> >20 ridiculous complaints made by >holidaymakers - these were in the Telegraph on-line today! >--------------------------------------------------------------------------- > >A tourist at a top African game lodge >overlooking a waterhole, who spotted a visibly >aroused elephant, complained that the sight of >this rampant beast ruined his honeymoon by making him feel "inadequate". > >A woman threatened to call police after claiming >that shed been locked in by staff. When in >fact, she had mistaken the do not disturb sign >on the back of the door as a warning to remain in the room. > >"The beach was too sandy." > >A guest at a Novotel in Australia complained his >soup was too thick and strong. He was >inadvertently slurping the gravy at the time. > >Topless sunbathing on the beach should be >banned. The holiday was ruined as my husband >spent all day looking at other women." > >"We bought 'Ray-Ban' sunglasses for five euros >(£3.50) from a street trader, only to find out they were fake." > >"No-one told us there would be fish in the sea. The children were startled." > >"It took us nine hours to fly home from Jamaica >to England it only took the Americans three hours to get home." > >"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. This would not have happened if >you had put us in the room that we booked." > >"I compared the size of our one-bedroom >apartment to our friends' three-bedroom >apartment and ours was significantly smaller." > >"The brochure stated: 'No hairdressers at the >accommodation'. We're trainee hairdressers - will we be OK staying here?" > >"There are too many Spanish people. The >receptionist speaks Spanish. The food is Spanish. Too many foreigners." > >"We found the sand was not like the sand in the >brochure. Your brochure shows the sand as yellow but it was white." > >"We had to queue outside with no air conditioning." > >"It is your duty as a tour operator to advise us >of noisy or unruly guests before we travel." > >"I was bitten by a mosquito - no-one said they could bite." > >"I think it should be explained in the brochure >that the local store does not sell proper >biscuits like custard creams or ginger nuts." > >"It's lazy of the local shopkeepers to close in >the afternoons. I often needed to buy things >during 'siesta' time - this should be banned." > >"On my holiday to Goa in India, I was disgusted >to find that almost every restaurant served >curry. I don't like spicy food at all." > >"We booked an excursion to a water park but >no-one told us we had to bring our swimming costumes and towels."
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