A Pram in the Bakery: bebês, ruído e tolerância pública (B2)
Your correspondent last week complained about babies crying in cafés and suggested that parents should stay at home until the child is old enough to behave. I have some sympathy, having sat through a two-hour train journey beside a screaming eight-month-old, and I would still like to point out where the argument collapses. A parent who stays at home for two years does not simply become rested; she becomes invisible, and often unwell. The countries with the lowest rates of postnatal depression are not the quiet ones. They are the ones where a pram in a bakery is unremarkable. Nobody enjoys the noise, including the parent, who is usually far more distressed than the man frowning three tables away. Tolerating fifteen minutes of it is not generosity. It is the minimum rent of living among other people.
Fonte: English for ALL (texto original).
A autora da carta discorda do leitor da semana anterior porque considera que
- A) o choro dos bebês em cafés não chega a incomodar os demais frequentadores.
- B) os países mais silenciosos são os que apresentam as menores taxas de depressão pós-parto.
- C) os pais raramente percebem o desconforto que provocam nos outros clientes.
- D) isolar as mães em casa produz danos à saúde delas sem beneficiar ninguém de fato.
- E) as viagens longas de trem deveriam ser proibidas para crianças de colo.