Lads Letting Their Hair down on Holiday, it just the time and a place that they don't seem to grasp or understand.

westerby wrote:

RALPHCUSENS wrote:Westerby, Not disputing what you say, as I have no idea of the figures, however, I would be interested to know where you got the information as regards to the above certainty :-

Sure...

http://www.fco.gov.uk/en/newsroom/latest-news/?view=PressR&id=5226726

Above is the FO report on British holiday behaviour in 2006 -2007.

http://latestnews.virginmedia.com/news/infocus/2008/08/12/big_jump_in_britons_arrested_abroad

Next comes the Virgin media report based on the FO report.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1043714/Shame-binge-drink-Britons-abroad-number-arrested-holiday-soars-15.html

Above is a piece from my favourite right wing rag for little Englanders that also quotes the same FO report.

http://www.tourism.go.th/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2610&Itemid=25

Above is a link to xls stats on arrivals of foreign nationals in Thailand for Q4 2008. 167,000 Britons arrived in that period against a Norwegian strength of about 21,000 and a German figure of 117,000.

http://press.expedia.co.uk/press-releases/2007/british-tourists-amongst-worst-in-the-world.aspx

Finally, I've added Expedia's report on the Best Tourist League for 2007.

Couple that with posters' reports on gobby Brits causing trouble in Udon last year and I'll venture to put my money where my mouth is and say the majority of tourist aggravation and bad behaviour comes from the archetypal Brits on tour.

Chawk dee RSM Cusens, hope you had a good Easter.

I agree, on the face of it, those reports look quite damming, until you see that four of them are from the same Home Office press release, which does not compare the behaviour of the British with that of other nationalities.

The other two is dealing with tourist arrivals and the spending habits of tourist!

So therefore, your argument holds no water, and you are hereby sentenced to 7 days extra duties, and your bryllcream ration is suspended, for behaviour unbecoming of a Boy Aircraftman

Sorry to the Northern irish for even thiking that they could be british, I had a mental aberration, however I must agree that on the whole we are talking about the British here should we talk about othr nationals and their peccadillos especially.
I really think that depicting the the archetypal Britisher as a trouble maker / drunk etc is a word too far.
As an Englishman I object .

Just a question... from what country do "peccadillos" come from? Just curious, Khun Paul.

Er, pecadillos come from Span(ish), along with their brothers delantadillos, sisters grenadillos and cousins bocadillos.

peccadillos

it's a good think i had latin in school, amazing what sticks when you're a kid.

if not for latin, i'd ask if that is also sold in the mexican food dept at carrefour.

think i'll start wearing my cross upside down

trubrit wrote:just a minor correction Paul. Northern Ireland is not British.Great Britain consists of. England, Scotland and Wales. Those three with the addition of NI constute the United Kingdom.

An IN-correction you mean.

People from Northern Ireland are British, hence they carry a British passport. Strangely, they can also be called Irish, even though most don't have an Irish passport. Yes, you can get overly picky, like you did above, but the day-to-day reality is that they are British.

Yes to all and what is a peccadillo well it is something bad which someone does ( normally in a sexual way) which is not regarded as very important or serious. ( quote oxford concise dictionary lest I get to walk the plank.lol
Yes thw northern irish are british and I bet they are glad of that, one hopes.

latin is a wonderful language long dead and may it remain so, however it is the basis for many european languages and used extensively in the medical world as well as the naming of plants, just for your interest.
And today it is still used in many forms like tempus fugit and all that jazz.
Chin Chin

Marmite The Dog wrote:

trubrit wrote:just a minor correction Paul. Northern Ireland is not British.Great Britain consists of. England, Scotland and Wales. Those three with the addition of NI constute the United Kingdom.

An IN-correction you mean.

People from Northern Ireland are British, hence they carry a British passport. Strangely, they can also be called Irish, even though most don't have an Irish passport. Yes, you can get overly picky, like you did above, but the day-to-day reality is that they are British.

Sorry you are wrong marmite man. If you have a United Kingdom passport look at the cover. It distinctly say's

United Kingdom of Great Britain andNorthern Ireland.Incidentally, There is no such thing as a British passport.Only a United Kingdom one.
Overly picky? You go to Northern Ireland and call an inhabitant British.

^ So what do you put on your immigration forms when asked for your nationality?

What does someone from Northern Ireland put on their immigration form?

'British"

Owned. Good day.

Marmite The Dog wrote:^ So what do you put on your immigration forms when asked for your nationality?

What does someone from Northern Ireland put on their immigration form?

'British"

Owned. Good day.

It depends. You can choose British citizenship, Irish citizenship or both.

So you can have a UK passport or an Irish Passport if from Northern Ireland

That would make you Nationally Irish

AussieBoy wrote:That would make you Nationally Irish

In those famous words... Up to you!

And what are you doing with my passport?

Northern Ireland or Eire,they are all boggers... for which we are eternally grateful.

And before the PC brigade get the hump, I am Jockinese.