SA dad walks out of German restaurant after staff ask baby to hush

A South African dad living in Germany filmed himself in his car, hoodie up, after walking out of a restaurant mid-meal because staff asked him to keep his 11-month-old son quiet. TikTok creator @thedlaminis_ posted the clip on 10 November 2026 with the caption "Mxm I just want to go home", and it has been watched more than 48,000 times.

He says the restaurant was quiet, with only a few other diners, and his baby was babbling and playing rather than crying or screaming. Rather than argue, he paid, had the food packed and took his son and daughter home. The restaurant is not named in the clip.

Germany has a reputation for strict quiet rules in public and at home, and many South Africans abroad said in the comments that they had been through the same thing. One viewer joked that back home, Spur staff sing the birthday song right at your table.

What the comments are saying

@thando_280994:

"it's micro aggression. I'm so sorry you are experiencing this🥺" (331 likes)

@nontokozomasina40:

"Buya. period" (216 likes)

@nella_dindles3:

"Too loud? Hayi ngumhlola 😭" (189 likes)

@riri_dlamini:

"Haibo ! Telling an infant to be quiet?! That’s ridiculous!" (129 likes)

@nombulelombathaka:

"Yhoo buya ekhaya🥺" (116 likes)

@su.thuu:

"I have even experienced this in a church 🤡my baby was just babbling , he told me my child was making noise, I had to go with him to hear the rest of the service on speaker" (98 likes)

@nokwazi.nzama:

"That is crazy, lapho thina siyacula la eSpur, birthday song" (83 likes)

@karenw19841:

"Nee kyk😳My South African ass could never deal with that! Let kids be kids for goodness sake 🙆🏽‍♀️" (29 likes)

Video and image: @thedlaminis_ on TikTok.