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I wish I could say it was just stag weekends, that would be a blessing. It is largely a culture in
Britain these days. Almost every town centre on a Saturday night is the same. I don't believe it is
anything new. From the football hooligans of the 80's, up until today, where young people with
disposable income can travel to Europe very cheaply, I am afraid it is a wee export of young
Britains culture.
Ads on the telly? C'mon Mack, you've got to be kidding... It's a far more deep rooted problem than
that.
We don't get it coming the other way. There are no gangs of drunken Germans, Spanish or Dutch
embarrassing themselves on our streets. To be honest, the feral locals would probably eat them if
there were.
The British bulldog off the lead is an ugly beast. |
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I was in Berlin this past weekend and as I lay awake all night thanks to the drunken antics of the
hostel’s numerous British guests—who were all on stag weekends—I pondered how I would launch a
debate on this site, as soon as I got my hands on a keyboard. Stag weekends seem to be much more
popular and extravagant among the British than among people of other cultures. North American
bachelor parties are tame, quiet, reserved little events, when compared to the multi-day debauchery
that has taken hold in the UK. Berlin, Prague, Budapest and Tallinn have become some of the most
popular destinations for Brits. Although there is no question that this is helpful to the tourism
industries of cities where there is still much room for growth, drunken, obnoxious behaviour on the
part of guests is probably not appreciated by hotel/hostel owners and managers, not to mention by
other tourists.
Staff and experienced travellers at this Berlin hostel exchanged knowing, jaded glances that seemed
to say “we’ve seen all of this before,” when British stag weekend guests made repeated scenes
after downing several pints of beer and exhibited loud, obnoxious behaviour, which included spending
the night on the hostel’s roof, screaming in the hallways at all hours and hitting on girls who
were probably barely out of high school. There is no way that this gives people a positive
impression of Britain. If anything, it is likely to make those not familiar with the UK assume that
the British have a high tolerance of, and propensity for non-standard behaviour. Since the British
seem to be at the top of their game when it comes to stag night rowdiness, perhaps it is time that
the UK government run ads on television in order to encourage these fine young Brits traveling
abroad to consider the damage they do to their country’s reputation when they behave like loud,
ignorant and annoying fools in foreign lands. |
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Never heard of such "Stag Weekends" whatever this means.....
Is not a stag some type of a deer or a roebuck? |
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09 Jun 2008 19:32
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