Originally Posted by Expatrick (Post 12258017)

& for something slightly different -

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Kettö
Harom

Originally Posted by spouse of scouse (Post 12258047)

My observation (on the ground)


Hope the Brit women weren't wearing skirts! :lol:

You make some very good points. Interesting discussion :thumbup:

Originally Posted by macliam (Post 12258084)

Hungarian, like Basque(bat, bi, hiru) and Finnish (yksi, kaksi, kolme), seem to have been brought to Europe from another planet (by the Moomins in Finland's case!).:whistle:

Köszönöm/eskerrak/Kiitän sinua..... Go raibh mhaith agut.;)

Originally Posted by macliam (Post 12258084)

Hungarian, like Basque(bat, bi, hiru) and Finnish (yksi, kaksi, kolme), seem to have been brought to Europe from another planet (by the Moomins in Finland's case!).:whistle:

Köszönöm/eskerrak/Kiitän sinua..... Go raibh mhaith agut.;)

Originally Posted by GeniB (Post 12259331)

My sister-in law is Finnish.. Well Swedish/German actually from her ancestry. Wasn't there a program on the Finns being unconnected with any other race on earth.? ditto their language?. They are also the most incestuous nation on earth.:eek:

Originally Posted by 007Steve (Post 12259718)

In my 25 years experience of Brits Abroad, this is becoming a genuine problem - starting at the airports, onto the flights, & at the car rental staff on arrival.
Watch the scenes at Luton / Stansted as typical. So, they wanted out of European Human Rights protection????? - They've got it!!
How about.....
1. All Brits to sit an IQ (or GCSE level) behavioural test when booking online, or exiting the UK (after check-in but before security). Scores under 50 = no travel.

2. Every individual adult Brit to lodge a cash deposit of €2,500 on arrival at the area local police station - refundable ONLY on return to the UK via an HMRC application with all travel data. That'll stop a few people who live in the cash economy.

2. Packs of Brits not to exceed 3 in any public venue - golf resorts included.

3. Brits to lose all signals to their mobiles, tablets, etc. on arrival, plus no access to Brit media during their stay.

4. In cases of unacceptable behaviour, the Brit/s are immediately deported or made them wear a Donald Trump mask for the rest of their stay. (Shame is the best weapon)

I wanted to be Home Secretary - but they wouldn't let me.... :wink_smile:[

Originally Posted by Sunseeker1st (Post 12261286)

Originally Posted by GeniB (Post 12257015)

I'm talking about being a Brit in Portugal when other Brits behave in an appalling manner

Went to one of our favourite little restaurants last night. It overlooks a now very famous beach. (made even more famous now by that 'blasted' TA site:eek:)

Our lovely waiter was a bit 'off' with us at the beginning of the evening,but eventually told us why. He had been subjected to abuse from a group of English men who had eaten there the night before. They had simple drunk themselves into the by now familiar loud 'stupor' our countrymen are sadly known for.. but not usually in our town.
He was embarrassed as he had had to ask them to 'take it outside' as they were upsetting other diners,some of whom had children with them.He didn't say what they had called him...but we could guess

We felt we had to apologise to him on behalf of our countrymen..but it made me seeth with anger that it should be necessary. I found I was grinding my teeth and wishing I had been there to give them a piece of my mind...
I know I would have done... but would it have been wise? Would you have intervened if you had been there?
All this publicity for our lovely Portugal is wonderful,but not if it brings 'yobs' like this to our beautiful shores. I am still upset by it

Originally Posted by Expatrick (Post 12261288)

One of my funniest was in a very nice restaurant in Malta when a party of six Brits asked the waitress to explain the menu. She had barely started when one of them said "OK, that's enough of that, we'll have 6 prawn cocktails & 6 rump steaks, well done".