Experiences with saps on holidays

joe stodge · 06-06-2014 10:27AM #1

I was on holidays in Florida last year and had the displeasure to be stuck on a flight and in a hotel with with a large group from Northern Ireland.

On the flight over they thought nothing of it to let their children to play chasing up the aisles of the plane while they got blitzed drunk and very loud, at one point they started opening bottles they had bought in the duty free because the stewardess had refused to give them anymore alcohol. The captain had to announce over the the PA that doing so was a criminal offense and passengers had to be responsible for their children.

On arrival they thought nothing of it to barge to the top of the hotel shuttle que, once on the bus the same carry on that went on on the plane restarted, kids running up the centre aisle of the bus and more drinking.

When we reached the hotel they very drunk and generally obnoxious, my wife went inside the reception with the kids as I got the bags from under the bus. They sent one of their party in then with the same idea. There was nobody at the reception to which the very nice lady started banging the service bell and shouting hello, she very rude and short with the receptionist when she came out of the back, they eventually got their keys and fücked off to their rooms. We got our keys and headed up stairs.

When we got up, the northern lads were in a tower facing ours and out on their balconies, they had 3 rooms. They were having a conversation between the balconies which all 3 had been draped with Union Jack flags. I ignored them and we got ourselves settled in.

About an hour later I went to the Pizza Hut in the hotel to get a takeaway, the group of northies were in the reception of the hotel getting a bollocking off the sheriff.

We didn't spend an awful lot of time in the hotel after that, we were too busy in the theme parks and what not so we didn't have much more interactions with them afterwards, except for the few minutes in the evenings when we headed back to the hotel to get changed to head out for dinner, they were always at the pool drinking while letting their kids run wild until the pool was closed at about 10pm.

Share your stories of getting stuck in, near or around dickheads while on holiday.

TheGlass · 06-06-2014 10:33AM

Yeah anyone that feels the need to bring flags with them on holiday should generally be avoided

AnonoBoy · 06-06-2014 10:35AM

Had a lovely massage in a place in Turin a few years back.

Oh wait..... saps?

Davarus Walrus · 06-06-2014 10:35AM

Nothing ruins a holiday quicker than discovering a shower of Nordies have arrived in the place. Drink, that accent, and a massive chip on their collective shoulders invariably leads to a lowering of the tone.

discus · 06-06-2014 10:36AM

TheGlass wrote: »

Yeah anyone that feels the need to bring flags with them on holiday should generally be avoided

While I agree when it comes to sectarian use of flags, I think in general ita quite nice and most people Ive met who carried flags used it as a way of meeting people other than their countrymen!

Crann na Beatha · 06-06-2014 10:38AM

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naughtysmurf · 06-06-2014 10:40AM

We have booked villas in Florida the last couple of times so that we have our own space and don't have to put up with any sh1te & noise from other hotel guests but being arseholes isn't confined to being from the north either

Riamfada · 06-06-2014 10:44AM

TheGlass wrote: »

Yeah anyone that feels the need to bring flags with them on holiday should generally be avoided

When I was a kid we used to go to a complex in Spain. The complex had two towers and one was for northies and the other for free staters.They were purposefully segregated because of the amount of Irish there. There were Union Jacks and Red Hand flags hanging off one and tricolours off the others.

Meanwhile the Germans had theirs all over the sunbeds.

joe stodge · 06-06-2014 10:49AM

naughtysmurf wrote: »

We have booked villas in Florida the last couple of times so that we have our own space and don't have to put up with any sh1te & noise from other hotel guests but being arseholes isn't confined to being from the north either

I have been a few times always stayed in hotels never had any bother before or since, I don't see the point in paying for a villa or house when all i'm really going to be doing is sleeping there and could spend the extra money elsewhere.

I kinda had to mention the fact they were from the north, otherwise posting about FLEGS would have been silly, also all the tshirts they seemed to own were rangers or England football shirts, classy bunch indeed.

steddyeddy · 06-06-2014 10:49AM

discus wrote: »

While I agree when it comes to sectarian use of flags, I think in general ita quite nice and most people Ive met who carried flags used it as a way of meeting people other than their countrymen!

In fairness it's most effective ensuring only your country men talk to you.

rainbow kirby · 06-06-2014 10:50AM

Aisle seat of a LHR-DUB flight (BMI, before BA took their slots) with obese Americans in the middle and window seats. Demanding arseholes, spilling into my space constantly, picking arguments with the cabin crew when asked to pay for drinks and food, looking absolutely disgusted when asked to move their pile of crap from my seat (they boarded first) - I was quite glad the flight was only an hour long!

Maphisto · 06-06-2014 10:55AM

Riamfada wrote: »

When I was a kid we used to go to a complex in Spain. The complex had two towers and one was for northies and the other for free staters.They were purposefully segregated because of the amount of Irish there. There were Union Jacks and Red Hand flags hanging off one and tricolours off the others.

Meanwhile the Germans had theirs all over the sunbeds.

It sounds feckin lovely - did you give us the link so we can book up?:D

whisky_galore · 06-06-2014 11:16AM

Riamfada wrote: »

When I was a kid we used to go to a complex in Spain.

Sounds as appealing as being stuck in a POW camp. How people think 2 weeks in a concrete bunker on the Costa Del Scummer with faux Irish/British pubs is a dream holiday is beyond me.

gandalf · 06-06-2014 11:17AM

Riamfada wrote: »

When I was a kid we used to go to a complex in Spain. The complex had two towers and one was for northies and the other for free staters.They were purposefully segregated because of the amount of Irish there. There were Union Jacks and Red Hand flags hanging off one and tricolours off the others.

Meanwhile the Germans had theirs all over the sunbeds.

I read this and the first thought that stuck me was BLOCK WAR!!!

pundy · 06-06-2014 11:27AM

Santa ponsa in majorca. i love spain, but this place is HORRIBLE. it's horrible because it's full of pasty culchies from ireland. The english/german orientated resorts happen to be much nicer and better vibes, better people.

Fratton Fred · 06-06-2014 11:37AM

Flew to Palma last year with Ryanair.saw a group of lads in the bar beforehand and hoped to God they weren't on our flight, but they were.

No problems though, they all fell asleep within ten minutes of boarding.

The group of five mothers, with their kids though were a different story. Loud, drunk, ignoring their kids who were running amok to the point the captain put the seat belt light on.

They argued non stop with the cabin crew because they wanted to drink their duty free and basically made the flight a ****ing nightmare.

One of these gaaargeuos orange coloured woman was questioned by police when we landed, but not detained so we had the pleasure of watching her staggering in to arrivals singing Santa Claus is coming to town and trying to kiss an elderly Spanish guy. **** knows where her kids were.

The Backwards Man · 06-06-2014 11:40AM

A package holiday would be my worst nightmare.

Celly Smunt · 06-06-2014 11:50AM

The Backwards Man wrote: »

A package holiday would be my worst nightmare.

I always thought that too until last year. We decided to go really tacky and head to a bunker in Turkey for a few pennies and ended up having a great holiday. Fair enough I generally avoided the resort like the plague, but once outside it was excellent, got to see some places id never see due to it not being a weekend type destination.

I probably won't do it again, but it was nice for a change being able to explore and have the choice of lazing on the beach or beside a pool.

Riamfada · 06-06-2014 11:57AM

whisky_galore wrote: »

Sounds as appealing as being stuck in a POW camp. How people think 2 weeks in a concrete bunker on the Costa Del Scummer with faux Irish/British pubs is a dream holiday is beyond me.

This was before we had money back in the last time we had no money. Im talking 1992/1993 here.

conorhal · 06-06-2014 12:00PM

Davarus Walrus wrote: »

Nothing ruins a holiday quicker than discovering a shower of Nordies have arrived in the place. Drink, that accent, and a massive chip on their collective shoulders invariably leads to a lowering of the tone.

Gotta agree, they all seem to have some sort of problem with volume control, either it's genetically broken, their all deaf in the North or they feel some inexplicable need to shout everything for some reason. It's really irritating.

BizzyC · 06-06-2014 12:02PM

Not all package holidays are bad.
I went on a thomas cook one a few years ago to Crete, you can specify a couples only place.
We got a lovely resort that didn't have loads of kids running around or groups of drunks.

Worst I ever saw in a place was a spanish weirdo by a pool in Feurteventura.
The guy would sit there with a towel across his lap and w*nk looking at the girls around the place.

I reported him at reception, but later that day realised his room was opposite ours, and it overlooked the pool...

Teyla Emmagan · 06-06-2014 01:04PM

Riamfada wrote: »

When I was a kid we used to go to a complex in Spain. The complex had two towers and one was for northies and the other for free staters.They were purposefully segregated because of the amount of Irish there. There were Union Jacks and Red Hand flags hanging off one and tricolours off the others.

Meanwhile the Germans had theirs all over the sunbeds.

That sounds like my idea of a living hell.

Teyla Emmagan · 06-06-2014 01:09PM

The Backwards Man wrote: »

A package holiday would be my worst nightmare.

I went on one I think. Crete. They were drunk at check-in at the airport (for a 6.30am flight). Then the wans from Clonadalkin started a shouting match with the wans from Ballyfermot (they were actually from these places, I am not generalising) on the plane. Whilst ordering drink until the stewardesses stopped serving them because they were so rowdy. Throwing things up and down the plane, barging over people etc. Kids crying because of the noise, old men being heckled for asking them to keep it down. It was what I imagine prison is like - stuck with savages with no way off. It's alright though, because 'they were just having the craic'.

greenflash · 06-06-2014 01:14PM

Package holidays are not my thing at all but was forced to go down to the Costa del Sol with the outlaws a few year ago. Most obvious thing I noticed about the unwashed hordes was the English lads wear England jerseys so show how English they are, while the Irish lads wear English club jerseys to show how Irish they are. Saps

SBWife · 06-06-2014 01:16PM

Flight from CPT to LHR, two obese individuals travelling together booked the aisle and window seats, I got stuck with the middle seat, spillover from both sides and them yelling conversations at each other in Afrikaans for 10 hours plus. Flight completely booked out I was given a crew seat for a few hours but there wasn't a free seat anywhere on the aircraft.

BBJBIG · 06-06-2014 01:18PM

Indeed.
Many cünts should have been Aborted at Birth and their Liver gone to somebody else.
Pure scumbags. And, their children will turn out to be the same kind of animal too.
Durty Bloody Bowzies ... and inbred tramps.

darkdubh · 06-06-2014 01:21PM

pundy wrote: »

Santa ponsa in majorca. i love spain, but this place is HORRIBLE. it's horrible because it's full of pasty culchies from ireland. The english/german orientated resorts happen to be much nicer and better vibes, better people.

Cmon,don't be so hard on yourself.

pundy · 06-06-2014 01:34PM

darkdubh wrote: »

Cmon,don't be so hard on yourself.

im not a culchie, and im only half irish. im far from pasty.

paulbok · 06-06-2014 01:42PM

BBJBIG wrote: »

Indeed.
Many cünts should have been Aborted at Birth and their Liver gone to somebody else.
Pure scumbags. And, their children will turn out to be the same kind of animal too.
Durty Bloody Bowzies ... and inbred tramps.

Get off the fence and tell us what you really think

Yakuza · 06-06-2014 01:42PM

In 2000, on a leg from Singapore to Sydney, about 20 Kuwaitis got on (approx 10 kids, 7 blokes and 3 women). When I saw the Qantas air hostesses (who must be fairly seasoned at dealing with asshole passengers) roll their eyes when they came through the air bridge, I got a bad feeling and boy, I wasn't disappointed. Apart from take-off and landing, the kids were running riot for pretty much the whole flight (all 9 hours of it (felt like 19)). Running up and down the aisles, bouncing on the seats, screaming and shouting. It was before I had kids myself, so I was utterly intolerant of them. (I may have mellowed somewhat regarding kids in general

). The adults (presumably some of the kids' parents were among them) made exactly zero attempt to remonstrate with them, or to restrain/curtail their behaviour. I think they were actually proud of the shennanigans they got up to. I only know they were Kuwaiti as I overheard one of the stewardesses say something like "faakin Kuwaitis" to a colleague as I passed them on the way to the bog. Wherever they were from, they were a spoiled bunch of brats. They'd be all in their 20s now, I wonder if they're any better behaved.

darkdubh · 06-06-2014 01:47PM

pundy wrote: »

im not a culchie, and im only half irish. im far from pasty.

You are clearly a member of the master race.Us pale Paddys must do you homage.Heil!

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