rickfarang Posted September 5, 2007 Report Share Posted September 5, 2007 Hey, all you Englishmen, don't take the following personally. In the article below, the word "British" could easily be replaced with "American", "Aussie", "New Zelaner", "German" or other. ===Start of quoted article=== I copied this from udonmap.com if it is true or not. I do not know.... Looks like Brittish tour operators are doing their best to keep the Brittish reputation on top Smile. Family deported from Thailand for failing to act as â??typical English touristsâ?? A working class family from Essex was deported from the tropical paradise of Thailand last night amid claims that they had failed to live up to the tawdry reputation of British holidaymakers there. Bricklayer Kevin Dobbs, his wife Tracy and their three sons were moved to four different hotels before being asked to leave after they repeatedly appeared pleasant, respectful and friendly to locals and fellow tourists. Local police say they received complaints about the family alleging they were polite to the hotel staff, controlled their children and didnâ??t drink excessively. They even supposedly went up in the hills to visit local landmarks and religious statues, where Mr Dobbs was overheard explaining; â??Thatâ??s a statue of Buddha , son, and this one is a Chinese diety, â?? The police decided to take action after local waiting staff complained that the family seemed simply incapable of referring to them en masse as â??a bl00dy waste of spaceâ??. A spokesman for Thomas Cook said they hadnâ??t initially suspected the Dobbs family to be troublemakers. â??Mr Dobbs certainly looked the part â?? he had the bald head, the cheap earrings , the tattoos, the paunch, the sleeveless vest you name it. Mrs Dobbs too fitted the profile of our typical tourist clientele, fat and bloated with Argos jewellery, replica Hermes handbag and a small, and in no way sexy, dolphin tattoo on her pink sunburnt shoulder. The kids were dressed in standard issue England football tops, one of them even believed to be official FA merchandise.â?? But then it all started to get nasty the next day when there were complaints from fellow holidaymakers that the family were attempting a bit of Thai and enquiring about local delicacies when ordering food in restaurants and not just looking at the pictures on the menu and pointing. They were moved to different hotels for their own safety but the same problem arose. Eventually the tour operator had no choice but to send them home. Mr Dobbs, 37, back in his council flat in Romford last night, was puzzled by the deportation, claiming that the authorities overreacted. â??We were treated like animals. As we were led out of the hotel, the other families cheered, with one woman calling me a disgrace and saying I should be ashamed to be British.â?? The charter airline that flew the Dobbs family home revealed that the family also upset fellow passengers by failing to clap when the plane touched down. ===End of quoted article=== And we wonder why they keep tightening visa restrictions... I applaud the original author, whoever he may be. :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sayjann Posted September 5, 2007 Report Share Posted September 5, 2007 sounds just like me on a visit..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spirit_of_town_hall Posted September 5, 2007 Report Share Posted September 5, 2007 Very apt, some Britsh tourists appear to have been to some training camp before they go on holiday so they all look and act the same. There's the bald headed gangster look, the slob look and last but not least the " wee hard man" look. STH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pescator Posted September 5, 2007 Report Share Posted September 5, 2007 The charter airline that flew the Dobbs family home revealed that the family also upset fellow passengers by failing to clap when the plane touched down. An outright disgrace! I have observed that on public busses as well... What does the world come to? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faustian Posted September 5, 2007 Report Share Posted September 5, 2007 Very funny piece...and sadly true, so very true... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sayjann Posted September 5, 2007 Report Share Posted September 5, 2007 i presume you're the 'slob look'...... :evil: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spirit_of_town_hall Posted September 5, 2007 Report Share Posted September 5, 2007 yes, or Hi So English equivalent. STH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torneyboy Posted September 6, 2007 Report Share Posted September 6, 2007 Very funny ... :thumbup: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rchapstick Posted September 6, 2007 Report Share Posted September 6, 2007 Jeez, next visit I'll have to start yelling "Speak ENGLISH, ya fecking moron" in my best Texas drawl to my Thai hosts ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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