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Post by ontheslate on Nov 7, 2023 6:21:58 GMT
My mum and dad would often holiday in the Uk my dad loved driving and having his own transport whilst on holiday, one of the last times they done it was before yhe likes of air b and b they rented a cottage in the West Country just a basic cottage where they was basically renting the beds they had to provide all their food and provisions and such,when they came back although they enjoyed it my mum said it would have been cheaper to fly and stay all inclusive in Europe. Which is generally what they done in the years after that
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Post by Arch Stanton on Nov 7, 2023 6:49:23 GMT
The positives: Comfort zone.Time. Preparation. At least in my experiences. What do you mean exactly by 'comfort zone' Arch? Surely it can't be 'English language' or 'Spoons nearby'? I can't imagine you meant those, so what do you mean, that if you fall over drunk you know you'll have to wait a week for an ambulance to show up if you dial 999? What do you mean by comfort zone? All of those things. It means you are in your comfort zone. Don’t get me wrong I have no problems travelling but there is less unknown possibilities when holidaying in U.K. you know what does what and where things are and how to get them if required. The U.K. is more familiar on all levels than a foreign country. Foreign countries have alien laws, alien customs, lots of alien variables etc Some people like Spoons, some people like to speak their own language. Etc Why do you think people go on holiday and sit by a pool all day, in a hotel complex that speaks English and go to the “Irish bar” round the corner for a sausage, egg and chips? People like their comfort zone. Now that is a sweeping generalisation of course but yes comfort zone would certainly be a positive to many holiday makers. That’s why there’s not too many U.K. families going on holiday to the Ukraine right now, too many unknown variables, places one outside comfort zone.
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Post by jno on Nov 8, 2023 4:42:54 GMT
Comfort zone can also be a barrier to discovery too though can't it? If I'd preferred the similar and what I know factor over dipping my toe into the unknown, I'd never have moved away from living in the UK. The interesting thing is, you eventually find a new comfort zone, so comfortable that the original one doesn't seem that comfortable any longer.
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Post by Arch Stanton on Nov 8, 2023 7:49:11 GMT
Comfort zone can also be a barrier to discovery too though can't it? If I'd preferred the similar and what I know factor over dipping my toe into the unknown, I'd never have moved away from living in the UK. The interesting thing is, you eventually find a new comfort zone, so comfortable that the original one doesn't seem that comfortable any longer. Yeah and I’m not saying otherwise. I’m just saying that sometimes a positive for many people when considering a holiday might be the factor of being in the familiarity or ‘comfort zone’ of more known surroundings. I’m not saying they can’t do other things if they so wish, I'm just saying it can be seen a positive consideration for some if deciding whether to stay at home or go abroad. Clearly you choose excitement and adventure at every turn jno and so I look forward to your holiday snaps next year from inside a North Korean interrogation cell.
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Post by jno on Nov 8, 2023 9:25:12 GMT
Comfort zone can also be a barrier to discovery too though can't it? If I'd preferred the similar and what I know factor over dipping my toe into the unknown, I'd never have moved away from living in the UK. The interesting thing is, you eventually find a new comfort zone, so comfortable that the original one doesn't seem that comfortable any longer. Yeah and I’m not saying otherwise. I’m just saying that sometimes a positive for many people when considering a holiday might be the factor of being in the familiarity or ‘comfort zone’ of more known surroundings. I’m not saying they can’t do other things if they so wish, I'm just saying it can be seen a positive consideration for some if deciding whether to stay at home or go abroad. Clearly you choose excitement and adventure at every turn jno and so I look forward to your holiday snaps next year from inside a North Korean interrogation cell. To be fair North Korea (and St Day) are even a little outside my comfort zone.
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Post by kusumkangguru on Nov 9, 2023 21:13:14 GMT
The U.K. is more familiar on all levels than a foreign country. Foreign countries have alien laws, alien customs, lots of alien variables etc Back in my younger days, I used to think of myself as a well-travelled sophisticated bloke who knew how to get by abroad... Then one year in the mid-90s I found myself in rural Loire Valley on 15th August. In France that’s Assumption Day, and every single shop, petrol station, bank, tabac and bar in the area was shut up for the day, with expensive restaurants seeming to be the only things open. I’ve never been so hungry for twenty-four hours in my life, and I felt like a proper stupid ignorant tourist.
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Post by ontheslate on Nov 10, 2023 5:42:45 GMT
I think there are many people that have been in the same situation when happening to be in France and everything is shut,
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Post by jno on Nov 10, 2023 7:21:42 GMT
Where I live shops are shut on Sundays, like it was when I was a kid in 80s Britain.
Is it such a bad thing? Not really, it actually forces you to plan your time a little better.
Also supermarkets are shut on Saturdays by 1800. Again, sort yourself out, plan a bit and it is not a problem. Compared to life in the the 24/7 supermarket world it seems a bit archaic but like I say, if you plan, it works and Sunday is actually a pretty peaceful day without people running here there and everywhere like the rest of the week. If you're desperate the petrol station is open and you can get stuff from there but I actually don't have a problem with things being shut on Sundays. Arguably from financial point of view though, you could increase your sales by a seventh but it's never been an issue for me as the consumer who wants a bit of peace and quiet on a Sunday.
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