I hate holidays

Phonicks · 22-05-2017 11:52AM #1

Anyone else dislike holidays

I love to just go to work Mon to fri then spend the weekends at home with the odd day trip

Holidays to me...
Making sure everything is packed
Making sure everything is off at home
Long journeys
Airports
Living for a week without most of your stuff
Eating different food at different times
Waking in a strange room
going for a walk and not knowing if I am in a safe area

No thank you

BetsyEllen · 22-05-2017 11:54AM

Phonicks wrote: »

Anyone else dislike holidays

I love to just go to work Mon to fri then spend the weekends at home with the odd day trip

Holidays to me...
Making sure everything is packed
Making sure everything is off at home
Long journeys
Airports
Living for a week without most of your stuff
Eating different food at different times
Waking in a strange room
going for a walk and not knowing if I am in a safe area

No thank you

Then having to unpack when you're home...that's the worst part

razorblunt · 22-05-2017 11:54AM

I do that for work, nevermind holidays.

me_irl · 22-05-2017 11:54AM

Would you say it trivially annoys you?

22-05-2017 11:55AM

o1s1n · 22-05-2017 11:56AM

Phonicks wrote: »

Anyone else dislike holidays

I love to just go to work Mon to fri then spend the weekends at home with the odd day trip

Holidays to me...
Making sure everything is packed
Making sure everything is off at home
Long journeys
Airports
Living for a week without most of your stuff
Eating different food at different times
Waking in a strange room
going for a walk and not knowing if I am in a safe area

No thank you

If anything it sounds like you're suffering with anxiety issues

Dr. Kenneth Noisewater · 22-05-2017 11:57AM

Why I like holidays;

Excitement of looking forward to going somewhere new
Chilling at the airport before the flight with a couple of beers
Living for a week without having to go to work
Eating different food at different times
Waking in a strange room
Nice weather

I think you're looking at it the wrong way, OP

Dr Crayfish · 22-05-2017 12:00PM

Well just stay at home then!

Dr Crayfish · 22-05-2017 12:01PM

Maybe try going "travelling" instead? It's different to holidays apparently because you're more cultured or something.

dodderangler · 22-05-2017 12:01PM

Just back from 3 week holiday in Vegas and LA and Utah. Only part I hate is the sleep pattern is all over the place.

Agricola · 22-05-2017 12:01PM

Yeah, nothing worse than jetting off to spend a week or more in a foreign country with a warm climate. Day after day of walking around sightseeing or sitting on a beach. Those kids in the 3rd world who pick through landfills everyday....they just don't know how good they have it!

woodchuck · 22-05-2017 12:14PM

You're doing it wrong

andekwarhola · 22-05-2017 12:36PM

If your normal life is so stressed and unpleasant that your holidays are a relaxed and pleasant escape, you're probably doing life wrong.

kfallon · 22-05-2017 12:48PM

You forgot the 'n' in your second last reason OP

Beta Ray Bill · 22-05-2017 12:49PM

I hate some types of holidays

Sun Holidays, sitting around at a pool... waste of time and effort.

Would much rather go somewhere in europe on the bike, way more enjoyable.

xzanti · 22-05-2017 12:51PM

As I'm getting older I'm starting to not like them as much as I used to. Probably because I've got kids and it's not really a holiday for me anymore.

Spending the whole day at the beach digging in the sand, in and out of the sea 50 times and trying to make sure they've enough sun cream on, having to make sure they get to sleep at a decent hour.

Rushing our dinner in the restaurant because we know they're going to get restless and bored and make a show of us if we're not out of there in a timely manner.

Listening to them moaning because the flight is so long, even though we just boarded half an hour ago.

Fun.

s15r330 · 22-05-2017 12:53PM

xzanti wrote: »

As I'm getting older I'm starting to not like them as much as I used to. Probably because I've got kids and it's not really a holiday for me anymore.

Spending the whole day at the beach digging in the sand, in and out of the sea 50 times and trying to make sure they've enough sun cream on, having to make sure they get to sleep at a decent hour.

Rushing our dinner in the restaurant because we know they're going to get restless and bored and make a show of us if we're not out of there in a timely manner.

Listening to them moaning because the flight is so long, even though we just boarded half an hour ago.

Fun.

(Business idea forming...)
Boarding kennels for kids, you can be my first guinea p...I mean customer!

ballyargus · 22-05-2017 12:56PM

I agree with you.

So does David Tennant.

koumi · 22-05-2017 12:59PM

For all those reasons haven't been anywhere in about 15 years, mostly because it would involve going through an airport and the last time I flew I ended up in hospital for a week with nephritis. I don't think my body can handle the stress. I would gladly travel around the world on a bike or in a giant truck (don't know why a truck but I suspect that would be great). I love day trips though. I love sitting on a bus or a train and staring out the window and listening to music, love it.

Malari · 22-05-2017 01:00PM

I hate going to the beach. And I'm not really into places that have the same weather as Ireland in the summer. And I'd never do a camping or biking holiday. But going to an interesting, warm place and experiencing the culture and food is fantastic.

Blazer · 22-05-2017 01:01PM

Dr. Kenneth Noisewater wrote: »

Why I like holidays;

Wanking in a strange room

Somehow I read this as the above..anyone do the same?

infogiver · 22-05-2017 01:06PM

It's almost like brainwashing.
You MUST want to leave your own home and pay money to sleep in another bed.
You MUST want to adjust to another climate.
You MUST want to wander around aimlessly for up to 14 days.
You MUST want to spend every moment of these 14 days with your loved ones.
You MUST want to spend the rest of the 50 weeks of the year working to pay for the 2 weeks.
You MUST want to spend hours traveling to this Utopia in a tin box that either has wheels or wings.
You MUST smile continuously while awake.
If you don't adhere to these rules then you risk being classed as odd.
Few years ago hubby had a bereavement which resulted in us cancelling our holiday.
Teenage daughter delighted we spent the money instead on takeaways and treats and we lay around the house (the weather was lovely) and in and out to the garden.
We've never looked back.

Pat Mustard · 22-05-2017 01:07PM

Taking off from white sand, snorkeling in the clear blue sea. Emerging to an ice cold cocktail at the beach bar.

Total nightmare.

Widdershins · 22-05-2017 01:09PM

If the stress outweighs the fun, could you just holiday in your own country this year? Or would that be your idea of boring?
It's supposed to be a break, but it doesn't sound like it for you.

Phonicks · 22-05-2017 01:09PM

infogiver wrote: »

It's almost like brainwashing.
You MUST want to leave your own home and pay money to sleep in another bed.
You MUST want to adjust to another climate.
You MUST want to wander around aimlessly for up to 14 days.
You MUST want to spend every moment of these 14 days with your loved ones.
You MUST want to spend the rest of the 50 weeks of the year working to pay for the 2 weeks.
You MUST want to spend hours traveling to this Utopia in a tin box that either has wheels or wings.
You MUST smile continuously while awake.
If you don't adhere to these rules then you risk being classed as odd.
Few years ago hubby had a bereavement which resulted in us cancelling our holiday.
Teenage daughter delighted we spent the money instead on takeaways and treats and we lay around the house (the weather was lovely) and in and out to the garden.
We've never looked back.

Brilliant post

Thanks

dazberry · 22-05-2017 01:13PM

When I was single I wasn't mad into holidays really - I used to prefer taking a few days off work from time to time and just chilling out - maybe play a computer game, drink a few beers etc, be at no one's bye or leave. Now I'm married - every last day of my holiday leave is co-opted around having to go somewhere or another, sick of it at this stage - just want my chill time back

D.

sbsquarepants · 22-05-2017 01:18PM

I love holidays.

Instead of working during the day I get to -

Drink
Have sex
Swim in the sea / sleep on the beach
Eat out

And as if that wasn't enough - it's sunny and the women walk around with their tits out.

Beats work to death with a hammer OP. You're clearly mental.:mad:

wakka12 · 22-05-2017 01:21PM

Dr. Kenneth Noisewater wrote: »

Why I like holidays;

Excitement of looking forward to going somewhere new
Chilling at the airport before the flight with a couple of beers
Living for a week without having to go to work
Eating different food at different times
Waking in a strange room
Nice weather

I think you're looking at it the wrong way, OP

Thats all well and good for you.
Everyone has different tastes
I personally find holidays more stress than enjoyment a lot of the time, especially if its with a group of people who I constantly have to socialise with
Im always happy I did go on a holiday once I have gone though

andekwarhola · 22-05-2017 01:30PM

Always hated activity type holidays. Gimme a place I've never been before with nice scenery or interesting streets and sunshine and I'll happily spend a week doing nothing but aimlessly perambulating, sitting outside cafes and relaxing.

xzanti · 22-05-2017 02:28PM

sbsquarepants wrote: »

I love holidays.

Instead of working during the day I get to -

Drink
Have sex
Swim in the sea / sleep on the beach
Eat out

And as if that wasn't enough - it's sunny and the women walk around with their tits out.

Beats work to death with a hammer OP. You're clearly mental.:mad:

I'm guessing you don't have kids.

I used to be like that. Lived for holidays, out clubbing til the sun came up, lounging on the beach all day with a cocktail in hand etc, it was paradise.

Enjoy it for as long as you can.

c68zapdsm5i1ru · 22-05-2017 03:16PM

I love throwing a bag into the car and heading off down the country for a few days with family. I do this several times over the Summer months and far prefer it to having one big holiday that takes loads of planning, shopping for and fussing about getting to the airport on time, what I can take through security, delayed flights etc.

My passport has been out of date for three years and I've had the best three Summers since I was a kid. I take several weeks off work and spend it chilling at home, going on nice day trips and having short holidays like the above.

I hate holidays

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