I have seen only a few strollers, baby slings, or baby bjorn carriers. It is also uncommon to see the bucket car seats that can be taken from the car and clipped into a stroller.
The pram is ubiquitous and can be seen fully loaded at the grocery store, covered up and out in the rain, being pushed with a sibling riding on an attachment, placed by the window outside the restaurant so the kid can nap in the fresh air, and on the train in the bicycle area. No NYC Maclaren or umbrella strollers here.
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| my neighbor's pram, only partially loaded |
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| more fully loaded, Christmas tree included |
What I haven't figured out is how the parents carry all the stuff once the child outgrows the pram.
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| ready for rain |
When the weather is good the top is put down and older babies can sit up, sometime with a little seat belt, but without back support. It seems that once the kids are a toddlers the pram is put away and they walk, are put on the back of bikes, or use a balance bicycle (small, light bike with no pedals).
It probably won't surprise you to learn that the prams are also popular with the homeless.
Given the size and price (and the lack of need!), we won't be bringing one back to the U.S.
ahh barne=children, so children wagon...
ReplyDeleteWhat a cold place to be homeless. I like the prams. I've seen some in SF but mostly on sidewalks and in stores that aren't designed to accommodate their width.
ReplyDeleteThe stores here are definitely designed for prams. There a bookstore that has a set of steps with ramp in the middle, just the width of a pram, but probably too steep for a wheelchair.
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