Sun too hot, drinks too strong: bizarre British tourist complaints

[Amby 490]

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The closest 2 PIs to my lab bench are British and Australian. Good times.

[christeen 966]

Years ago I worked as a travel agent and had some strange requests/gripes... Strangly, one of my funniest was from an English lady who booked a cruise... I sent her the price quote and listed the prices for an inside cabin and an outside cabin... She called to let me know she got a better price somewhere else for a cabin IN the ship with Airconditioning and how I could sell a cabin outside in the tropical heat????

[luckytxn 2,265]

Brits whine almost as much as the Canadians and Aussies

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Damn them all to hell. Ey.

[SuperDuper! 230]

Brits whine almost as much as the Canadians and Aussies

Let's serve up some cheese to go with all dat whine for crying out loud...

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

Brits whine almost as much as the Canadians and Aussies

What about American conservatives who claim to be libertarians because its fashionable?

[Sandrila 1]

whiners

[Peikko 1,575]

I thought the article was funny. No accounting for what people might complain about, presumably they hoped to get compensation. I wonder how the travel companies responded?

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I thought the article was funny. No accounting for what people might complain about, presumably they hoped to get compensation. I wonder how the travel companies responded?

Sunspot activity is at an all time low.

[*JG* 2]

All I can say is what I've seen and heard in Jamaica, I believe the story.

[HAL 9000 96]

To be fair the worst tourists I've seen in terms of b!tchyness are Brits, Germans, Americans, and Italians. No particular order cared for. And also, the best tourists I've seen in terms of non-b!tchyness are Brits, Germans, Americans, and Italians.

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

I wonder what BY is like as a tourist.

[zqt3344 21]

OMG! Why is it I find this so true, typical Brit tourist, I mean typical. Let me tell you a true story this past summer in Mexico, had a couple from Britain complain to the tour guide director that the ocean water was too blue and hot! So they could not see bottom like they saw in brochure pictures to swim, I overheard that and about rolled over laughing. They are truly spoiled tourists.

Sun too hot, drinks too strong: bizarre British tourist complaints

Oliver Smith

September 21, 2009 - 5:05PM

Hot weather, strong alcohol and melting ice cream were among the most bizarre complaints made by British holidaymakers this year, according to one online travel agent.

Upon arrival in Portugal, one British family told Sunshine.co.uk of their distress at the sunny weather and complained that they were too “hot and sweaty” in their holiday clothes.

One man told staff of his irritation at the number of holidaymakers who travelled with plain black suitcases, hindering his attempts to find his own plain black suitcase on the airport conveyor belt.

After discovering that the shampoo in her luggage had leaked during her flight, one woman bemoaned the fact that the hotel she was staying in provided complimentary toiletries, rendering the entire incident “very preventable”.

Another woman wrote in to complain that her plane journey was a disappointment because the sky was far too cloudy, impeding the view for her and her children and spoiling their game of eye-spy.

Following a trip to a local theme park, another woman wrote to the travel agent to complain that the Log Flume ride made her feet wet and the sun was so strong that her ice cream melted too quickly.

One couple criticised the excellent children's entertainment at their resort – so good, in fact, that their children didn't want to spend any time with their parents, while another couple claimed that the lunchtime cocktails at their resort were surprisingly strong, leaving them rather worse for wear during the afternoon.

“As much as we would like to guarantee that any problem will be dealt accordingly to prevent it from happening again, the weather, the alcohol being too strong, ice cream being too cold or planes flying too high are unfortunately completely out of our control,” said a spokesman for Sunshine.co.uk.

The Telegraph, London

This story was found at: http://www.theage.com.au/travel/travel-new...90921-fya5.html

[Heracles 417]

I wonder what BY is like as a tourist.

Considering I have traveled to over 15 countries and never had an issue, I'd say a very good one.