to think chavy, tacky hen parties should SOD off [Edited by MNHQ at OP's request]

[CannoninD]

I’m fed up.
I’ve lived in my beautiful, respectful and historic city my entire life .... but over the last year it’s been invaded by GOD AWFUL hen parties!

20+ strong groups of horrifically common (referring to behaviour not social class) women who inflict their horrific behaviour on everybody within reach.

They’re EVERYWHERE and I know it’s not just me as there are sunbstantial concerns being raised by residents all over the city.

I counted 23 large groups this weekend (I only walked into the (small ish) city centre on Saturday morning and witnessed the following behaviour-

• Loud swearing (F and C word) right in front of/across young families and children just trying to enjoy a day out.
• Shop doors slammed in elderly shoppers faces (too busy pratting around to pay any attention).
• Stock being damaged by pratting about (and then hidden) to avoid paying.
• Horrifically vulgar and inappropriate content being loudly discussed in family areas (a garden/park area) to the point that families got up and left.
• Completely inappropriate Lingerie being worn in the street (before 2pm).
• Vomiting in the street! Whilst being jeered by the rest of the group.

Personally I would rather bleach out my own eyes than go on a hen do like this- but honestly at what point do we just call the police on these ridiculous idiots inflicting such unreasonable behaviour on families and regular people? What’s worse is, I bet back home they’re perfectly normal women. They just all get together and come away from home and behave like total arseholes!

Being in a large group and celebrating an event- does not give you a hall pass to behave like scum. 😡

Do you live in Bath by any chance?!?

So inappropriate lingerie in the street is OK after 14:00 then? What are the rules then? What type of lingerie should I avoid wearing on the historic cobbled streets of before the watershed? Will I be OK in my thermals? What about some Sloggis and a Miss Mary of Sweden corselette? I'm assuming I'll be fine stepping out in my nipple tassles and crotchless panties from 2pm onwards.

So what exactly is “common” behaviour meant to mean if not related to class? Judge much?

I used to live in Dublin, so I feel your pain

Popcorn ready...

Mmmm

YANBU

I had this when I lived in York-I’m no prude but Jesus Christ it was awful
Loud gobby women waving willies about and not giving a stuff about other people
We went for a meal and they where just so loud-and one woman laughed loudly all-the-sodding-night but she sounded like a donkey braying
I moved 136 miles away

I'd pay good money to see half of that? OP name your city? Fret not about about being 'outed' the hens are way too busy pratting about.

@Gibbon

I’m sure if some swearing, drunken women in lingerie barged into your DC whilst trying to enjoy a family day out at 2pm on a Saturday ... you’d welcome it as a cultural learning experience.

Only on MN could you possibly think ‘don’t wear lingerie in the street in the middle of the afternoon’ and be ‘offended’ by it 😬

I think you’re being obtuse @GibbonLover . Clearly the OP’s intent was to highlight that this was daytime behaviour, not at 3am when we could be more forgiving due to audience and socially acceptable drunkenness.

I mostly agree OP - hen parties are terrible. They have been for years though. The only saving grace is that it appears to be only socially acceptable to have one hen party like this, and any subsequent ones are more subdued!

York? Canterbury? Oxford?

My money was on York personally. Hen parties have been a regular occurrence in my own beautiful and historic city for years now yet I've never seen behaviour like the OP describes. Perhaps you just get a better class of person in Liverpool.

I’m guessing York.

Although I’ve reported your post because you sound fucking horrible

Horrible to see, but what can be done about it? apart from vent here

@CaptainCabinets

@apacket

🤔 I’ve literally provided a list of what I feel is ‘common behaviour’ - loudly swearing at/across children and families, breaking items in shops (due to complete messing around) and hiding it to avoid paying (small businesses too so the loss would be felt!
Talking about sex, in detail, next to a family trying to have a picnic. Whilst their (approx 10 YO sits there trying to figure out what’s going on. Slamming doors in people’s faces.

You want to defend that behaviour? You want to claim your ‘like’ that to become your home town... go ahead???!

My city has been mentioned in the above posts

@captain

I don’t sound horrible- I’m appalled on behalf of the children, families and residents who are being subjected to this on a daily basis. I’ve been careful to not details actual words said, or vulgar content discussed. So if you must be ‘that’ user and waste MN time then go right ahead. Doesn’t phase me that you’ve reported.

My friends and I went to York last year. Arrived Thursday and everything was lovely. By Saturday morning the street were covered in vomit. Empty and partially empty alcohol bottles everywhere. Smashed class all over the path and the road. It was such a shame.

I am from Edinburgh and totally agree with you OP!
Between the hen and stags parties, pubs opening very late , and all the air b & bs, the city Centre is hellish on the weekends.

Could be Cambridge.....

It’s just awful. People should be responsible and accountable for their actions. Just have a bit of decency and be respectful/appropriate to your surroundings.

3am in a club - fine
2pm in a park/ familiy area - NO

It’s appalling behaviour swearing and acting like that in front of families. I’m surprised nothing can be done about it.