20 Ridiculous Complaints from British Holiday Makers

[robbieduncan]

Funny stuff including "I think it should be explained in the brochure that the local store does not sell proper biscuits like custard creams or ginger nuts."

Telegraph link (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/picturegalleries/5005019/20-ridiculous-complaints-made-by-holidaymakers.html?image=1)

[BoyBach]

"I think it should be explained in the brochure that the local store does not sell proper biscuits like custard creams or ginger nuts."


I, for one, think that that's a perfectly legitimate complaint!

[edesignuk]

Excellent :D

*e-mails to entire office*

[.Andy]

There's some good ones there :D! One should always fill out customer satisfaction surveys with the most obscure references or absurd comments :).

[Southernboy]

The irony is that we're notorious for not complaining. "Oh well… that's life." :o

[rdowns]

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[iBlue]

"I think it should be explained in the brochure that the local store does not sell proper biscuits like custard creams or ginger nuts."

They probably asked for biscuits and got shown BISCUITS, not the cookies they were actually after. ;)

"We had to queue outside with no air conditioning."
that's not air conditioning, love. That's how the weather is in britain!

"On my holiday to Goa in India, I was disgusted to find that almost every restaurant served curry. I don't like spicy food at all."
IMPOSTERS! This person cannot actually be british!

:D

those were great, robbie, thanks :)

[bartelby]

People that stupid shouldn't be allowed out of their houses

[kwood]

I don't think the complaint about the topless beach was all the ridiculous, though she should complain to her husband not the hotel.

[Raid]

My wife works in the travel industry, usually I won't forward 99.9% of what I find interesting on to her, but this is gold!

"My fiancé and I booked a twin-bedded room but we were placed in a double-bedded room. We now hold you responsible for the fact that I find myself pregnant. This would not have happened if you had put us in the room that we booked." :D

[Mousse]

People that stupid shouldn't be allowed out of their houses

Easily done. Just hang those "Do Not Disturb" signs on the inside of their front doors.;)

[bartelby]

Easily done. Just hang those "Do Not Disturb" signs on the inside of their front doors.;)

Of course!
:D

[ChrisA]

People that stupid shouldn't be allowed out of their houses

They are allowed out of house but many time not out from shops.

One was seen walking into a shop that had an "open" sign showing by the door. But then when he went to leave he noticed the sign by the door on the way out read "closed". So he figured they had closed either the street or the entire outdoors. Had to wait for the shop owner to flip the sign over

[Unspeaked]

The irony is that we're notorious for not complaining.

Not to anyone who reads the MacRumors forums you're not!

;)

[Chundles]

The irony is that we're notorious for not complaining. "Oh well… that's life." :o

What nonsense! They didn't invent the term "whinging Pom" for nothing.

In all my travels I have never met a group that complained more than the Brits.

Big fat sunburnt poms complaining they can't get fish and chips in Galle, Sri Lanka was particularly funny.

[alphaod]

Amusing.

[IJ Reilly]

A woman threatened to call police after claiming that she’d been locked in by staff. When in fact, she had mistaken the “do not disturb” sign on the back of the door as a warning to remain in the room.

This has the sound of an urban myth. In fact, the last time I was in the UK several years ago I heard one of your comedians tell a joke on TV about a British athlete who missed his match because the sign on the inside of his hotel room door said "do not disturb."

It's a great joke, though. I've repeated it many times since.

[Don't panic]

The irony is that we're notorious for not complaining.

source?

[LouisBlack]

Easily done. Just hang those "Do Not Disturb" signs on the inside of their front doors.;)

Bravo!

Sadly, I have often complained (only to my girlfriend) that sandy beaches are pretty damn sandy... then again I lived in Brighton for two years and forced myself to appreciate pebble beaches!

[Peterkro]

What nonsense! They didn't invent the term "whinging Pom" for nothing.

In all my travels I have never met a group that complained more than the Brits.

Big fat sunburnt poms complaining they can't get fish and chips in Galle, Sri Lanka was particularly funny.

I have lots Israelis,white South Africans and er Australians.

[Tom B.]

People that stupid shouldn't be allowed out of their houses

I vote we sterilise them. Yay for eugenics!

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/ad/Eugenics_congress_logo.png

[Chundles]

I have lots Israelis,white South Africans and er Australians.

Yes but when we complain - it's 100% valid. :D

[OllyW]

sauce?

When the Brits are abroad, it's got to be HP. ;)

163214
Even though it's no longer made in Britain

[BoyBach]

When the Brits are abroad, it's got to be HP. ;)

163214
Even though it's no longer made in Britain


HP: The scourge of the copper!™ (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/7903012.stm) ;)

[Blue Velvet]

When I flew over to the UK twenty years ago, I was stuck next to this constantly-complaining late-middle aged couple all the way from Changi to Heathrow on Singapore Airlines, one of the very best international airlines in terms of service.

The tea wasn't right. The butter was too hard. The food was horrible. They didn't like the movie (no backseat displays then). Could they have more pillows? They muttered and sighed every time someone had to go past them to the toilets. They even complained about the flight landing early because they'd have to wait to be picked up. I asked for a seat change but couldn't get one until I slipped into a nearby vacant one while it was dark and we were parked on the tarmac in Dubai.

They were from Scotland... and I wished them a very happy and speedy journey home. ;)

[Jaffa Cake]

I vote we sterilise them. Yay for eugenics!No need – if they're too stupid to leave their homes the likelihood of them meeting anyone to reproduce with is slim.

Of course, if you want to press ahead with your sterilisation plan then you're going to have to arrange home visits...

[OllyW]

HP: The scourge of the copper!™ (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/7903012.stm) ;)

Not all bobbies are scared of it (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/west_midlands/6445755.stm) :)

[Tom B.]

No need – if they're too stupid to leave their homes the likelihood of them meeting anyone to reproduce with is slim.
Relatives?

[BoyBach]

Not all bobbies are scared of it (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/west_midlands/6445755.stm) :)


Maybe Mr. Egan should come out of retirement and head down to London so he can illuminate the Met in the difference between tasty condiments and nasty chemicals?

[skunk]

No need – if they're too stupid to leave their homes the likelihood of them meeting anyone to reproduce with is slimLincoln. I rest my case, m'lud.

[remmy]

Yes but when we complain - it's 100% valid. :D

Australians always seem to complain about them Poms, or that its cold in England so I suppose your correct some of the time.

[andiwm2003]

the complaints about the lack of proper bisquits and the aroused elephant are both understandable and should be removed from the list ASAP.

[allmIne]

source?

I think he's referring to Brits not complaining about bad service, which in fact, we are fairly notorious for. Particularly in restaurants.

Everything else, we do complain about.

[MWPULSE]

"It took us nine hours to fly home from Jamaica to England it only took the Americans three hours to get home."

That one is plain down right stupid, i personally feel quite ashamed almost that im british because of the stupidity of some of those complaints. It doesnt make any sense why people complain about such random crap, these days beats me..

i like to think my head is screwed on the right way, i also happen to be british and proud of it, despite the fact that there are some right plonkers in this country-as the link testifies :-)

KillAll Rant:D
PTP

[michael.lauden]

these are great links!

[IJ Reilly]

Well I wouldn't get too worked up about it, since one of these supposedly true complaints was exactly the same idea as a joke a comedian told on TV many years ago, I think it's likely that someone is being spoofed.

[MOFS]

I think he's referring to Brits not complaining about bad service, which in fact, we are fairly notorious for. Particularly in restaurants.

Everything else, we do complain about.

I actually think its a bit of both. As an nation we complain, but only inefficiently. We complain about the weather (can't change that), and when it comes to service (eg in a restaurant, a queue), we complain to each other, but not to the restaurant itself. That's my experience anyway.

[bartelby]

and when it comes to service (eg in a restaurant, a queue), we complain to each other, but not to the restaurant itself. That's my experience anyway.

I complain. If we're in at a restaurant and the service has been bad I tell them not to expect a tip when it comes to getting the bill. If i'm in a supermarket and there are long queues I'll find the floor manager and ask for a till to be opened.

[Applespider]

But bartelby hon, you have a brain! :D

I moan about things that can be changed (and will try to offer a solution since that's the way my brain is wired) and resolve to accept things that I cannot influence... or avoid them. ;)

[bartelby]

But bartelby hon, you have a brain! :D


:D

I will explain why there's no tip in a polite manner too. I very rarely get annoyed. Of course, half the time it makes no difference.

[SactoGuy18]

Somebody should poll German holidaymakers and see do they have the same type of complaints during their summer vacations. :)