Thickos on TripAdvisor

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I usually check reviews about places on Trip Advisor before booking a holiday. I've been having a snoop round this morning for a holiday and went onto Trip Advisor to read the reviews and honestly, some of them look like they've been written by a bear mashing his paws into the keyboard and hitting "send"...

AIBU to disregard reviews by people who moan that "nobode understand ENGLISH" "no chips/salad just greek food" "wayter rude" or should I be giving them the same attention as the others?

i know i know.

I too must stop. Tis hard and painful.

I use trip advisor and other reviews as a baramoter .
Any review which says anything like ''loads to on a night for for t'kiddies'' means I will hate it and so will my children.
One had a very complicated explanation of the towel/sunbed system which means a no from me, too.

We're off to a greek Isle this summer - I think I'd like to visit Thickos.

What the Dickens is a "discusting hole" ?!?

Beef nuts maybe?

When I went to Galapagos someone complained on the feedback form about the size of the penguins!

In China on a 3 day cruise of the Yanghtzee river I overheard one American complaining loudly to staff that Chinese peopel shouldn't be booked onto the same boats as tourists as "it just didn't work."

Yes I use it as a barometer too. Any mention of entitainment good or bad is thumbs down.

Arfur, if you do go, you'll have to post a revie on Trip Advisor, bitching that the food, the people and the weather were all too Greek for you

Lesley! That's shocking! I love our American brethren but they are usually the worst tourists

We went to the Moulin Rouge for my hen night and were booked in fir dinner. They told us on the phone it was formal dress for dinner so we made an effort. Got there and found the maitre'd telling an American bloke and his wife that they couldn't dine wearing Disney shorts and baseball caps. American bloke gets a wodge of euros out to buy his way in then got very huffy when he was told to bugger off. It made excellent entertainment whilst queuing!

THEY WERE SPEAKING GREEK. IN GREECE.

Also Americans complaining about pizzas didn't have enough cheese on and the bases were too thin.

In Rome.

Go to work, Buppy

iPhone on train, Hully.

YOU go to work. Hustler is waiting...

tulpe Your kindergarden map will sometimes show 6 continents and North + South America as 2. If it does, it will also count Mexico to North America. My flippant comment on Mexico-for-spring-break is for those folks that count only America/ Canada for North America and everything else as "forren parts", not for actually facts to help you in pub quizzes.

I feel bad now for piling mean on Americans though. Those that travel well are a delight; and certainly as a Brit I can't have pride in a lot of our exports holiday behaviours. Glass houses etc.

nunontherun ...concerned as to what specific requirements those pensioners have that will make make that place an acceptable hotel for them

This has to go in Classics. I am in my office with tears rolling down my face pretending that a colleague has sent me a particularly hilarious email.

Which is questinthable.

Man, I've obviously been staying in the right wrong hotels as I've missed all these wondrous reviews.

My favourites are the ones from "people with ridiculously high standards and huge senses of entitlements", particularly when they're having to slum it in 3 (and point this out repeatedly) as opposed to their usual 5.

I spent many, many years working in restaurants (I live in a city that attracts a lot of toursits) and Americans were, as a rule, an absolute delight. And not just because they tipped well

Mrs Chem, I am writing it in readiness!

I'm going to complain that it was too hot in August and the fookin shop had no english t-bags and that all the instructions on the local sun tan lotion were in a foreign language.
And that the staff made our J'Ordanne cry because the ignorant forrin bastards kept getting her name wrong and calling her Kallymary. Or something.

Oh I have to get on, really, Dad coming round and last time he came at half term, (8 days after 10yr relationship tanked) he made a comment on the tidiness... So have to get on with my housekeeping...

But...

PMSL:

"When I went to Galapagos someone complained on the feedback form about the size of the penguins!"

I defy anyone to top that! That is just laugh out loud funny!

Love TripAdvisor. Although I do sometimes make the mistake of looking at it AFTER I have booked. Then I get worried...
I don't write reviews as I doubt anyone cares what I think (why am I here???) but I do upload photos as these are what I find most helpful from others on there.

British posters on Tripadvisor are often the guilty party when making a song-and-dance about there not being enough channels on the telly.

As for the people who complain all year about it being too cold and miserable, then book a holiday somewhere nice and hot, then complain that the air-con isn't cold enough...

OK I found an awesome example here, from someone with an Irish name from Taunton, so not new to the English Language:

"so exspensive for the most basic and most unhygeinic place ... swimming pool was full off mould ! rooms for 4 people only had two beds ,, staff were rude and couldnt speak english ,, even charged 100 euros for a plastic cover of a lamp tht accidently got broken ! this place ruined my holiday ,, wouldnt even go back ifit was for free !"

Tee-hee.

I wrote a slightly critical review of a B&B - gave it 4 Stars though - and got a pm from the owner who was deeply upset.
Strangely, most of her other reviews were 5 Star reviews from people who had never reviewed anywhere else before or subsequently.

I only use tripadvisor for a laugh, it's pretty useless for it's intended purpose.

I remember one place we stayed, one person complained that there was a dead insect on the floor and they had to wait until the following day for the maid to remove it, another complained that the sheets weren't changed everyday in their self catering apartment. It was a 2 star £150 a week place!!

Cr40 - thanks but think you meant to address your response to EngelbertFustianMcSlinkydog who asked you the question :)

This thread is hilarious! I have used TripAdvisor in the past, and always take reviews with a big pinch of salt.

Speaking of American's reviewing holidays, I used to live in Edinburgh as a student, and worked as a waitress. Some very friendly, lovely American's came in, and I was asking them how they liked the city. They said "Princes' Street is amaazing! But such a pity there are only shops on one side!"

Yeah, that big bloody castle is an eyesore! Surprised noone has thought before of tearing it down and building a mall!!

oh do let's all post on TripAd.

Love love love KallyMary. Do it.