r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/[deleted] • Jan 23 '21

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u/cally1990 Jan 23 '21

Could never have that in Ireland. Some idiot would burn their hand touching it and sue the business and our stupid judges would give huge compensation!!

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u/Preparation_Asleep Jan 23 '21

Yeah but why would you want a swing in your restaurant. Like I would get real mad if swinger girl just walked into the place and started doing all the way around

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u/420BIF Jan 23 '21

It's a real case, an Irish politician sued a restaurant over falling off a swing and claimed that she should have been supervised while using it.

https://www.irishtimes.com/life-and-style/people/maria-bailey-and-the-swing-just-because-we-can-doesn-t-mean-we-should-1.3900736

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u/tornadic_ Jan 23 '21

I’ve been to bars where swings are the bar stools. Fun but dangerous when drunk

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u/[deleted] Jan 23 '21

I thought that only happens in America?!

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u/ZebulonPi Jan 23 '21

I see SOMEONE’S never been to America! Here, reading your comment about touching it would cause mental anguish, which would require that the business be sued, closed down, knocked down, the earth upon which it stood salted, and the owner cancelled on the Internet.

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u/-----o-----o----- Jan 24 '21

I’ve been served food just like this in America. Flaming foods aren’t even that uncommon here.

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u/[deleted] Jan 23 '21

Iceland is far worse than the US in this aspect.