British behaviour in holiday hotel

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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!

I said yabu because of your TUI Blue comment. I've been to a TUI Blue hotel which was adults only and it was delightful. They cater well for allergies so needs must. The food was really good and the hotel relaxing.

In the past I've self catered when I had young children and gravitated to places where there are fewer Brits.

Money doesn't buy you manners.

Yes that's true. But my point is also about the financial impact. Generally people on AI are not using local bars and restaurants so the money is not being spent in the local environment, it's usually going to large holiday corporations. It's true that they are sometimes employing local people but often these are brought in from other countries. So there is the environmental impact without the financial gain.

Re the yachts environmental impact, it was a sailing boat and our diesel bill for the year was about 100 euros, so not an impact much. Other than the build had an environmental impact I guess, but she's still going strong with our buyer so is doing well.

I couldn't get on with the rollerblading but the electric bikes are quite good 😏
I just bought some fold up ones made by Pedibal. A great little company - if anyone needs an electric bike - check them out.

I want to know where you are 😂! I love a short (week-ish) AI for ease and not having to think re restaurants (so long as it’s not just buffet at hotel) but yes the British sadly let the side down.

I'm not generalising on any ethnicity.

Given in many countries "British tourists" have an awful reputation for drunken, unruly behaviour and bad manners, and tourists from other countries generally don't, then this isn't a generalisation from their point of view. It's a fact.

I have in no way said all Brits behave like this. But in many tourist resorts, unfortunately we do have an awful reputation, and this has been all over the news. Spain, France, The Netherlands, Czech Republic, Greece, Croatia etc... most of these now have implicated rules/laws to deter antisocial behaviour. e.g. fines, no drinking in the street, maximum number of drinks per day in all some inclusive resorts, no topless men (or women!) etc... all these are aimed predominantly at the Brits. Just read the local papers!

Oh God yes, ours was only 40 feet, two heads and two double berths. We had Abramovitch rock up next to us once in the med, nr Gibraltar. They opened the garage door and our peace and quiet was gone. Jet skis buzzing around, then the crew put up the inflatables, we moved 😂

I often book AI but will eat dinner out and usually lunch as we will be out for the day.

It’s a misconception that people who book AI stay in the hotel 24/7 eating a drinking. A few will, I’m sure- I’ve done it myself diving in sharm as there is nothing else in the desert- but in southern Europe or the Caribbean we are out and about most days

eta- neither H or I drink alcohol either

Yes, I have strong opinions about people being respectful and kind.

I really don't see the issue with that.

If those values aren't important to you then that's your choice.

This is cack. Maybe in the days of Ibiza uncovered when previously improverished med islands made themselves as economy by attracting young people to get drunk, but that was the 90s.

i have never, ever seen a paper talking about how awful Brits are and neither does “everyone” know about it. Believe it or not, the Germans Dutch etc are having their own discussions about how embarrassing their tourists are

It is genuinely quite funny that anyone thinks British tourists are unlike any others in having a bad reputation when Russian tourists exist.

I’ve travelled a lot. There are nationalities with a lot lower hygiene and behavioural standards than British people.

Oh no I totally agree! This was more aimed at those who’ve said the food is always crap. 😊

You sound fun. I bet your children had a joyful upbringing 😬

Bit rude - we went to a Tui blue with our children and it was lovely. I didn’t realise they were ‘cheap’ it cost us 3.5k! You sound very snobby. Posh hotels and rich people can be just as rude and wasteful.

Nothing, if they have been taught how to do it without making themselves look like pigs.

I know 'Brit', Briton is the correct term, bashing is an Olympic sport but I have seen poor behaviour from many nationalities, if one is travelling with a British travel company then one is likely to get skewed sample of miscreants.

Love TUI Blue. Stayed in an adults only one last year and it was fab. Why waste money just so you can say you’ve been somewhere posher? Snob.

Indeed. Completely snotty OP

We took a Y7 residential trip with 100 kids, and the amount of kids who can't use a knife and fork, don't sit at a table to eat,

We were the first school in out Northern city to have a formal Leavers' Dinner, now morphed into a Prom, and it was amazing how many 16 year olds had never sat at a table to eat and couldn't manage a knife and fork, resorting to just a fork. They were also not allowed alcohol, even before the event, a member of the Senior staff was the human breathalyser before they got on the bus! On Monday morning one n'er do well told me he didn't realise you could have such a good time without a beer.

Great xenophobia there. I’ve witnessed equally atrocious behaviour from plenty of other nations as well as other areas of the UK. As a teacher you really should know better.

Yes, your opinions are so strong that you continue to deliberately miss the point and twist the conversation into something that nobody is saying.

Link to the Tripadvisor reviews or it didn't happen.

Oh blimey, yes they really do take the biscuit in sheer piggery and horrible rudeness to staff too. Experienced this in Egypt and Dubai 14 years ago - never been back to either

I let my son (5 now, but started at 4) go up to get things on his own at breakfast...

He loves it, good little bit of independence. He'll go grab a bit of toast, or a few pieces of fruit and come back all excited because he has done something "grown-up"

Poor parenting(or other issues) leads to children causing trouble, not giving them bits of independence.

This. The worst manners I’ve ever seen were in Russians in a 5* hotel.

Yes, your Tui comment makes you sound like an unreasonable snob however I do agree with the sentiment of this thread.

When ours were small, DH and I used to take one child each and walk around with them. They picked and we put it on their plates.not only are they likely to spill things but it’s dangerous allowing small children to wander round while staff are refilling the hot trays etc.

I don’t think it’s just children or British though. I’ve seen many heaped, untouched plates, food all over the floor, bad table manners etc at these places over the years. More than half the time it is entitled adults.

I've just returned from a week in a mid range all inclusive. Lots of British people, no problems at all. Everyone was very well behaved. The airport was the problem, so many entitled, loud people, mainly British.