British holiday makers in Spain
06-January-2009
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The typical British holiday maker in Spain, don't they make you just want to cringe?  The British (and to be fair German ones too) going to Spain and once there plunging into the "All Day BIG full English Breakfast", Pints of beer rather than the standard Spanish offering that is easier to drink and not asridiculous looking in a woman's fist!

Just try a small simple bit of Spanish

They order their food and drink in loud precise English (lets leave the German's out of this), when they could just try a small simple bit of Spanish even if the waiter then answers in English.  He, at least would have been pleased that you tried.

Then of course they want to have Chips with everything.  But they don't eat chips with everything in England, so why be so insistent in Spain?

The British holidaymakers in Spain

Once they've consumed their stodge you'll see them walking around the town half naked with blubber hanging out everywhere, I mean who wants to sit having a meal with that sight in front of you?  Wearing hats inside restaurants... why?  Huge fat people wearing sports clothing in garish colours - old men wearing cropped shorts (like Hobbits) and baseball caps, don't they know they look stupid?  The worst sin so far is seeing people (men) wearing desert combats when they are clearly so NOT serving soldiers they make me laugh.

All I can say is that the German's currently think the Russians are more boorish and uncouth than the British!  For heavens sake please act like a true Britain's and be classy, stylish and happy to absorb and learn about the culture and language of the country you are visiting.

By: Tonanit216


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I would like to make a complaint please sir. its regarding your ignorance towrads the adoption process. If Jeremy Beadle was still here he would be ashamed, god bless his soul. The situation has went too far and me must take action now or else our ancestors will suffer through our stupidity and anxiety. arrrgg makes me sick!
*Jeramiah  06-Nov-2008 12:50

 
hahaha! "I'm 6ft 5in.. 22 stone of solid muscle.. A 3 times former Mr Derbyshire .. and I'm able to squeeze an apple into dust with my grip.. I holiday in Spain and enjoy myself fully.. I have no ego.. Live and let live is my motto. If folk want to walk around with their 'blubber hanging out'...so what!!!" no ego, really? amazing how high they can stack sh*t these days..
*....  10-Oct-2008 09:58

 
If I said white, you'd say black, wouldn't you, "topsyturvy uk"? I've seen your posts before. What an irascible s*d you are.
*Spuddy  18-Sep-2008 16:57

 
I love the jolly boys outings to Spain. Every year without fail we invade them. Gallons and gallons of 'San Mig Sorehead' from Mick's Tavern that preps you up for the pavement pizza toward the end of the night. Hammered, then repeat the following night.
*Dezzy  18-Sep-2008 14:58

 
Numero Uno, I imagine you are just a big water tank, pumped up on steroids.

'able to squeeze an apple into dust with my grip'. Only a mincer would type somthin' like this.

I can smoke 40 a day and drink 18 pints without being sick so nur.
*Canny Lad  18-Sep-2008 10:51

 
You don't mince your words do you ?. I found the Spanish to be quite friendly when I've been there, but then they are after the tourist money I suppose. BTW, what's a nonce and could you eat a whole one.
*El Diablo  08-Sep-2008 10:20

 
I'm 6ft 5in.. 22 stone of solid muscle.. A 3 times former Mr Derbyshire .. and I'm able to squeeze an apple into dust with my grip.. I holiday in Spain and enjoy myself fully.. I have no ego.. Live and let live is my motto. If folk want to walk around with their 'blubber hanging out'...so what!!!
*Numero Uno  01-Sep-2008 23:57

 
Totally agree with the gripe, but it isn't just in Spain. We usually go to Greece or Turkey and it is just the same.
I don't think the chips thing is so bad, they do go very well with pizza, kebabs & grills; what I can't understand is the obsession with roast dinners & steak & kidney pies. A bit much when the temperature is 90deg or more! I must admit though to having the occasional large beer by the pool or in a restaurant as well, cheaper than 2 small ones!
Part of the pleasure of going abroad is eating foreign food, and I always work on the assumption that the Greeks know how to cook Greek food; they may not know how to cook English food.
As for the dress sense, what is it anyway with people who obviously do no excercise at all & sports wear? All that polyester in hot weather, sweaty!
I do think the least you can do if you are going to a nice restaurant for dinner is try to look respectable. Long trousers are not always necessary for men, some smart shorts are ok as long as they wear a fairly decent shirt, not a t shirt or football shirt! As for women, there are always such nice floaty summer clothes in the shops; not expensive either. Why go to a restaurant in clothes you'd wear to the beach? I also think it looks awful when young girls (or heaven forbid older ones) wear shorts with half their bum hanging out below. Show some respect to the people who are trying to make sure you have a good holiday!
We have actually seen the old guy you refer to on Corfu, long shorts, trainers, football shirt & baseball cap; he must have been over 70! We called him "the world's oldest teenager".
I won't even get started on the unsightly naked flesh or I'll be here all day! Cover it up, for goodness' sake!
We always try to dress respectably when on holiday; we seem to be sucessful as on weekend breaks in Paris, Barcelona and Palma we have been taken for all sorts of nationalities like French, Spanish or Italian rather than British!
*grumpyoldwoman  01-Sep-2008 16:47

 
why would you want to go abroad and to Spain just to get drunk? You could do that back in the UK. Surely the fulfillment of going abroad is to soak up the local culture and language.
*sonofsilence  01-Sep-2008 12:36

 
Who can afford to go for a holiday in Spain these days anyway? Agree with the sentiment though. Brits do stick out a bit wherever they go, but not nearly as much as our American friends!
*Matty  01-Sep-2008 10:20


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