I ordered the chicken!
Thomas Cook and the Association of British Travel Agents compiled a list of the bizarre complaints, including one where a holidaymaker said he felt inadequate after seeing an aroused elephant, which in turn ruined his honeymoon.
It seems many British travellers aren’t used to beaches, with a tourist complaining that “the beach was too sandy� and another upset when they discovered fish swimming in the sea.
“No-one told us there would be fish in the sea. The children were startled,” the tourist said.
It seems some travellers also have a lot to learn about nature.
“I was bitten by a mosquito – no-one said they could bite,” a holidaymaker complained.
In another complaint a British guest at a Novotel hotel in Australia said his soup was too thick and strong, not realising he had been supping from the gravy boat.
In an even stranger twist, one traveller blamed a hotel for her pregnancy.
“My fiancé and I booked a twin-bedded room but we were placed in a double-bedded room. We now hold you responsible for the fact that I find myself pregnant,â€? the guest said.
“This would not have happened if you had put us in the room that we booked.”
Other complaints included “there are too many Spanish people in Spain� and “too much curry served in restaurants in India�
Does this sound familiar?
You can read more examples of Brits complaining Down Under in Diary of a whinging Pom.
What’s the strangest complaint you’ve ever heard on holiday and do you think Brits deserve their title as “whinging Poms”?
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