30 Encounters With Tourists From Hell Me And My GF Experienced While Working In Iceland’s Tourism
My girlfriend and I have been working in the tourism industry in Iceland for well over three years now. After hearing the same silly questions for the millionth time, we decided to put our customer service experience out for everyone to see. Meet The Tour Bunny, a fuzzy creature that tackles tourism-related issues.
How it all started: Our glorious drawer, Bun A, had a headache preventing him from going to sleep one night, while Bun V, his girlfriend, was studying abroad. He decided to sketch the funny comic "Do You Sell Tours?" and proceeded to send it to V, who read it and thought it was insanely cute and funny.
They then showed the cute drawings around in their circle of friends and colleagues, who all lit up after seeing it and demanded more. So, Bun A and V went to work and came up with stories that they encountered while having worked at a tourist information and booking center in Iceland. Oh, boy, were there a lot of stories for new webcomics.
For a while, this was circulating in private messages only, but we kept getting encouragement, and people said we should put these relatable comics online for everyone's viewing pleasure, which we did after a while.
Nowadays, we get submissions from all walks of life in Iceland (even tourists who found us and had some stories of their own!), and we are looking to get further input from outside Iceland as well to broaden our viewership.
If you find the comics funny and you have some stories of your own, please feel free to submit them on our Facebook page, Instagram, via email, or on the website (the last one is completely anonymous). If you do share, please let us know which country the story happened in!
We hope you enjoy our little project!
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Bwahahahah sorry - the look on the whale's face... and the innocent elephant just mindin' her business on the back of the boat...
i think the elephant has to sit there for counterweight :D
Load More Replies...-You understand the difference between sea and aquarium mr. Goat?
POEPLE ARE SO STUPID .. i REALLY DON´T KNOW HOW HO HANDLE THIS RAGE AGAINST EVERYBODY
I saw whales so close, I could almost touch them. Best Whale watch ever
Nice! What type of boat were you out on?
Load More Replies...Thanks! Going to use that next time! :D
Load More Replies...Yeah, I was a little disappointed that the real thing didn't compare to the photos -- it never occurred to me to blame Norway.
And that is called being reasonable. I cannot exactly disagree with you, however, as those photos, while nice to look at, are not realistic at all. I actually prefer to sell the tours where I can see the operators use realistic images in their promo materials.
Load More Replies...Oh, yes, yes, yes! This is awesome! Might use it for the less nice TB comics!
Load More Replies...I didn't hear the wake up call. But I had seen white Northern Lights while flying at night over northern Canada
Nice! When I moved to Iceland, I was told that some people see the lights as green while some see them as white. Well, I saw them as both, from outside, and inside the city. It was pretty spectacular, during a very strong solar storm!
Load More Replies...From the looks of it, we managed to bring a bit of joy into your everyday struggles! ;)
Load More Replies...I don’t think any country would be suitable for that...
Load More Replies...Only eat raw food? What kind of an idiot would harm themselves like that? We evolved BECAUSE of eating cooked food.
The country does not grow many vegetables, mainly the root vegetables and some hot house tomatoes. The meat and root vegetables stews were to invade for.
Could you do gluten, dairy, soy, egg, ginger, walnut and almond free?
I would kindly ask if that made sense for me to book it if I'm, say - lactose intolerant. Like - I don't have to taste everything, just tell me if anything would be alright for me. If not I'm not going to book it and make demands. But that just me.
...the non-alcohol part makes sense though. It should be ok to say you could have water (or possibly milk?). I avoid any drink/food with alcohol in it OR i would end up drinking all you have and become a really nasty person.
People don't do responsible research first and are, basically, ridiculous.
you can't, they live free far out in the ocean
Load More Replies...My daughter went on a cruise out of Seward Ak and an orca came up to the side of the boat and under my daughter''s hand! Stayed there for a couple of minutes. A memory she'll never forget!
That does sound rather spectacular! Was it a RIB boat?
Load More Replies...They got so close to our boat you almost could. Very curious creatures
Please do! They say it's therapeutic! :)
Load More Replies...I’m assuming whale sharks which I’m 100 percent certain aren’t in that area. But I think you can swim with them and maybe pet them. But it cost a ton. I’m not sure if it was an actual thing though or just divers taking photos so.........that’s what I’ll assume they were thinking of
I’m afraid you’d not last very long in the North Atlantic if you tried to swim with the whales. You’d die of hypothermia in about ten minutes.
Load More Replies...I says send'em out... let nature take care of them..."The tour shall continue, but it is self-serve. Have a nice day"
HAHAHAHAHAA! Didn't even realize the pun there! Thank you, kind stranger!
Load More Replies...I always say no, who are you, as politely and ditz-illy as possible. Love the reactions
Ok, the manager is right outside. You can catch if you out there now.
Nice! Didn't think of this! ;)
Load More Replies...They think you're all powerful, and you control the weather! Go, you!
my advice would be to take a trap on the floor, it's cheaper.
Load More Replies...Okay you are North, where is West and East and South if you are true NORTH ?
I love that look.- I wear it , too, sometimes :-D (Also workign in tourism)
Thank you! We try to look our best! Drop us a line with your experiences, we're dying to hear them!
Load More Replies...Riiight? :) Nowadays, I work back office, so I can roll my eyes all I want! And oh yes, I do.
Load More Replies...Ill be honest I dont get it. Do you have to face west to see the lights? I think this one is a bit unfair.
How it works: the more north you are, the higher the chances of you seeing them. If you, however, are already north, you don't necessarily only see them in the north but in any direction at random. :)
Load More Replies...I think every year we need one day where we could say what we really want to without repercussion. Like a verbal purge
Ding ding ding and you choose door number 3. Folks we have a truly intelligent one here.
Tale the 50 mil, go back to work for o e day, enjoy number 3, when customer threatens to get me fired, smile really big and say "Too late"
I can see you've thought long and hard about this! :)
Load More Replies...Nah, I'd take the money, then I could retire and not have to deal with customers at all.
That is a good alternative... :)
Load More Replies...Just don't let an Icelander hear you calling them ponies! :D
Load More Replies...We get that over here. Tourists are always coming out with c**p like 'I want to see the Blarney stone and then drive up to the Giants Causeway in the same day'. No. Just No!
Hahaha, maybe a roundtrip around Ireland in 4 hours? Sounds good? Slap a jetpack on them and send them on their merry way!
Load More Replies...Perú, ín European standards, is a big country, yet we have some tourists wanting to visit Machu Picchu on a full day from Lima (something that would requiere at least 2 days and in a rush!)
Haha, never really connected the dots. Looks helluva lot better than the original design for the Sonic movie, right?
Load More Replies...Also, it is nice to see iceland language. Last year, i was talking with guests from Greece. Imagine how they feel!
Það eru til lausnir á öllum vandamálum https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cdEMr8w8zy8
Það er rétt! My bad! Must have moved the layer :D
Load More Replies...Oh, how I love these people. Working in a library here - you get an email at 2 am from someone who wishes to prolong their loan period. You read the email the next morning, see there are no books checked out. Why? Because you hadn‘t answered by 3 am so obviously they had to return the books. (Not exactly annoyed by such minor stuff, more confused as to what people think ^^, )
Video game customer service. Every once in a while you return to office on a regular Monday, open the message system to find one user who spammed you with a "why don't you answer me" e-mails - all of them sent on a Sunday. And oh, it's super urgent, because, you know, games. Then you answer them, and they reply on our "no-reply" address. Then they go leave a bad review and complain on social media how "we NEVER reply".
That's what we are using. :) The issue, in this case, was that the customer thought that 3:00 on the voucher somehow meant 3:00pm.
Load More Replies...I started out thinking it was some amusing Midnight Sun confusion and the customer didn’t know he was foolishly waiting for a bus at 3:00 am. But actually you’re angry because someone assumed 3:00 for a bus time meant pm. But this type of mistake is actually rather understandable since one does not typically/ever board a bus at 3:00 am.
We call it 24 hours time counting. That idea got popular. So our people decided that a year has 365 days. With an extra day every 4 years to make up the difference. What the hell, nobody said we are perfect.. I'm not comfortable with calling our invention military time.
Yes, Iceland like most European countries uses 24 hour time. The tourist thought 0300 meant 3 pm
It happened with me once in Thailand. They called me at 7am and asked why I’m not ready to go airport but I said I had a transfer at 7pm because I had flight after 10pm. And they asked me could I go right now and stay at airport because they have sent a car already
It was with me once in Thailand. They called me at 7am and asked why I’m not ready to go airport but I said I had a transfer at 7pm because I had flight after 10pm. And they asked me could I go right now and stay at airport because they have sent a car already
So, something happened at 3 at night? As something happening in Norden at "the other 3" would say 15:00? Why in the middle of the night?
For smaller distances you could use "dropping of fries"
Load More Replies...Whaaaaat! That is a great way to reliably measure distance!
Load More Replies...In some village in my country, they say 'it's just one cigarette away'
I had a colleague once tell me she went for a hike through the rainforest on honeymoon in indonesia in high heels, because she couldn't wear anything else as it made her feet hurt!
I have an acquaintance like that as well, though I find it hard to believe... or at least, imagine, how that would be... But we did have a lady on a tour where you have to hike for 50 minutes (each way) through a lava field, on a trail with rocks all over, hiking in high heels. She didn't say a word but I'm sure it wasn't pleasant. I'm guessing either she wanted to do it that way or the one who sold her the tour did not actually tell her about the hike.
Load More Replies...There was a girl going to the DC - 3 plane wreck in Solheimasandur wearing high heels and a sundress. It was April and raining almost horizontally. I think about her sometimes :D
You think about her with a chuckle? :) That was a bad bad outfit decision! Gotta love the Icelandic horizontal rain!
Load More Replies...I went on a regular weekend hike and a new person showed up like she was going to an aerobics class. Needless to say, she didn't enjoy the hike. Had another guy show up with a blanket and a bag of raw potatos for a weekend backpacking trip. He wanted to "rough it".
Well, at least the raw potatoes would be helpful in gauging distances for the hike.
Load More Replies...I have an Uncle who lives in Canada and he is in shorts while it snows. Everyone else is in trousers and has a jacket. Only he is walking around like its beach day.
Honestly, I'm shocked when I see people wearing flip-flops at our local zoo. Flat, well-paved trails, but to see anything, you have to walk 3 miles. Who walks more than 25 feet in flip-flops?
One year, while working at day camp, we went to a big petting zoo/farm filled with roaming animals. Another day camp was also there and almost all of their workers were in flip flops....... ummmm running children and poop everywhere. I would have fired any staff that arrived to work like that.
Load More Replies...Went to a cave tour once and there was a woman there in flip-flops. It wasn't a strenuous spelunking tour, but we had to go up and down sandy and steep inclines. I mean, what the heck? Plus, there are spiders. She didn't complain, though. Have to give her credit. Slowed everyone down and we were all terrified for her safety, but she didn't complain.
Happens across the world - http://www.fox10phoenix.com/news/arizona-news/gcso-woman-who-didn-t-wear-appropriate-footwear-during-fossil-creek-hike-had-to-be-rescued
I once decided to go on a hiking tour last-minute. I was an exchange student in Finland and learned about the tour too late! I was wearing a dress and boots (not high heels but very inappropriate for hiking). I decided to give it a go because it was the last tour that season. It was uncomfortable but I had a blast!
Some women wear heels ALL the time and the muscles and other tissues on their calves shorten and then they can't wear flats. I once saw someone at an amusement park in her bare feet standing and walking on her toes the entire time.
I once was on a Tour in east Germany, not so long after the re-unification. The Lines were marking minefields thad hadnt been cleaned yet. Nobody crossed them. Long story short: We all need mor landmines for nature preservation
That was long ago. Nowadays you have the typical millennials, generation Z and etc, who will cross the line to take selfies in the landmine area to upload to the social media with "funny" comments. And if they step on a mine and have a leg blown up they will complain there weren't enough warning signs and nobody told them it was dangerous.
Load More Replies...A few years ago I was travelling to the Cliffs of Moher and people were warned not to approach the edge due to a) slippery grass due to dew/rain, b) strong winds, c) possible vertigo making you sway and d) obvious common sense. Of course people took that as a cue to take selfies in front of the cliffs, sometimes going backwards while focusing on their phone in the process. One girl nearly gave us all a heart-attack as she was falling down and landed on her behind about 20cm to the edge. She very slowly crept back.
Some people lose all self-preservation instincts the second they press the camera button on their phones. Well, Darwin takes care of them :)
Load More Replies...Ive literally had to stop tourists from putting their hands in hotsprings that were labelled 100C only to get a crazed woman screaming at me about how it was "not that hot". I just walked away, thankfully she decided not to attempt it again.
Check our website on Tuesday, you will love the comic. ;)
Load More Replies...What I LOVED in Iceland was......they told you where not to go to protect the foliage, nature, plant-life, animals, etc. and if your dumb-a*s walked off the edge.......they told who how far away the hospital was.
Yep, we visited a place where very hot water was flowing from the earth.
I saw something similar at the Grand Canyon; People stepping across fences to lean out (on ONE FOOT at times) over what is very clearly a very large hole lined with rocks. I was legitimately stunned to not see someone die that day. Bottom line; Stupid > Safety Barriers/Self Preservation
I actually played that a few times with a straight face. A woman almost walked out on me and a British man became embarrassed, stuttered a "well, you clearly do", and then we just laughed.
Load More Replies...True, but devils advocate here....english in Australia is different than english in Texas, or Seattle, or the UK...Accents make it difficult to understand sometimes, and like listening to a Scottsman I could hear every word and know it was english but have no clue what was said.
English is different even within a country. New York is very different from Teaxas
Load More Replies...That same thing happened to me working in a pub in central London haha
closer than Antarctica in the Argentine patagonia. We have large colonies of penguins. You can send this people there😋
Yeah, that would've come from an American. We all know how clever they are when it comes to geography.
Don’t you have zoos with penguins? I’d think the climate would be perfect for them, and, of course many people think of penguins as cold temperature birds rather than as specifically Antarctic birds. That’s probably why she was asking about penguins. Polar bears and penguins are often pictured together. I know there was a time I thought both animals lived at both poles.
Closer than both Patagonia and Antarctica is South Africa. Lots of penguins there as well.
The only problem (and not only according to me) with this is that then SAR teams go out to rescue people. Volunteers who may get injured and even die because of the stupidity of some...
They should at least be charged for the cost of the rescue, and face criminal charges if someone is hurt as a result.
Load More Replies...Yes......USA has to IDIOT PROOF everything and still lawsuits when someone climbs over, crawls under, ignores obvious signs, etc. It is SO ridiculous.
Americans would give the important safety instruction before setting foot on the ice. We’d also try to idiot proof the tour. Like seriously, for each person with an above average IQ, there’s someone with a below average IQ. And even the smartest people have moments of idiocy.
Since when did instantaneous, or even the same day, become the norm? At the soonest, I wait 2-3 days; frequently wait 1-2 weeks before a follow up.
The second people started getting instant gratification on every step of their day. It is annoying to no end. If it's not urgent, I expect any company to take a few days to react.
Load More Replies...A week ago maybe a woman called my store to book an eye exam- I was working with someone and was the only person in the store at the time, so I told her as much and that I'd call her back as soon as I could. She ended up calling back twice in the next 15 or so minutes because she'd "talked to someone who said they'd call but she hadn't heard anything." I told her on each occasion that I had not forgotten, I was still with another person who had come in to get glasses, and I was the ONLY one on staff that evening. Pretty sure the person I was working with was almost as annoyed by them as I was as it was keeping them there longer. You can't expect everything to happen instantly. It seems to surprise some people that a business has customers other than them.
So impatient! We end up putting them on a hold :) Then they at least feel like it will be quick :D
Load More Replies...According to Top Gear, the fastest car on the planet is and insured rental.
Load More Replies...Srce rent? Like heart in some slavic languages? I'm courious about this :) <3
I cannot confirm, nor deny this. But yes. ;)
Load More Replies...Why I would never consider going into this type of customer service try to be especially kind to anyone I deal with regardless of my s****y day; unless I really, truly feel lied to in writing or demeaned and disrespected and that take a LOT for me. About the only thing that throws me over the edge is when I can prove, in writing......and company still says, whatever, too bad.
So NOW I see,, You CAN turn on a switch to make them my favorite color, purple... Thanks so much!! ;-)
How does someone this dense have the funds to travel from one end of the Earth to the other?
How do you come from Antarctica? I'm so confused by the idiocy of that tourist
We had a country there the first time around but decided to remove it as we did not want it to seem like we are attacking anyone specifically. :)
Load More Replies...Well, do you sell any tours? :P it reminds me the Duck song with lemonade and grapes...
To be fair: The sign SAYS: "Ask for Tours" Thats what the customer did
A duck walked up to a lemonade stand And he said to the man, running the stand "Hey! (Bum bum bum) Got any grapes?" The man said "No we just sell lemonade. But it's cold And it's fresh And it's all home-made. Can I get you Glass?" The duck said, "I'll pass". Then he waddled away. (Waddle waddle) 'Til the very next day. (Bum bum bum bum ba-bada-dum) When the duck walked up to the lemonade stand And he said to the man running the stand, "Hey! (Bum bum bum) Got any grapes? The man said, "No, like I said yesterday We just sell lemonade OK? Why not give it a try?" The duck said, "Goodbye."good day Then he waddled away. (Waddle waddle) Then he waddled away. (Waddle waddle) Then he waddled away (Waddle waddle) 'Til the very next day. (Bum bum bum bum ba-ba-dum) When the duck walked up to the lemonade stand And he said to the man running the stand, "Hey! (bum bum bum) Got any grapes? The man said, Look, this is getting old. I mean, lemonade's all we've ever sold. Why not give it a go?" The duc The duck said, "Adios." Then he waddled away. (Waddle waddle) Then he waddled away. (Waddle waddle waddle) Then he waddled away (Waddle waddle) 'Til the very next day. (Bum bum bum bum ba-ba-dum) When the duck walked up to the lemonade stand And he said to the man that was running the stand, "Hey! (Bum bum bum) got any glue?" "What" "Got any glue?" "No, why would I– oh!" And one more question for you; "Got any grapes?" (Bum bum bum, bum bum bum) And the man just stopped. Then he started to smile. He started to laugh. He laughed for a while. He said, "Come on duck, let's walk to the store. I'll buy you some grapes So you won't have to ask anymore." So they walked to the store And the man bought some grapes. He gave one to the duck and the duck said, "Hmmm..No thanks. But you know what sounds good? It would make my day. Do you think this store Do you think this store Do you think this store has any lemonade?" Then he waddled away. (Waddle waddle) Then he waddled away. (Waddle waddle waddle) Then he waddled away (Waddle waddle)
summer 2017: "I can't beleive the part about the new island of 1963 had a whole minute in BLACK AND WHITE!"
You can solve that problem by going to https://demos.algorithmia.com/colorize-photos.
Load More Replies...My son (maybe around 4 years old at the time) told me they didn't have much color in the world in the old days.
These are some normal/funny/stupid things people want to do in Iceland. The last four are mostly on the annoying, some on the stupid side of things. :)
Load More Replies...This is something my cousin would do. Aside from avalanche. I am a klutz.
* Save a bird you think is sick that throws up in the rental car and ruins it ... (true story)
Don't worry. They are just complaining about being over run by disrespectful tourists. It is a hard choice.
They can sit in the bus in the parking lot while the storm rages around them.
That's literally means 'I'll go survey other people package and i'll come back IF you are the cheapest'.
Or discuss with my friends and family, what they want to do.
Load More Replies...I think the last frame implies that it is far in the future and not a takeover... I think...
Load More Replies...Maybe you should make a comic of the 𝘣𝘦𝘴𝘵 customer you've had, instead of the worst.
Ummm....your second and third picture should have the notepad and computer in reverse positions from the first picture.
he waited for some people to succeed in the area 51 raid. impressive.
One of our customers sat on our desk once and wouldn’t move even when asked to. Well. Our desks are adjustable in height :)
Haha! I can already see the surprise in their eyes as you nonchalantly press the "up" button!
Load More Replies...This is very accurate, I as a tourist generally like places with few tourists.
I can understand this one actually. Maybe they wanted a less excitong, but more idyllic trip.
I loved the Blue Lagoon! It was amazing. It was a bad weather day so there weren't as many people as there could have. I had a blast!
Sad but true. Most tourists aren't a fan of too many other tourists, but since they are a tourist it is sort of where they are sent. And as a tourist center, it is where you send them. So....duh? Get to know a local BEFORE the trip, make a friend, then maybe you will see something off the beaten path. You may not like it, but it is after all not a touristy spot.
Got me there. Looks like an Icelandic phone number.
Load More Replies...Believe me.....we even get that at law firms, CPA firms, veterinary clinics, doctor's offices, etc.
I think i did that too. But is just to start conversation .I'm an introvert unfortunately
That, I believe, is a valid excuse in this case, but not everyone is doing it out of awkwardness/small talk reasons. :) Surprisingly many people seem to be confused by whether or not they are at the right place even though there are hundreds of signs!
Load More Replies...I love this one!! We have signs all over at our entrance and everyone asks where it is!!😂🤣😂
Most of these are very cute and funny and not mean (I REALLY love these), but this particular one (and one other similar one) are silly. Yep, we're all experts on this random thing that happens up north. It's one amazing thing out of a million on this earth. We're not going to be experts as a matter of course. I don't expect all of the rest of the world to know when there is a possibility of tornadoes or thunderstorms in my state. I know because I live here.
Yeah, but you'd think people would look up when the Northern Lights are likely to be visible before booking the trip, rather than just turn up in June.
Load More Replies...Was there the right month but the clouds followed me for 13 nights. Was a sad experience.
Total darkness actually makes your eyes hurt because you are trying so hard to see - you can't help it. You keep looking around, thinking there will be a little bit of light from somewhere if you wait long enough.... but, no. Very disturbing.
Names. please? Dancer, Dasher, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donder, and Blitzen... oh yeah....and, Rudolph. Better make that for 9. Can we order ahead? We may be a little rushed.
Seriously? like i know people are idiots, but i didn't realize they were this stupid.
Load More Replies...If you have stories, please feel free to share with us! We would love to broaden our repertoire! ;)
Load More Replies...In certain situations, sure! Group discounts ain't one of them, though.
Load More Replies...That's the snarkiest site ever created. And I thank the creator for that.
"can i get some call girls"people seriously ask that at a tourist info :) :)
Why would they do that? :O Although we also had a guy: "Where can go party to meet some hot Icelandic girls?" The Icelandic girl next to me put him in his place by saying "If I go out I sure as hell don't want some random guys walk up to me!"
Load More Replies...Yup! I'd take a dumb but nice customer over a smart but rude one, any day!
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Load More Replies...If you can, hand the keyboard to the customer for things like that - prevents arguements like „You mistyped my email address and thus it’s your fault that I didn’t get this very important mail from you!“ (Not meant as customer bashing here - this would actually be a case where the customer is at least partly right.)
Pupper Mchamsterface, lol! I so need a hamster now just so i can call it that!
At least it is not Bulgaria. Beautiful beaches and mountains, 1000s yeas of history etc. etc... and (most of) the toursist are hordes of young people who are interested only of the cheap alcohol and spend their entire time totally drunk in the hotel.
Ouch. That's bad although in Iceland we have the "I bought the plane ticket so I can do whatever I want" mentality which wrecks the nature...
Load More Replies...I don't work in the tourism industry, but I do work with the public...and these are spot on. lol
Thanks to the internet I've learned the public is pretty much just as ridiculous everywhere. I find I reassuring somehow.
Load More Replies...I work in hospitality and these are all my life!!! Thank you for good laughs
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Load More Replies...If you think it's any different here in America..it isn't. I love the service customers that ask for the impossible. "Can you give my dog a puppy cut?" (There's no such thing as a puppy cut.) "Can you just brush my dog out?" (From what I can see with the matts..it's because a brush rarely touches this dog at home, right.) "Can I sit and watch you groom my dog?" (Oh yes..because it's so much easier to groom a dog that's flailing around on the table because you're sitting 5 feet away and it thinks you're taking it home.) "Why is my dogs haircut so much more expensive than mine." (Because I doubt you bite your hair stylist, try to run from your hair stylist or that you squat and take a dump on the hair stylists chair.) People want champagne dreams at bargain beer prices. And they get so whiny when you tell them "no." Lovely that there's a whole generation of young kids now going through schools where teachers have been told that they can't say "no" to the kids. SMH
Actually, in the poodle world, there is a so called 'puppy clip' - you should try that one - hi hi hi :-D
Load More Replies...I've been to Island with my elderly mom and hence an organisedgroup tour. Some of the people on that trip.... -_- Seriously, I'd charge everybody 50€ a day in tax just for stepping on that island. The sense of entitlement that people have and this expectation that an almost empty, giant coutnry has the infrastructure, service and convenience of Disneyland is absolutely infuriating. Just stay at home adn watch a documentary, if you need a fancy toilet every hald hour! Fuckssake!
Yep...when people are on vacation and spending money like crazy they sometimes get a little stooopid! When you're jet-lagged and so many things are confusing and you know you have one chance to do this trip, and you want it be perfect, sometimes you become a bit ugly. Happens. Thank goodness for people who will help and keep a sense of humor. We recently returned from a fantastic trip to Iceland. Met some wonderful people. Beautiful country!
Norway knows you pain Iceland. Stavanger currently have problems with tourist entering the old treehouses by the sea, we are talking walking into yards and houses to take pictures. Thankfully been dead in my town. Let them never hear about the tunnel thats being made up through the mountain where the family cabins are, place is to pretty to be ruined.
I know that feeling. Icelanders also started to be less forthcoming about the few places that are still untouched... it's a shame, really.
Load More Replies...Visiting and spending some time in Iceland is my FIRST 'bucket list' dream. Not only for the Aurora Borealis, but for the awesome culture and amazing landscapes. I'll definitely travel to Iceland, someday. <3
If you do, hit us up - you can find a contact email on our website. We'll be more than happy to help you figure it out :)
Load More Replies...I helped for a while to sell t-shirts at a very touristic Christmas market. Our place was full of shirts. Shirts on hangers, on the shelves, on the counter. And I had everyday couple of customers that asked: WHAT DO YOU SELL HERE? Thank God, I am a polite person.
"We sell small off-duty traffic wardens." should be the default response :D Thank you for the story, made us realize it's not only us that are insane :D
Load More Replies...Haha, I guess these things don't change much around the world... Let us know if you have fun stories to share with us. Drop us a line whenever :)
Load More Replies...I laughed at most of them and almost cried - I spent 6 years working at a travel agency and nr. 2. was almost every day on my mind. I used to think if only one day, just one day every year I could call like top ten moron clients and tell them directly that they were idiots, I could do this job for much longer.. I don't work there anymore and it's been a relief, to be honest.
I don't work in the tourism industry, but I do work with the public...and these are spot on. lol
Thanks to the internet I've learned the public is pretty much just as ridiculous everywhere. I find I reassuring somehow.
Load More Replies...I work in hospitality and these are all my life!!! Thank you for good laughs
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Load More Replies...If you think it's any different here in America..it isn't. I love the service customers that ask for the impossible. "Can you give my dog a puppy cut?" (There's no such thing as a puppy cut.) "Can you just brush my dog out?" (From what I can see with the matts..it's because a brush rarely touches this dog at home, right.) "Can I sit and watch you groom my dog?" (Oh yes..because it's so much easier to groom a dog that's flailing around on the table because you're sitting 5 feet away and it thinks you're taking it home.) "Why is my dogs haircut so much more expensive than mine." (Because I doubt you bite your hair stylist, try to run from your hair stylist or that you squat and take a dump on the hair stylists chair.) People want champagne dreams at bargain beer prices. And they get so whiny when you tell them "no." Lovely that there's a whole generation of young kids now going through schools where teachers have been told that they can't say "no" to the kids. SMH
Actually, in the poodle world, there is a so called 'puppy clip' - you should try that one - hi hi hi :-D
Load More Replies...I've been to Island with my elderly mom and hence an organisedgroup tour. Some of the people on that trip.... -_- Seriously, I'd charge everybody 50€ a day in tax just for stepping on that island. The sense of entitlement that people have and this expectation that an almost empty, giant coutnry has the infrastructure, service and convenience of Disneyland is absolutely infuriating. Just stay at home adn watch a documentary, if you need a fancy toilet every hald hour! Fuckssake!
Yep...when people are on vacation and spending money like crazy they sometimes get a little stooopid! When you're jet-lagged and so many things are confusing and you know you have one chance to do this trip, and you want it be perfect, sometimes you become a bit ugly. Happens. Thank goodness for people who will help and keep a sense of humor. We recently returned from a fantastic trip to Iceland. Met some wonderful people. Beautiful country!
Norway knows you pain Iceland. Stavanger currently have problems with tourist entering the old treehouses by the sea, we are talking walking into yards and houses to take pictures. Thankfully been dead in my town. Let them never hear about the tunnel thats being made up through the mountain where the family cabins are, place is to pretty to be ruined.
I know that feeling. Icelanders also started to be less forthcoming about the few places that are still untouched... it's a shame, really.
Load More Replies...Visiting and spending some time in Iceland is my FIRST 'bucket list' dream. Not only for the Aurora Borealis, but for the awesome culture and amazing landscapes. I'll definitely travel to Iceland, someday. <3
If you do, hit us up - you can find a contact email on our website. We'll be more than happy to help you figure it out :)
Load More Replies...I helped for a while to sell t-shirts at a very touristic Christmas market. Our place was full of shirts. Shirts on hangers, on the shelves, on the counter. And I had everyday couple of customers that asked: WHAT DO YOU SELL HERE? Thank God, I am a polite person.
"We sell small off-duty traffic wardens." should be the default response :D Thank you for the story, made us realize it's not only us that are insane :D
Load More Replies...Haha, I guess these things don't change much around the world... Let us know if you have fun stories to share with us. Drop us a line whenever :)
Load More Replies...I laughed at most of them and almost cried - I spent 6 years working at a travel agency and nr. 2. was almost every day on my mind. I used to think if only one day, just one day every year I could call like top ten moron clients and tell them directly that they were idiots, I could do this job for much longer.. I don't work there anymore and it's been a relief, to be honest.
