Whinging on holiday threads

[Alltheholidays]

Why oh why? I love holiday threads. Started one today, and get loads of ideas from them, and generally love hearing about people’s plans!

You know what you’re getting when you click on one! Yet every time, within a few posts there are posters who pop us to tell everyone they haven’t had a holiday in years, they can’t understand how anyone could spend so much on a holiday yada yada!
Honestly, what is the point of this. Why on earth click on a thread when you know exactly what it’s going to be about, and then complain about it?

Having a break might be much wanted/needed, but having a holiday is a luxury.

Really depends on circumstances but many of us around me including me spent years on NMW and still went on holidays. Budget, but lovely and also another travelvisiting families abroad at least once a year.

I see luxury holiays as luxury, but holidays can be done pretty cheaply still even on £9.50 an hour.

Of course there will be people who genuinely can't afford even the budget ones, but it is, comparing again to food as is my habit, like saying beef roasting meat is luxury because someone can only afford spam. Luxury is relative, isn't it

It pisses me off too. I work a second job for the reason that I want holiday every 3 months. Often these are very cheap last minute package deals but once a year I do a big holiday, USA, SE Asia etc.

I don't have a new car, I work 6 days a week and I don't have lots of new clothes/and expensive phone etc. In my experience most (not all) people that are skint have other options such as getting a part time job etc, but they chose to value other things, such as a big house, spending time with family. That's their choice. Mine is to go on holiday.

I don't know you at all. And chances are you've not said enough for anyone else to know your personal consumption patterns, let alone which options you would reject out of hand

I know what you mean. I love holidays and go away a few times a year (combination of longer and shorter trips, I only get 25 days of annual leave!) I budget to be able to afford them and don't spend money on things others regard as essential (my thermostat at home has been set at 17 for years, long before the price rises, we wear thick jumpers!)

I'm not too fussed about going away on holidays but spend time and money on other things instead. But this is my choice. Holidays are a big deal for other people, like my parents, and if they wish to spend their money on that so what - no different to other hobbies.
I like seeing where people are thinking of going and the replies though, it tends to make me more enthusiastic about the idea of a holiday!!

I haven’t seen the whole threads about this but bizarre comments are happening on any threads. Obviously Holiday section is exactly for this - to discuss holidays. I’ve found the info very helpful. Lots of people do more holidays then me and more expensive holidays and more adventurous holidays but it’s the same in real life. I love reading about them so I can see if it’s something I’d like or not.

I've noticed these too, but it's not just holidays. It's every type of thread and I noticed it on S&B recently too. People can't ignore a thread that doesn't apply to them or interest them. They have to share their miserable, angry, unrequested opinion and we are apparently supposed to care about it.

Well, I'm probably being unreasonable because I don't read the holiday board but I have no doubt what you say is true OP. When I joined mumsnet I was just stunned at some of the replies. And I started a thread once about a question about relationships and got replies asking if I thought about how hard that would have been as a single person, which I had to respectfully answer no, because that wasn't my situation. You are always going to get posters who are looking to BE annoyed, as well as posters who are looking TO annoy. I'm glad it's not every poster though, because that would be disheartening!

I just skim posts and ignore the ones that are tone deaf, missing the point, stupid or looking to start a fight. It's not right but the bloody annoying thing about a forum is they let anyone in! (Including me!). I read something once that said, how you react to others is your responsibility (not lecturing you at all btw), just saying mumsnet is an excellent place to practice that philosophy!

@justfiveminutes Yes, seen it on other threads as well. I don’t go on the S& B threads, cos i’m
not especially interested, but I can only imagine the comments!
if someone wants to spend all their spare cash on personal grooming or fancy clothes than good on them.
I’d rather spend on holiday, but neither is right or wrong.
i wonder if these people are as miserable in real life or just on here.