This is hijacking the thread, but... Little spoilt kids can be a nuisance on trains too. The TGV from Lyon to Paris is quite comfortable when travelling first class, save for the moments when there is an American family on board whose daddy has fallen upwards in the ranks of some bighsot company, making big bucks as a consequence, and spending it all on high-maintenance wifey (obviously in it for the money only) and spoilt-from-here-to-eternity brat. That kind of people thinks that you can impress people in Europe by showing off just how much money you have---well, it might work in some circles, but the rest of us just doesn't care. Unless, of course, if they insist showing how badly they handle basic human skills, like raising children.
'Mooooommmmmyyyyy...!'
'MOOOOOMMMMMMMMYYYYYY!!!'
'Yes dear?'
'MOOOOMMMMMYYYYY, I want to sit in another seat.'
'Well dear, those seats are taken by other people.'
'MOOOOOOOOOMMMMMMMMMYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!!! I WANT TO SIT IN ANOOOOTTHHEEEER SEAEAEATTT!'
'Oh please, sir, would you mind swapping seats with her?' (Oblivious to the fact that we were in FRANCE, and that people might not understand English.)
*Grumbling can be heard, the sound of someone getting off a seat, and a child climbing in it.*
(One minute later.)
'MOOOOOOOOMMMMMMMMMYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!!!'
'MMMOOOOOOOMMMMMYYYY!'
'Yes dear, don't shout, it's not polite.'
'MMMMMOOOOOOOOMMMMMMMMMYYYYY!!!' I want a stickckckuhuhuhurrr.'
'No dear, when we get out of the train.'
(The subsequent scream cannot be accurately reproduced by any ASCII means.)
'Alright dear, don't scream. Here's a sticker.'
(Ten minutes later.)
'MOOOOOOOOOOMMMMMMMMMMYYYYYYYYYY! My tummmyyy huuuurts.'
'MOOOOOOOOOOMMMMMMMMMMYYYYYYYYYY! My tummmyyy huuuurts.'
'MOOOOOOOOOOMMMMMMMMMMYYYYYYYYYY! My tummmyyy huuuurts.'
'You poor little thing. We'll be in Paris soon, and then Daddy can look for a doctor, alright?'
'My tummmyyy HUUURRTTSSS!! *WAIL*'
....
My nerves were frayed, if not to say 'fried' when we finally pulled into the Gare de Lyon. That kid needed a good smacking, and the parents too. It is unbelievable what some people will do with their children once their monthly bank statement reaches 6 or 7 figures.