보면 노키즈존에 찬성하는 사람이 더 많대요. 그래서 더 씁쓸해요.

    Geureochyo? Geureonde yeoron josareul bomyeon nokijeujone chanseonghaneun sarami deo mantaeyo. Geuraeseo deo sseupsseulhaeyo.

    See? But according to polls, more people support no-kids zones. That makes it even sadder.

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    A 그래도 저는 사장님을 일방적으로 비난하기는 어려워요. 아이 손님도 문제없이 올 수 있는 방법이 있으면 좋겠어요.

    Geuraedo jeoneun sajangnimeul ilbangjeogeuro binanhagineun eoryeowoyo. Ai sonnimdo munjeeopsi ol su inneun bangbeobi isseumyeon jokesseoyo.

    Still, I can't bring myself to blame the owner outright. I wish there were a way for children to come without any trouble.

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    B '아이 환영, 대신 보호자가 끝까지 책임져 주세요' 같은 안내문을 붙인 가게도 있더라고요.

    'Ai hwanyeong, daesin bohojaga kkeutkkaji chaegimjyeo juseyo' gateun annaemuneul buchin gagedo itdeoragoyo.

    I've seen places with signs like 'Children welcome, but parents must take full responsibility.'

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    A 그게 훨씬 낫네요. 오늘 점심은 다른 데서 먹고, 사장님께 그런 방법도 있다고 한번 말씀드려 볼까요?

    Geuge hwolssin nanneyo. Oneul jeomsimeun dareun deseo meokgo, sajangnimkke geureon bangbeopdo itdago hanbeon malsseumdeuryeo bolkkayo?

    That's much better. Shall we eat somewhere else today and mention that idea to the owner sometime?

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    B 좋아요. 대신 민재 씨가 말하세요. 아까는 사장님 편이었잖아요.

    Joayo. Daesin Minjae ssiga malhaseyo. Akkaneun sajangnim pyeonieotjanayo.

    Sure. But you do the talking, Minjae. You were on his side a minute ago.

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