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[–] ArbitraryValue@sh.itjust.works 53 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (4 children)

Is there any large city where people would have responded? I don't think anyone would clap in NYC, because people who ask you to do things in public are usually mentally ill, want your money, or both, and so the normal thing to do is to pretend they don't exist.

[–] explodicle@sh.itjust.works 6 points 5 hours ago

I endeavor to be the person who claps his hands when a kid says it!

[–] myotheraccount@lemmy.world 3 points 6 hours ago

In Berlin people might

[–] entwine413@lemm.ee 67 points 1 day ago

Many people make exceptions for children in these instances.

[–] nimmo@social.nimmog.uk 17 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I think the Subway in Glasgow would have a moderate chance of at least some people clapping.

[–] OhNoMoreLemmy@lemmy.ml 10 points 1 day ago

Yeah but only because they're pissed.