Brits abroad

[Stuart T]

Just wait until you see me in the mankini.....

and the Christian Louboutins.

[Scunner]

I did see a "typical" Brit football shirt wearing meat head in Calis - I am have told this story before, it was years ago. The gentleman in question was the full stereotypical package - literally England football shirt, Union Jack shorts, skinhead, face like a bulldog, can of lager in hand (and not the first he'd had by any means.

I stood outside the old Forum Bar (near Meri Bar) and saw him approaching/staggering a little from around the corner, heading in the direction of the beach. Now the kerb there used to be (probably still is) around 15" high. I knew that, he didn't. He left the pavement and by the time his foot hit the road tarmac he was way too far ahead of himself and went into a forward stumble - only stopping due to a Turkish guy's old wedgy shaped Renault which was waiting at the junction - clattering into it but they are generally fairly bashed up so I doubt much resale value was lost. The Turkish guy didn't seem particularly bothered either.

What happened next took me by surprise. Even though the driver quite obviously had his wife and kids in the car, the "England fan" started whacking the car and he took a couple of kicks at it.

What happened next surprised me even more. The driver got out and my he was built like a pipe cleaner with a moustache, but he was Turkish and he was angry. He started battering the tourist with great skill and accuracy - the "thug" did a few of those "move back a few steps and yell come on then" manoeuvres but each time the Turkish guy did, and battered him a little bit more. Then he got back in his car, unchallenged, and drove on.

It was the best entertainment I'd seen in Calis at that time.

Brits abroad eh.

[JohnF]

Just wait until you see me in the mankini.....

Sorry mate, our Kevio has well beaten you to that one...

JF

[makemwonder]

in June a British couple staying at hotel Bahar (which is all inclusive) had gone to Serkul for a meal on their last night they ordered loads of food and drank 2 bottles of wine then there was a power cut and the woman jumped up quickly and stormed off as if an argument had taken place between them then the man jumped up and went off after her calling her name, meantime the young waiter serving their table came out with their bill only to find they had gone, he was devastated, luckily another couple from our hotel was sat at the next table and informed the waiter where they were staying, Alex came to our hotel and asked around describing the man I said go to reception they have our passport photos you could pick him out but as he walked to reception the couple who were on their balcony spotted him and dashed inside so Alex fetched the manager and he accessed the room with the master key and instructed the man to go back with Alex and pay, which he did with a visa card as he had no money left so could not have paid at the restaurant in any case. he has now been told never to go back to Bahar as he wont be welcome, the couple that reported him said it was well and truly orchestrated as they had heard the conversation, how sad that these people bring shame on us for the sake of a few pounds they wouldn't do it back home I bet.

[KKOB]

I bet you're wrong. It's one of the oldest tricks in the book and they've played it all over the place.

[johntaylor49]

Sigh, we are as a Nation pretty badly behaved a lot of the time. No wonder we have more CCTV than anywhere else in the World! Was just thinking Sutherland in Scotland has less people per square mile than the Sahara, and we have lots of almost uninhabited Islands cant we bring back transportation? Has a nice ring "you will be transported to xxxx for the rest of your natural life..."

[makemwonder]

Sigh, we are as a Nation pretty badly behaved a lot of the time. No wonder we have more CCTV than anywhere else in the World! Was just thinking Sutherland in Scotland has less people per square mile than the Sahara, and we have lots of almost uninhabited Islands cant we bring back transportation? Has a nice ring "you will be transported to xxxx for the rest of your natural life..."

I bet you're wrong. It's one of the oldest tricks in the book and they've played it all over the place.

Yes your probably right, the silly thing is our hotel was all inclusive so if they had no money left on their last night there was no need to go out we had all the food and drink we needed.

[Scunner]

Good point.

Also the last night of your holiday is a stupid time to do such a thing. The police could get your details from the hotel and have you apprehended at your departure gate.

Cheaper to pay for a meal than two urgent new flights.

[Colwyn]

I appears to be a British trait to beat ourselves up from time to time. Especially in relation to our fellow countryfolks behaviour abroad. Once we stayed in a small hotel in Rhythemnon on Crete. Chatting to the woman who ran the place I asked how she got on with British tourists. "Oh they are fine!" she said. I was convinced she wasn't just being tactful and diplomatic when she launched an attack on Scandinavians who she was thinking of banning from her hotel. She reckoned that alcohol was so expensive in Scandinavia that they hadn't learned how to drink and got carried away with cheap Greek prices, got drunk, couldn't hold their liquor, and urinated in the bed. She had thrown three Swedes out of the hotel after one night in the previous week. She was damn mad about it. She was hoping to stick to British guests.

Try talking to Turkish workers in the tourist trade about how rude, patronizing and overbearing Germans are; or about how aggressive and tightfisted Russians are. Yes, some Brits can be horribly badly behaved abroad but we Brits tend to tougher on other Brits collectively than a lot of locals.

[Stuart T]

Agreed Colwyn. We do bash our own.

Mainly because being British we expect our standards to be so much higher than "Johnny Foreigner" and become embarrassed by our compatriots who let us down.