Germans book sun loungers before they even get to hotel
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Going to stop early morning towel wars.
Doubt it, lol
SkinnyBoy said:
Oh dear, I remember going to one of those vile spanish places, Salou I think, back in the early 90's, it was over run by Germans with the most hideous behavior. I vowed never ever to go on a cheap holiday again.
Trouble is, you get the same thing on some expensive holidays as well.The in-laws go twice a year to a 5 star, all inclusive place on Gran Canaria. They pay around £3000 for their two weeks. Last Christmas they took us with them for Christmas (they paid!) and it was terrible. Hotel was pointlessly posh - shirt and shoes for dinner, no shorts or sandals in the lobby, that kind of thing, but the Germans (and Swiss, weirdly) used to queue for the door to the pool outside to be opened at 7am so they could put their towels down.
Reminded me of a hotel I booked a few years ago for a messy trip to Malaga with Uni mates. The package deal at this hotel was cheaper than any other standard hotel I could find. We fell out with EVERYONE who arrived that week as we had rented a couple of cars from the airport. Didn't realise we had to tell the rep we didn't need the coach. They were all delayed at the airport for over an hour while numerous tannoy calls were put out for us. By the time they got to the hotel we were already checked in and taking advantage of our free drink on arrival at the pool bar.
Preferring the beach to the pool at the hotel, we didn't really hang out there at all, using it as a place for sleeping and showering. When we did try to get to the pool, we wondered why almost every bed was taken, every day. One morning, on our a return from a rather messy night out, we found out why.
Arriving back to the hotel at about quarter to 7 in the morning, there's a massive queue in the lobby. Mainly yawning middle-aged men, holding reams of towels. Having never seen this phenomenon before we thought it was hilarious. Turns out they were all German. By 7, some British Dads had joined the queue, and we let them push in to our place as we stumbled up to bed. Turns out it's not just the British who get uppity about queues. We had a note through our doors asking us not to "interfere with the system" any further. Of course this just made us more determined, and failed to endear us to the other residents. Having a system to neuter the efforts of annoying students can only be a good thing!
qualityAh annoying the Germans it's a holiday sport. Mind you I don't particularly want to share a pool area with a gaggle of grotesque Michelin men lookalikes stripped down to their nothings.
Happy memories of the Mini-Disco in Cala Millor many years back where the kids were dancing around to "I am the music man" and doing all the:- "I can play the big bass drum / trombone bla di bla." complete with actions.
Then the song went "I can play the Dambusters, Dambusters, Dambusters" then launched into the film theme tune and all the English kids start running around arms outstretched imitating aeroplanes. Cue the German kids looking bewildered for a moment, then joining in followed with them being dragged protesting from the dance floor.
Happy memories of the Mini-Disco in Cala Millor many years back where the kids were dancing around to "I am the music man" and doing all the:- "I can play the big bass drum / trombone bla di bla." complete with actions.
Then the song went "I can play the Dambusters, Dambusters, Dambusters" then launched into the film theme tune and all the English kids start running around arms outstretched imitating aeroplanes. Cue the German kids looking bewildered for a moment, then joining in followed with them being dragged protesting from the dance floor.
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