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British behaviour in holiday hotel

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Scarfitwere · 26/05/2026 10:52

We are staying at a good all inclusive resort (yes, I know all inclusive is not high end, but this is about as good a one as you can get). I am just shocked and ashamed at fellow british people at breakfast time. Letting their kids make a huge mess by allowing them to get their own food. Huge amounts of wasted food. Multiple untouched plates left on tables. Total disregard for others barging round, blocking walkways etc. When did this become ok?? AIBU with expectations? Bear in mind this is not a cheap rubbish tui-blue type place. I dread to think what they are like!

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Goldenbear · 27/05/2026 06:31

TearyEyedStoat · 27/05/2026 05:00

Are you saying that poster should know every language from every country? How strange.

And btw I would focus on learning to spell properly in English before quoting other languages ;-)

They didn't know that it 'was' a language, the notion of other languages existing is a good start when claiming to 'know' how the world thinks, it's not very convincing otherwise.
Peace out man!

Goldenbear · 27/05/2026 06:25

TearyEyedStoat · 27/05/2026 04:53

Zero angry vibes from that poster. You are coming across odd and defensive.

Their angry posts actually got deleted so there's that...

drunkelephant83 · 27/05/2026 05:37

BridgetJonesV2 · 26/05/2026 13:31

A work colleague is staying AI in Greece at the moment and sent a photo of his dinner plate to the work whatsapp chat yesterday. It was enough food for 4 people not 1 and he later added that he'd not even managed half of it.

As a vegetarian it really offends me to see meat going to waste, that animal died so you could eat.

😂😂

TearyEyedStoat · 27/05/2026 05:00

Goldenbear · 26/05/2026 22:06

You speak for all apparently, all of the world who collectively dislikes the Brits. Hilarious when you don't even recognise languages that aren't English.

Are you saying that poster should know every language from every country? How strange.

And btw I would focus on learning to spell properly in English before quoting other languages ;-)

TearyEyedStoat · 27/05/2026 04:53

Goldenbear · 26/05/2026 20:27

You give off massive angry vibes and someone who believes everything that they read online. IM actual Experience of having Scandinavian family and friends, this hate is not there but obviously you keep spreading the hate.

Zero angry vibes from that poster. You are coming across odd and defensive.

NotMeAtAll · 27/05/2026 01:18

Scarfitwere · 26/05/2026 11:55

Maybe i'm wrong about tui blue. What i mean is the places with big film characters dressed up, people drinking to excess, feral kids etc. If valuing polite, decent and considerate behaviour makes me a snob then I guess I am.

You sound dreadfully common. Money doesn't buy class.

Faroutin · 27/05/2026 01:09

Love,if this is even real ai is ai, they're all fucking shit 😂,and in my opinion the foreign kids are the worst.
I've been at some nice ai and some crap,but as a pp says a decent restaurant manager should sort out I ll mannered/badly behaved children, but you'll always get some levels of clashing in a place like an AI just because of being around large numbers of folk,rent a villa next time, complete with chef if you're that bougie,

Wordsmithery · 27/05/2026 00:40

Woahtherehoney · 26/05/2026 11:08

Please don’t call TUI blue type places cheap and rubbish. They are still over £3k for a holiday and is the best that people can afford - don’t shit on others!

Yes I was shocked when I read that! I'd be delighted if I could afford a TUI holiday.

Goatsarebest · 26/05/2026 23:42

We travel alot and have done everything from tiny apartments in Belgrade to the AI in Greece and Spain and local holiday resorts on the Baltic and everything in-between. Once you are out of a few resorts that attract British tourists who just want the cheap drink and partying, mostly in Spain and Greece, and some stag cities with a few specific bars, British tourists are no where near the worst behaved. In fact most are well aware of the false reputation and often over compensate to be seen as being very well behaved and polite. I was in North Macedonia the other week and they said it's Russians and Germans who are generally the rude and disruptive tourists.

Tabitha005 · 26/05/2026 23:12

This is why I go self-catering. I’m not interested in buffets that other people can breathe on.

sunhat100 · 26/05/2026 23:10

Woahtherehoney · 26/05/2026 11:08

Please don’t call TUI blue type places cheap and rubbish. They are still over £3k for a holiday and is the best that people can afford - don’t shit on others!

She thinks she is the only one who can afford 'naice' expensive holidays. Well, chavs have money too!

Scarlettjune · 26/05/2026 23:07

Peony1985 · 26/05/2026 23:02

We had a young Scottish bloke who literally spent all day drinking cans alone on his terrace next to the pool . Very chatty and lovely . Smelt terrible by day 2, clearly not showering.

Day 4 he had totally lost all the skin on his leg after falling down the night before in town. A massive bloody, plasma leaking yuck. He assured us he was ok and went and dived in the pool. Lifeguard was ashen as the guy was pissed, everyone in the pool was aghast as that leg was floating detritus into the pool plus the fact he was unwashed for 4 days .Luckily he surfaced after just a bit too long
We got him to go and get stitches. All very British, polite and practically helpful

Ugh. That made me think. I remember one woman telling me about her worst holiday ever. She said there was a murder in her hotel, then there was a rape in the hotel. So police were all over the hotel.

Peony1985 · 26/05/2026 23:02

PrincessHoneysuckle · 26/05/2026 22:30

The worst I've seen was a French man who was honking snot out of his nose in the pool.

We had a young Scottish bloke who literally spent all day drinking cans alone on his terrace next to the pool . Very chatty and lovely . Smelt terrible by day 2, clearly not showering.

Day 4 he had totally lost all the skin on his leg after falling down the night before in town. A massive bloody, plasma leaking yuck. He assured us he was ok and went and dived in the pool. Lifeguard was ashen as the guy was pissed, everyone in the pool was aghast as that leg was floating detritus into the pool plus the fact he was unwashed for 4 days .Luckily he surfaced after just a bit too long
We got him to go and get stitches. All very British, polite and practically helpful

Goditsmemargaret · 26/05/2026 22:55

Goldenbear · 26/05/2026 22:49

The poster was almost disgusted by words they don't recognise which suggests they had no clue that it was a 'foreign' language.

Unsure what your cryptic message means.

It's not so cryptic; I laughed out loud when I read your post. I can't remember the last time I did that so was expressing gratitude. I hope that clears it up.

Scarlettjune · 26/05/2026 22:54

Ophy83 · 26/05/2026 22:48

But we are on holiday... Just in a (different) UK country not further afield

To clarify.she said that she will only have one night standa on holiday ABROAD as she feels more relaxed and free

Goldenbear · 26/05/2026 22:49

Goditsmemargaret · 26/05/2026 22:45

That gave me my first genuine LOL in a long time, thank you!

The poster was almost disgusted by words they don't recognise which suggests they had no clue that it was a 'foreign' language.

Unsure what your cryptic message means.

Ophy83 · 26/05/2026 22:48

Scarlettjune · 26/05/2026 22:46

It's also a mindset of being able to be wild on holiday. I know a woman that told me this. She said that she will never have a sexual one night stand in the UK. She will only have one night stands on holiday as she feels more relaxed and free

But we are on holiday... Just in a (different) UK country not further afield

Scarlettjune · 26/05/2026 22:46

Ophy83 · 26/05/2026 22:41

I doubt it's that. We're 200 miles from home, I'd be pretty surprised to randomly see someone I know.

It's also a mindset of being able to be wild on holiday. I know a woman that told me this. She said that she will never have a sexual one night stand in the UK. She will only have one night stands on holiday as she feels more relaxed and free

Goldenbear · 26/05/2026 22:45

Ophy83 · 26/05/2026 22:41

I doubt it's that. We're 200 miles from home, I'd be pretty surprised to randomly see someone I know.

Yes, exactly and 70 million people live in the UK.

Goditsmemargaret · 26/05/2026 22:45

Goldenbear · 26/05/2026 22:00

It's amazing that you seem to know most Europeans or the world think of Brits as the worst tourists ever but were almost offended and didn't know that I was using another language to you on a few posts back so unaware of any other languages other than English- how ironic.

That gave me my first genuine LOL in a long time, thank you!

Goldenbear · 26/05/2026 22:43

Scarlettjune · 26/05/2026 22:30

Because they are not Brits abroad. They are in their own country. People behave better in their own country , as the liklihood of bumping into someone they knowing is higher

For a start there are 70 million people living in the UK so it's not that likely you will bump into anybody. Why can't it just be that people are generally decent and well behaved home or abroad?

Ophy83 · 26/05/2026 22:41

Scarlettjune · 26/05/2026 22:30

Because they are not Brits abroad. They are in their own country. People behave better in their own country , as the liklihood of bumping into someone they knowing is higher

I doubt it's that. We're 200 miles from home, I'd be pretty surprised to randomly see someone I know.

Scarlettjune · 26/05/2026 22:38

PrincessHoneysuckle · 26/05/2026 22:30

The worst I've seen was a French man who was honking snot out of his nose in the pool.

That is gross!

Scarlettjune · 26/05/2026 22:37

Goldenbear · 26/05/2026 22:36

I'm calling out the prejudice posts like your own, so as it is a public forum I'll carry on posting thanks.

Yes but what is the point in you posting the same thing 20 times? Can you not move on? People want to discuss other things on here

Goldenbear · 26/05/2026 22:36

Mingou · 26/05/2026 22:29

You both need to get a room, of one kind or another. But take it away from here

I'm calling out the prejudice posts like your own, so as it is a public forum I'll carry on posting thanks.