Brits behaving badly

Oh dear, a recent survey has ranked British holiday-makers "rude", "messy" and "loud". If ever a nation needed a makeover it's us.

The damning verdict comes from a survey of European hoteliers by the travel company Expedia.

It seems we're notorious for our drunken behaviour and inability to speak a word of the local dialect. Sound familiar?

Okay, so you're not amongst the 'socks and sandal' brigade and you don't have a British Bulldog tattooed on your body but you may be more 'British' than you think.
Ever packed emergency tea-bags? Spoken English louder so as to be better understood? Maybe oiled up in the midday sun?

Now, don't get me wrong I love a queue as much as the next person and there are pictures of me in days gone by sporting an 'I love Majorca bum bag' (yes it's true).
However, if we're ever going to shake this image we need to act now. This includes the more mature of those reading this.

If you think you've came a long way since knotted handkerchiefs were an acceptable part of the summer wardrobe then think again.

A few months ago the Foreign Office warned that growing numbers of over-50s were making a nuisance of themselves while on holiday.

A series of surveys found that this older generation, nicknamed Saga Louts, was overindulging in food and drink and being abusive to locals.

The research also found that many were putting their safety at risk by drinking too much and then participating in dangerous sports such as water skiing or riding a moped!

And you thought those loud-mouthed Americans or sun-bed grabbing Germans were the worst holiday-makers.

Now, until photographic evidence proves otherwise I can lay claim to being a model Brit on a recent trip to Ibiza so I expect no less from you on your holidays.

That includes the next convoy to Barcelona!

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