Originally Posted by Sattman

and that wifey will be able to get out by herself instead of having the baby 24/7.

Originally Posted by JackTheLad

my MIL is the only person on earth who mops the patio ),

Originally Posted by JackTheLad

Can you send your mum over when she finishes cleaning your place? We have no helpers, oh I mean visitors, at the moment...

When my inlaws come over, they treat their stay as "working holidays" - every morning they assign themselves tasks - laundry, ironing, lawn mowing, hoovering, moping (my MIL is the only person on earth who mops the patio ), collecting sticks from the garden, cutting hedges, clearing the garage, etc. And the best thing is they never try to make me or hubby feel embarrassed about the state of our house! Or perhaps we just don't understand the subtleness of their action?! I can't remember the number of times I have had to ask them to stop working, especially when they are outdoor in the scorching heat. In the afternoon, they give themselves free time - just hang out in the garden reading or swimming in the pool.

Mrs JTL

Originally Posted by Professional Princess

I ask this because when I told some distant friends our plans, bearing in mind I only see them once a year, they said 'Right, can we come and see you?'

'Yes, thats fine but you wont be able to stay with me, I can find you cheap accommodation, but you must understand we will be working and will be leading our normal lives and to have visitors staying and using an apartment as a holiday let is not a good idea'

To this she replied 'Oh dont worry if you only have a 1 bedroom, we can sleep on the floor'

Now when my family said they will come out, they want to hire their own accommodation to come and go as they please.

Where do you draw the line with visitors? Lets face it, they wont come for a week and whilst we need to appreciate that they are on holiday and will want to eat, drink and be merry, and do their thing, they too must appreciate that this is your life, you will be working, coming home and resting.

I think relationships and friendships can go drastically wrong when someone takes it upon themselves to invite themselves to your house and treat it like a holiday let.

And it especially annoys me when people you barely talk to invite themselves when in fact, they never bothered you in the first place.

Do any of you have ground rules of what you will and wont put up with or any horror stories?

Or do you think you should put up and shut up when it comes to holiday guests and feel grateful they have come to see you (or not as the case may be).

Interested to hear opinions.

(Ive set my ground rules)

Originally Posted by SunshineGirl

We know exactly who can stay with us - immediate family and very close friends only.

If acquaintances don't fall over themselves to to visit us in Manchester, why should we put them up in Perth?
I've said to a few people that, if they're ever in Perth, give us a call and we'll meet up for a drink. I'm certain it's been understood that accomodation is not included.

Originally Posted by FRAYNE

On mothers day my oldest son who will be staying in England said to me mum you do realise when you move to oz i will probably see you about another 10 times as I wont be able to come out every year it brought a lump to my throat and i realise how much I will miss every one.
Janet

Originally Posted by Professional Princess

I ask this because when I told some distant friends our plans, bearing in mind I only see them once a year, they said 'Right, can we come and see you?'

'Yes, thats fine but you wont be able to stay with me, I can find you cheap accommodation, but you must understand we will be working and will be leading our normal lives and to have visitors staying and using an apartment as a holiday let is not a good idea'

To this she replied 'Oh dont worry if you only have a 1 bedroom, we can sleep on the floor'

Now when my family said they will come out, they want to hire their own accommodation to come and go as they please.

Where do you draw the line with visitors? Lets face it, they wont come for a week and whilst we need to appreciate that they are on holiday and will want to eat, drink and be merry, and do their thing, they too must appreciate that this is your life, you will be working, coming home and resting.

I think relationships and friendships can go drastically wrong when someone takes it upon themselves to invite themselves to your house and treat it like a holiday let.

And it especially annoys me when people you barely talk to invite themselves when in fact, they never bothered you in the first place.

Do any of you have ground rules of what you will and wont put up with or any horror stories?

Or do you think you should put up and shut up when it comes to holiday guests and feel grateful they have come to see you (or not as the case may be).

Interested to hear opinions.

(Ive set my ground rules)

Originally Posted by thebears

We take people at face value first and then only when its evident they are taking the piss, move on like ships in the night.

We have a few people coming to stay in the next few months and are looking forward to helping out as best we can - ie fellow BE members. We all know how expensive it is too come all the way out for the reccie trips and if we can help out we will. Kiwi