Old friends visiting.
Having moved to a warm climate abroad, and somewhere which is a nice place to come on holiday. Ive suddenly found that I have many friends back home in the cold. Friends of friends and people I havnt heard from for ages, have all been eyeing up a nice opportunity for a cheap holiday in the sun. All under the premise of coming to see me, as friends.


My latest visit was from an old friend. Lets call her C, for a c*nt that she was. She had been before during the summer, and I spoiled her rotten and all was well. Now this is a purely plutonic relationship as she has a boyfriend, Whom im good mates with.

C eyes up a cheap flight in January, the height of winter. I warned her that the place is a ghost town in the winter. Its not hot, theres no tourist attractions open. Its out of season. But mesmorised by a cheap flight, a cheap holiday and winter sun, this fell on deaf ears. When its 2C in england and I say its 15C here, people get visions of sunbathing on beaches. 15C is not warm!

C bring boyfriend out this time, which would have been fine.. Except they are having some relationship issues. Coming on holiday together simply heightened the problem. He was just doing everything he could to apease her and keep the peace. But that didnt stop her slamming doors, shouting and screaming, creating an atmosphere and making life uncomfortable for everyone else.

Despite her being my friend and him just the boyfriend. I found myself sympasthising with him. She was in spoilt brat mood. She was annoyed that it was only 15C outside, she winged when it rained and couldnt believe the pool wasnt open! When faced with trying any of the local delights food wise, she literally spat it out infront of the waiter. And then got in a huff when they had no WKD Blue and Smirnoff Ice! She was your typical british tourist, headed straight for the english places and wasnt happy anywhere else.

Personally if you have the pleasure of going to stay with soemone who lives abroad. It gives you an opportunity to get away from the tourist traps a little bit and live like a local. Afterall, thats one of the main reasons for travelling isnt it? Not for her. Nothing was good enough.

I took them into the hills to a nice village to walk around. Was a bit touristy but its hidden, and its not somewhere the tour busses go. Its a "Youve got to know it place" Well she winged and moaned around that too. Despite telling her it was in the mountains, she wore high heel shoes and was in pain which caused everyone else pain.

We had organised a night out, she didnt want to go saying she had a stomach ache, meaning that her boyfriend couldnt go either. So they decided to have a night in.. yes at my expense. Got home to find 3 bottles of wine open with only a sip taken out of each one! No tops put on them or anything.. they were basically wasted. It wasn't him, it was her. I was at the point where she would just so get on my nerves. Half way through the week, I was tempted to kick her out. I couldnt even get on my own computer. I told her to bring her laptop but she didn't bother.

At last the time came for them going home. I didn't even bother going into the airport with them. Just dropped them off at the door and headed home. Good riddance.

So the karma? Well as well as loosing a good friend, her boyfriend dumped her when they got back home. Then she got fired from her job as well. She has taken it really really hard too. Yet still, somehow I'm the one to blame and she wants an apology off me for not acting like a good friend! Havn't exchanged contact with her now for months.
(Miggyman, Thu 21 Feb 2008, 15:36, 5 replies)

Good riddance!
She sounds like a right knobski.
(irv made you eat your parents in a chilli on, Thu 21 Feb 2008, 15:43, closed)

karma indeed
Sounds like you got off lightly. With friends like that you don't need sponging relatives.
(Lurkaloid awarded wanking black belt on, Thu 21 Feb 2008, 15:52, closed)

Whinging Drama Queen
You are better off without "friends" like her - she sounds like someone I wouldn't cross the road to piss on if they were on fire.

P.s Hope I'm not being too harsh!

P.P.S Fuck it, I'm more than happy being this harsh!!
(TAZ220 Not giving a toss since, Thu 21 Feb 2008, 16:51, closed)

ditto
I moved from nothern Scotland to Southern France two years ago, and suddenly Im exceedingly popular with vague friends and relations who Wouldnt have given me the time of day back home.

A few people have been out, and some have been fine, and others have been a nightmare as you have described. Despite me warning people that I live on the outskirts of a tiny village and am 30 minutes by car to a decent city, they seem to be expecting club18-30, multiplex cinemas (but there is a wee cinema...."what do you mean its all in French?" err, this is France, it would be a bit unusual for it to be in English, no?) and acres of topless beaches.
Needless to say, they are dissapointed. Decent people make the most of it, the rest (the majority sadly) sit in a sulk and drink my booze.
(dave likes cheese, Thu 21 Feb 2008, 17:05, closed)

Bah
She sounds like a bit of a high-maintenance person :)
(calamarain just invented dehydrated water, Fri 22 Feb 2008, 11:55, closed)