12-Jul-2003, 02:22 PM
We too go abroad to enjoy the local life, scenery etc., etc. and have always been treated well, though we have sat through an evening of French entertainment on one campsite where the comedian poked fun at "les Anglais" all through his set, thinking we "Rosbifs" wouldn't understand him. Hrrrumph! I could take it in good part, except when the punchline of one his "jokes" involved an English family driving off a cliff, which everyone thought was hilarious.... except for the French-speaking English in his audience.
But even when I was in Spain at age 18, none of my party went to get bladdered and laid. We had a few drinks and went home to bed! We were all about to go off to university and were way too sensible to risk any drunken accidents or unwanted pregnancies, STD's, blah, blah!
It isn't just the British youth though. The campsite we were on last year 'enjoyed' (huh!) the presence of a Dutch youth who semed to act as a magnet for other teenagers. He collected a gang around him and tended to monopolise the pool and wander round the camp about midnight, making a racket. However a run in with a few British dads took the wind out of his sails! He was out on the lake on a flippin' pedalo after midnight and got a real tongue-lashing from campers on the shore. Wasn't so cocky after that! [
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But even when I was in Spain at age 18, none of my party went to get bladdered and laid. We had a few drinks and went home to bed! We were all about to go off to university and were way too sensible to risk any drunken accidents or unwanted pregnancies, STD's, blah, blah!
It isn't just the British youth though. The campsite we were on last year 'enjoyed' (huh!) the presence of a Dutch youth who semed to act as a magnet for other teenagers. He collected a gang around him and tended to monopolise the pool and wander round the camp about midnight, making a racket. However a run in with a few British dads took the wind out of his sails! He was out on the lake on a flippin' pedalo after midnight and got a real tongue-lashing from campers on the shore. Wasn't so cocky after that! [
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