"One of the great things about pub culture in this country (contrast, for example, the US) is that local pubs can be, and often are, great, welcoming, sociable places which enhance the community"

I was in NY a few months ago and went on a real ale pub crawl with my pal who's a Yank.
I didn't see one child in any of the bars we visited. Could it be that Manhattan parents are better than London parents because they don't drag their kids to the pub every five minutes?