To be really pissed off (on holiday) ...

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We r in an apartment in Spain (self catering apartments). DCs in bed. Took my wine and sat out on balcony (ground floor). Noisy neighbours screaming, shouting. Neighbours kids (age about 5 and 7) come over and say hello. I say hello back, but not overly friendly, point them in direction of their mum. It's too noisy so I go in to my apartment. Neighbours children (Spanish, nit known to me) walk in (to my apartment), start playing with my kids toys, pick up my DHs clothes and throw on floor and make themselves at home. I indicate to them to go back to their mum and dad. This goes on a while until eventually they go.

DH is currently out getting a few things at supermarket. I want to sit on balcony, but feel trapped in the lounge with door shut as it's soooo noisy next door and kids trying to comeback in!!

I'm getting a bit tipsy so I suppose I don't care that much! Plus I'm on holiday so trying not to be too bothered!

But AIBU to think while it's great to have fun on holiday, you should at least be a bit considerate of neighbours, and not let your kids wander into other people's apartments??

Propel them firmly back to their own apartment with a very firm NO! shouted. Don't be overly nice.

Last year we were by a swimming pool in Spain and a Spanish family seemed to see no reason to stop their children from helping themselves to stuff belonging to my 3 DDs. Unfortunately for them, they reckoned without my then 15 year old DD3, who was doing GCSE Spanish and is an extremely able student. More than able to give them a blast, which she did with aplomb. They stopped. I think they muttered about us for a bit, but it was very effective.

I'm not even sure what my DD actually said. Or perhaps it is better that I don't know. I can guess though.

Don't leave your door open, and if you do want to and they enter then don't be too British about it. Make it clear that this is your space.

I do think some nationalities in general don't have quite the same boundaries we do. It is a generalisation of course, but it has been my experience.

Tell them to leave you alone or sit out on the balcony with the doors locked

Try

Vete a la mierda

Spanish, lovely people, VERY gregarious, and you're in their country.

Just shoo the kids out with a nice big smile.

This is not usual behaviour in Spain. These children's behaviour is not appropriate, in any country. Possibly they think that your apartment is theirs (same design?) or there was a family in the apartment previously whose kids they played with (maybe even cousins or people they knew?) But it's not safe for them to be coming in, YANBU.

If they return, tell them a firm no, and if they return a second time, return them to their parents.

It's normal for Spanish kids to be up late, it's not normal for them to wander into other people's apartments.

I've only known Spanish kids to be well behaved, unfortunately sounds like you're next door to ones that aren't!

A firm No! and usher them out if they try this again.

Spanish or not where the fuck are their parents? If my children disappeared into a strajrers apartment I would go ballistic for so many reasons.

And I'm not even British!

Vete a la mierda

Please do not tell the children to fuck off. You can tell them ‘Vuelva a tu madre’ to an individual child or ‘No puedes estar aqui’. If really pissed off, tell them ‘Fuera’ which is basically out. Point for added emphasis if you see the parent, tell them ‘Los niños no pueden entrar en mi piso’. (The kids can’t come in to my apartment)

Just say fuera!. Foo-Air-a...means get out.

The Brexit comment is hilarious .

You could do what my DP very articulately did when we were almost mugged by three French children in a Parisian subway- start shouting Yorkshireisms like “GET YOUR SEN TO FUCK, GO ON CLEAR OFF, SLING YER HOOK.” It was hilarious and also effective.

Wow where are the parents? Maybe if they come in or towards you again you could go get their parents and show them? I'm sure they would be embarrassed to see their kids disturbing someone. I know I would. Blimey. You don't know who your neighbours could be. Never too careful. Same thing happened while I was on a resort. Kids left unattended wandering around. Don't these parents have any idea there could be child abusers anywhere around them too?

Blast them with water from a hosepipe.

Mi casa no e tu casa

That is mad. I’ve been to Spain loads of times and always found Spanish children very well behaved, just up very late. tell them to get out, it’s utterly insane that they’ve just walked into your apartment.

Open your doors, and when they come back in lock the doors behind them and don't let them leave when they try to that'd learn 'em. And their parents!

I'd hope people took my suggestion as a joke. I wasn't actually advocating telling them to fuck off however tempting!

I'm not sure why you're so passive
Tell them to leave, you can shoo them out.

“Hey, shoe, shoe, don’t come in here!” Making ‘go away ‘ movements.

How are adults so wet that they can’t get rid of children? Pathetic.